Nina Nesterova

Nina currently holds the position of Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Transport and serves as Lead of the Centre for Sustainable Tourism Transport at Breda University. Her research focuses on driving the transition toward sustainable tourism and leisure mobility by reducing the climate footprint of these sectors, which largely depends on the transport modes used. In this context, Nina works on advancing the modal shift in tourism toward more environmentally friendly forms of travel, such as train travel, public transport, and active mobility.

Nina’s previous roles include:

• Team lead Smart and Sustainable Mobility at the Breda University, leading national and European research on urban mobility
• Research Scientist at the Netherlands Organisation of Applied Research, working on urban freight and sustainable transport.
• Consultant and researcher at Panteia, working on road, rail, maritime and IWW transport.
• Intern, between others, at the European Commission and the World Bank.

Nina holds a PhD in Economic Sciences (with a specialization in transport) from Aix-Marseille University in France, as well as two Master’s degrees in Logistics (France) and International Economics (Russia). Within tourism transport, Nina’s focus lies in facilitating sustainable travel modes in tourism and encouraging a modal shift toward more environmentally friendly forms of leisure and tourism travel.