
Overview
Background
Dr. Guix researches how tourism and hospitality organizations approach change to integrate sustainability considerations and report on their progress for external accountability. Her work focuses on corporate social responsibility and grand challenges such as modern slavery and climate change.
She worked on projects funded by the European Union, the United Nations Environmental Program, and the Inter-American Development Bank to run life and online stakeholder consultations for sustainable tourism policy and assess industry disclosure and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
Dr. Guix regularly publishes in top academic journals, including Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, and International Journal of Hospitality Management.
Availability
- Dr Mireia Guix is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Diploma of Tourism and Hospitality Mangement, Universitat Ramon Llull
- Bachelor (Honours) of Tourism and Hospitality Mangement, Universitat Ramon Llull
- Masters (Research) of Sustainable Development, Tourism and Nature Conservation, Leeds Metropolitan University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Tourism and Hospitality Mangement, University of Surrey
Research interests
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Evaluate how tourism and hospitality organisations approach change to integrate sustainability considerations.
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Social and Environmental Accounting
Evaluate how tourism and hospitality organisations report their sustainability progress for external accountability.
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Climate change
Investigate tourism destinations' decarbonisation and climate adaptation.
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Human rights
Investigate modern slavery prevention and mitigation efforts in hospitality and tourism and its reporting under different legislative frameworks.
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Corporate social responsibility in cruising: Using materiality analysis to create shared value
Font, Xavier, Guix, Mireia and Jesus Bonilla-Priego, Ma (2016). Corporate social responsibility in cruising: Using materiality analysis to create shared value. Tourism Management, 53, 175-186. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.10.007
2016
Book Chapter
Taking responsibility beyond heritage: the challenge of integral planning in the Cusco Valley, Peru
Guix, M., Rodrigo, Z., Santomà, R. and Vicens, X. (2016). Taking responsibility beyond heritage: the challenge of integral planning in the Cusco Valley, Peru. Heritage tourism destinations: preservation, communication and development. (pp. 169-185) edited by M. D. Alvarez, F. M. Go and A. Yüksel. London, United Kingdom: CABI. doi: 10.1079/9781780646770.0169
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Mireia Guix is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Tourism and climate change
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ESG Reporting in hospitality
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Social sustainability, human rights and modern slavery in hospitality and tourism
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Psychological Ownership and Responsible Behaviour of Stakeholders in Heritage Tourism: A Cross-perspective of Nature and Culture
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Karen Hughes, Dr Mucha Mkono
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Doctor Philosophy
Women¿s Empowerment: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for Saudi women working within the Tourism and Entertainment Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Mair
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Doctor Philosophy
Women's Empowerment: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for Saudi women working within the Tourism and Entertainment Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Mair
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Doctor Philosophy
Women's Empowerment: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for Saudi women working within the Tourism and Entertainment Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Mair
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Women's Empowerment: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for Saudi women working within the Tourism and Entertainment Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Mair
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Mireia Guix directly for media enquiries about:
- Corporate social responsibility
- Environmental claims
- ESG reporting
- Hospitality
- Modern slavery reporting
- Sustainability reporting
- Sustainable tourism
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