Brigitte Stangl holds a doctorate (August 2010) and two masters degrees (2006, 2007) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna). During her studies, she specialized in Tourism & Leisure Studies and Small Business & Entrepreneurship. Between 2006 and 2010, she undertook duties as a Research and Teaching Assistant at the Institute for Tourism and Leisure Studies, WU Vienna. From November 2010 to March 2012, she worked as a Project Manager at the Institute for Tourism & Leisure Research, HTW Chur, Switzerland. Since May 2012 she has been employed as a Lecturer in Tourism at the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, University of Surrey, United Kingdom.