Peter has a Master of Science degree in Tourism Development & Management. He is a PhD candidate currently busy with a research project on coastal and marine tourism. He recently retired as Director of the Tourism Research Unit (TRU) at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University to focus on local, national and international tourism projects. As Director of the TRU from 2003 – 2007 he supervised honours, masters and doctoral studies in tourism while coordinating a B Com Honours (Tourism) programme at the university. He has retained his link with the NMMU in the capacity of a Research Associate. He is registered with the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) and the European Commission (EC) as a tourism specialist. He is also registered with the EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programme (ESIPP).

Although Peter Myles lives and works in South Africa, he has been on fact finding missions to 10 foreign countries in which he has conducted tourism research in 48 cities and towns. In every city and town that he visited he made a point of contacting national, regional and local tourism organizations. He also made contact with industry driven tourism organizations such as the Tourism Council of Australia and the Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand. He investigated tourism development projects, community based tourism initiatives, heritage tourism, responsible tourism, agricultural tourism and farm-stays, nature based tourism, coastal and marine tourism, tourism strategies, institutional arrangements, tourism legislation and policy, visitor information networks, tourism research methodology, statistical analysis and interpretation. During these missions he studied and documented best practice models and case studies. He currently works as an associated tourism specialist with Kyle Business Projects and a number of other associated project teams.

Myles, P.B., 2007: An Integrated Coastal Management Strategy for a proposed Marine Conservation Estate at Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. 5th International Coastal & Marine Tourism Congress, Auckland, New Zealand

Myles, P.B. 2008: Collaborative Economic Development: Tourism in the Eastern Cape. Desert Knowledge Symposium & Business Showcase, Alice Springs, Australia, 4th – 7th November, 2008

Myles, P.B. 2008: Towards developing Desert Tourism in Karoo South Africa. Desert Knowledge Symposium & Business Showcase, Alice Springs, Australia, 4th – 7th November, 2008

Myles, P.B., 2009: Towards developing Desert Tourism in South Africa. Karoo Development Conference & Trade Fair, Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, 25th - 27th March, 2009

Myles, P.B., 2009: Being Green keeps you out of the Red: Responsible Tourism makes ‘cents’. Green Tourism Awareness Workshop, Red Location, Nelson Mandela Bay, 22nd October, 2009

Myles, P.B., 2009: Developing appropriate theme festivals to promote towns, art and culture. Interprovincial conference on Creative Tourism in the Karoo, De Stijl Hotel, Gariep Dam, South Africa, November, 2009.

Myles, P.B., 2009: A tourism institutional framework for district and local municipalities. Interprovincial conference on Creative Tourism in the Karoo, De Stijl Hotel, Gariep Dam, South Africa, November, 2009.