Researcher
Telephone : 514 987-3000, ext. 4264
Email: germain.kate@uqam.ca
Kate joined the Chair in 2005 to conduct the economic and financial analysis of Quebec ski areas, a study that she now produces every year. A contributor to several research mandates, she specializes in coordinating surveys taken in the recreational tourism sector.
Having earned a BA in Tourism Management, she is now completing an MA in Environment. Drawing on her professional and academic expertise, she has played an active role in a study on climate change and outdoor tourism since 2010. At the same time, she writes articles for the Tourism Intelligence Network about nature-based trends, products and accommodations, as well as sustainable management models in organizations and communities.