Professor in the Department of Urban and Tourism Studies at the School of Management Sciences of the Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada) and Doctor in Urban Studies from the same university, he is a member of several research units, including ISTO's Alliance for Training and Research in Social Tourism, the research and intervention group on tourism, territory and society (https://gritts.esg.uqam.ca/) and the Villes et régions du monde (http://www.vrm.ca/). His research interests include the role technology plays in improving accessibility for people with disabilities, the governance of tourism territories and tourism events.

Publications related to tourism

• Khomsi, M.R. (2018). The importance of the stakeholder relationship for the succes of an event : the case of montreal. Jepson, A Clarke, A. Power, construction and meaning in festivals. : 129-139
• Khomsi, M.R ; Bédard, F (2018). From smart city to smart destination. the case of three Canadian cities. ARA Journal. Éditon spécial SCTB. Vol 6 (2). 69-74.
• Khomsi, M.R Bédard, F Duguay B. (2018). The Concept of Expects as a Framework for Analyzing Smart City/Smart Destination Initiatives. Fayos-Sola, E Cooper, C. The future of tourism. : 100-110. Springer
• Khomsi, M.R. (2017). Le nouveau modèle de gouvernance de l'industrie touristique québécoise. Bédé, S. Spindler, J. Les contrats de destination. : 265-282.
• Gaudette, M Roult,R Khomsi, M,R Lefebvre, S. (2017). D’un stade mal-aimé à un stade oublié : Le cas de l’Autostade de Montréal. Revue d’histoire urbaine. Vol 46 (1). 7-21
• La résilience organisationnelle comme outil de relance d'une destination. Le cas du Québec. Études caribéennes [En ligne].
• Kadri, B Khomsi, M.R. (2017). The cultural and tourist city: the new face of globalization. Methaodos revista de ciencias sociales. Vol 5(1). 38-47.
• Khomsi, M.R Lapointe, D. (2017). Visitor’s Satisfaction Measurement in Animal Park: The case of Parc Safari in Québec, Canada.Tourismos An international Multidisciplinary referred journal of tourism.Vol 11 (40). 123-146.
• Khomsi, M.R. (2016). The smart city ecosystem as an innovation model. The case of Montreal. Technology innovation management review.Vol 6 (11). 26-31

 

Publications related to social tourism

• Khomsi, M.R (2020). Les TI comme facilitateur d’accès aux activités récréotouristiques des familles ayant un enfant en situation de handicap. Revue Partance. Vol 3, 46-50.
• Khomsi, M.R; Delorme, K; Marin-Colonna, C (2021). Online travel planning for families with a child with a disability. Information and communication technologies in tourism 2022. Proceeding of the ENTER 2022 eTourism Conference. Stienmetz, J; Ferrer-Rosell; Massimo, D (eds). Springer 72-77.