Ben Offringa (1957) received his doctorandus degree (equivalent to MSc) in 1983 at the University of Groningen (the Netherlands). After a career in destination planning and destination marketing Ben joined NHTV in 1991 as track coordinator and senior lecturer. In his teaching activities Ben specializes  on narrative techniques, storytelling and travel writing. Ben is currently project manager / coordinator of the Associate degree track of the Academy for Tourism of NHTV.

For many years now he served as a reviewer and member of the editorial board of ‘Vrijetijdstudies’ the only Dutch language journal on applied research in the fields of leisure, tourism, sports, culture and hospitality. Ben is working on his PhD at the University of Plymouth (UK).