Meng Qu, Ph.D. (Intergrated Arts and Sciences), is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University. He serves as Associate Editor for Tourism Geographies and Folk, Knowledge, Place. His research focuses on regional revitalization through cultural tourism, creative tourism, and regenerative tourism, examining international art festivals, regional cultural creation, socially engaged art, creative in-migrants/entrepreneurs, and sustainability as key analytical perspectives. He is also interested in digital media tourism and methodological approaches that incorporate documentary filmmaking and visual ethnography into tourism and regional studies. Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches from creative and tourism geography and rural studies, he currently leads a comparative project on community-embedded art and rural revitalization across the Asia-Pacific and the EU, while also contributing to research on social change in island communities in the UK, Canada, and Japan. His work has been supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the British Academy. Before entering academia, Dr. Meng worked in design and digital media (2006–2015), holding leadership positions including Interactive Design Director and Vice President in Shanghai and Beijing. Since 2011, he has participated in art revitalization initiatives such as the Xucun International Art Festival and the Setouchi Triennale as a volunteer, staff member, and researcher. Since 2021, he has also provided consultancy for the UN Tourism Asia-Pacific Executive Training Programme, DMOs, regional tourism associations, and inbound tourism firms in Japan.