Dr. Peter E. Tarlow, Ph.D, Founder and President of Tourism & More, is a world-renowned speaker and expert specializing in such areas as: the impact of crime and terrorism on the tourism industry, event and tourism risk management, and economic development. Tarlow earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Texas A&M University. He also holds degrees in history, in Spanish and Hebrew literatures, and in psychotherapy. Since 1990, Tarlow has been teaching courses on tourism, crime & terrorism to police forces and security and tourism professionals throughout the world. Peter Tarlow is a well-known author in the field of tourism security. He is a contributing author in the first major book on tourism security, Tourism, Crime and International Security Issues (John Wiley & Sons), and has published numerous academic and applied research articles regarding issues of security. Tarlow also writes and publishes "Tourism Tidbits," an electronic newsletter on tourism and travel. He is a founder and president of Tourism & More Inc. (T&M). In 1996, Tarlow became Hoover Dam's consultant for tourism development and security. In 1998, Tarlow's role at the Bureau of Reclamation expanded. He was asked to develop a tourism security program for all Bureau of Reclamation properties and visitor centers. In 1999, the US Customs service asked Tarlow to work with its agents in the area of customer service, cultural awareness, and custom's impact on the tourism and visitor industry. In 2000 Tarlow, due to interagency cooperation on the part of the Bureau of Reclamation, helped to prepare security and FBI agents for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games. In 2003, Tarlow was asked to take on special assignments dealing with iconic security for the US National Park Service. Tarlow also lectures for Homeland Security. In that capacity, he has lectured to both urban and rural tourism areas across the United States. Tarlow lectures at major universities around the world. He also lectures on the topic of prisons as breeding grounds for terrorism for the United States Bureau of Prisons and for the Department of Justice's counter terrorism groups. Tarlow has worked with US government and international agencies such as the US Park Service at the Statue of Liberty, The Smithsonian's Institution's Office of Protection Services, Philadelphia's Independence Hall and Liberty Bell and New York's Empire State Building. He has also worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the United Nation's WTO (World Tourism Organization), the Center for Disease Control (Atlanta, Triangle Series). Tarlow speaks throughout North and Latin America, the Middle East and Europe. Some of the topics about which he speaks are: the sociology of terrorism, its impact on tourism security and risk management, the US government's role in post terrorism recovery, and how communities and businesses must face a major paradigm shift in the way they do business. Tarlow has trained numerous police departments throughout the world in TOPS (Tourism Oriented Policing Skills) and offers certification in this area. Titles Smoothing Out Rocky Economic Roads: What Tourism Needs To Do To Stay in Front of These Economically Challenging Times! Surviving Economically Challenging Times: Best Practice from Far and Wide Assessing the State of Your Tourist Industry Benchmarking and Tourism Brochures: Expectation vs. Reality Business Retention, Tourism and Economic Development Cultural Tourism: Can It Work; How to Make it Succeed Making Tourism Profitable // Green Tourism Doing Research on a Tight Budget Ethnic Tourism: How to Market it While Being Sensitive to the Socio-Ecological Issues Topics Safety, Risk, Business Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $5,000 - $7,499 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State TX Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.

TESTIMONIALS: "We really enjoyed Dr. Tarlow's speech. He had great information! Thank you!" - American Bus Association "As usual your presentation skills and tourism passion were abundant during the conference! I've been singing your praises for a long time here in the Tourist District. Perhaps it's time to show Orlando your unique style. It was great seeing you again!" - Orange County Convention Center