Tom Baum, together with colleagues from Strathclyde and the University of Johannesburg, has received funding from the UK's Global Challenges Research Fund to investigate the resilience of micro-tourism businesses in South Africa as the country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown.
Tom Baum and Ann Ndiuini's edited book of research papers under the heading of Sustainable Human Resource Management in Tourism. African Perspectives has been published by Springer.
Dimitrios Buhalis
COVID-19 and working with the global Tourism Industry
COVID caught me in Athens where I spent a couple of months with mum in hospital because I was based on the Haematology ward we were very alert about the virus. Started doing a range of media interviews and engaging in many consultations and discussions to prepare the Greek tourism industry to deal with the impacts to help the industry understand the issue and prepare for the next day I started on my blog https://buhalis.blogspot.com/ the Professor Dimitrios Buhalis RAPID COMMUNICATIONS and started warning the industry as early as the 3rd of March.
Videos of webinars and online conferences and industry panels
A number of webinars and online conferences and industry panels were hosted and all those were uploaded on my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/ProfessorDimitriosBuhalis
For people to use in class and in seminars.
Most notably:
United Nations World Tourism Organisation UNWTO webinar COVID-19 and Smart and Real Time Tourism Sandra Carvao Chief, Market Intelligence and Competitiveness at World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Bournemouth University https://youtu.be/FHbBRQWJqW8
Bournemouth University Online Conference Monday 11th May 2020 Reignite Mediterranean and Leisure Tourism in the post COVID-19 era Chair: Professor Dimitrios Buhalis https://youtu.be/Zavv--_VAqk
Reload Greece webinar: Can the Greek tourism sector become more resilient and sustainable as it emerges from the pandemic? Thursday 14th May https://youtu.be/qaRNB7PPQAw
On Tourism & Sustainability FREE webinar 17th April 2020 Tourism in a post COVID-19 world: A discussion on a number of important and challenging issues that the tourism industry now faces. https://youtu.be/CcdndqsuqKQ
Tourism Review
Celebrated the 75 Years of Tourism Review with a Jubilee issue 75(1) in which many academy members contributed – thank you
Laesser, C., Bieger, T., Pechlaner, H., Keller, P. and Buhalis, D. (2020), "75 years of Tourism Review: survival by transformation: a perspective article", Tourism Review, Vol.75(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-02-2019-0069
Buhalis, D., 2020, Technology in tourism- From Information Communication Technologies to eTourism and Smart Tourism towards Ambient Intelligence Tourism: A perspective article, Tourism Review, Vol 75(1), pp. 267-272 https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-06-2019-0258
Other Articles Published Recently
Brown, L., Buhalis, D. and Beer, S., 2020, Dining alone: improving the experience of solo restaurant goers, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 1347-1365. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-06-2019-0584
Buhalis, D., Andreu, L., Gnoth, J., 2020, The dark side of the sharing economy: balancing value cocreation and value codestruction, Psychology and Marketing, Vol. 37(5), pp.689–704. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21344
Buhalis, D., Parra López, E., Martinez-Gonzalez, J.A., 2020, Influence of young consumers' external and internal variables on their eloyalty to tourism sites, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, Vol. 15, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2020.100409
Events
Tuesday 9/6 16.00 UK Time/ 18.00 GR Time. Information https://bit.ly/2AfB2bA
#LSECOVID19 #LSEGreece What are the implications of the COVID-19 crisis for the tourist sector?
Greek Minister Harry Theoharis, Mrs Ioanna Dretta, Professor Dimitrios Buhalis
Sara Dolnicar
Journal Articles
Dolnicar, S., Juvan, E., & Grün, B. (2020). Reducing the plate waste of families at hotel buffets–A quasi-experimental field study. Tourism Management, 80, 104103.
Hajibaba, H., Grün, B. & Dolnicar, S. (2020) Improving the stability of market segmentation analysis. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(4):1393–1411.
Dolnicar, S. & Talebi, H. (2020) Does hosting on Airbnb offer hosts vacation-like benefits? Proposing a reconceptualization of peer-to-peer accommodation. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 43:111–119.
Babakhani, N., Randle, M. & Dolnicar, S. (2020) Do tourists notice social responsibility information? Current Issues in Tourism, 23(5): 559-571.
Dolnicar, S. (2020) Sharing economy and peer-to-peer accommodation – a perspective paper. Tourism Review (short communication), 75(1):45–48.
Dolnicar, S. (2020) Market segmentation analysis in tourism: a perspective paper, Tourism Review (short communication), 75(1):45–48.
Dolnicar, S. (2020) Survey research in tourism: a perspective paper, Tourism Review (short communication), 75(1):20–23.
Dianne Dredge
TEFI Conference
An incredibly successful TEFI-11 Conference has just drawn to a close (7-10 June, 2020) at York St John University. Special mention goes to the organising committee Dr Brendan Paddison (Conference Chair), Dr Jenny Hall, and Dr David Kelsey and Rebecca Biggins, supported by the TEFI executive Prof Johan Edelheim (current Chair of TEFI) and Dr Karla Boluk. The team converted the conference from a physical to a virtual one and still managed to keep the warmth and community support a central feature of the conference.
