Natasha Montesalvo

Dr Natasha Montesalvo is a Principal Consultant – Destination, Strategy and Insight, at EarthCheck the leading scientific benchmarking, certification and advisory group for travel and tourism. Natasha joined EarthCheck having spent four years leading the policy and research team for the peak body for tourism in Queensland. Her expertise and knowledge lie in navigating and shaping the political systems that govern the tourism industry. ​ ​ Natasha completed her PhD at Griffith University, Brisbane. Her thesis focused on the relational ties between destination management organisations and tourism and hospitality organisations and the impact they have on destination brand buy-in. ​She has operational experience in luxury hotel groups in Australia and the UK and has spent time working across Europe for a major UK tour operator.