This year the conference explored the role of purpose in tourism, which is relevant more than ever now. As always TEFI conferences produce a range of outcomes including a special issue and this year, the presentations will be made available online. We encourage you to watch Gavin Bate's keynote address here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohTTrvLLBoc
Appointed Co-chair, Science Advisory Group, Binna Burra Lodge, Beechmont, Qld. Representing the social sciences, I co-chair the SAG with the intention of building strong relationships between Binna Burra, researchers and research institutions. For those who do not know, Binna Burra is located within the World Heritage rainforests and has both environmental and cultural significance. The 86 year old heritage listed lodge was lost in the bushfires in September 2019. The ambition of the SAG to contribute to Binna Burra's recovery, operation and future strategy though informed science-based decision-making. Binna Burra welcomes researchers and would be pleased to hear from anyone interested in undertaking research projects.
Policy Guidance
OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2020. Chapter 2 Preparing tourism business for a digital future. Digitalisation is changing the way people live, work, and travel, and has opened up new opportunities for tourism businesses to compete in global markets. This chapter examines the impact of digitalisation on tourism, with a particular focus on SMEs. It highlights the important role of government in creating the right framework conditions for the digital transformation of tourism business models and the wider tourism ecosystem, and identifies a number of key policy considerations to foster digital technology uptake and use by tourism SMEs.
Teaching at The Hong Kong Kong Polytechnic University has been conducted online for several months - since mid-November 2019 and throughout Semester 2. It has been a busy period supporting the work of colleagues as they convert all materials from face-to-face to online and endeavor to deliver quality teaching to students.
Journal articles
Aladag, O.F., Koseoglu, M, A., King, B.E.M. & Mehraliyev, F. (2020): Strategy implementation research in hospitality and tourism: current status and future potential, International Journal of Hospitality Management, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102556
Chang, C.-H., King, B. E., & Shu, S.-T. (2020): Tourist attitudes to mega event sponsors: where does patriotism Fit? Journal of Vacation Marketing, DOI: 10.1177/1356766720927777
Chen, C., Koseoglu, M.A., Mehraliyev, F. & King, B.E.M. (2020): Aging stereotypes and customer orientations of older hospitality employees, Journal of China Tourism Research, DOI: 10.1080/19388160.2020.1746461
Chen Z., Suntikul, W. & King, B.E.M. (2020): Co-creation of value for cultural festivals: behind the scenes in Macau, Tourism Recreation Research, DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2020.1737793
Chen, Z., Suntikul, W. & King, B.E.M.(2020): Constructing an intangible cultural heritage experiencescape: the case of the Feast of the Drunken Dragon (Macau), Tourism Management Perspectives, 34, DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100659
Yick, M.Y.Y., Koseoglu, M, A. & King, B.E.M. (2020): Gazing at hotel guests: deconstructing elements of the host-gaze, International Journal of Hospitality Management, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102508
Mehraliyev, F., Choi., Y. & King, B.E.M. (2020): Theoretical Foundations of Social Media Power in Hospitality and Tourism: A Hierarchical Model, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, DOI: 10.1177/1938965520924650
Richards, G., King, B.E.M. and Yeung, E. (2020): Experiencing culture in attractions, events and tour settings, Tourism Management, 79, DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104104
Achievement
Brian King has been appointed Fellow of the International Association for China Tourism Studies in recognition of his contributions to China tourism research.
Conference
Spoke at the G.R.E.E.N. Hospitality Group "Happy Hour" Webinar on 9 April 2020 on the topic "Hotel and Tourism is Critical to the Success of Sustainability in Our Community". He also shared his thoughts at the ATLAS Webinar "Recovering from Covid-19: Asian Perspectives" on 28 May 2020.
Metin Kozak
Journal Articles
J. Wen, W. Wang, M. Kozak, X. Liu & H. Hou (2020) Many brains are better than one: The importance of interdisciplinary studies on COVID-19 in and beyond tourism, Tourism Recreation Research (accepted)
M. Aksatan, E. Gunlu & M. Kozak (2020). Women academics in tourism: A cross‐gender study in Turkey. International Journal of Tourism Research (accepted).
J. Wen, M. Kozak, S. Yang & F. Liu (2020). COVID-19: Potential effects on Chinese citizens' lifestyle and travel. Tourism Review. (accepted).
A. Bavik, A. Correi & M. Kozak (2020). Length of stay: A study in Macau. Journal of China Tourism (accepted).
M. Ertas & M. Kozak (2020). Publish or perish: The proportion of articles versus additional sections in tourism and hospitality journals. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 43, 149-156.
A. Correia, S.S. Kim & M. Kozak (2020). Gastronomy experiential traits and their effects on intentions for recommendation: A fuzzy set approach. International Journal of Tourism Research, 22(3), 351-363.
A. Correia, M. Kozak & G. Del Chiappa (2020). Examining the meaning of luxury in tourism: a mixed-method approach, Current Issues in Tourism, 23(8), 952-970.
Book Chapters
M. Inanc & M. Kozak (2020). Co–creation of tourism experiences: A conceptual framework. In S. Dixit (ed.). Routledge Handbook of Tourism Experience Management and Marketing. New York: Routledge.
H.K. Şanlıöz-Özgen & M. Kozak (2020). Managing brand experience and reputation in the hotel business. In S. K. Dixit (ed.). The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Experience Management and Marketing. New York: Routledge.
Alan A. Lew
For those of you who are not active on TRINET, the following two resources related to COVID-19 might be of interest:
Travel,Tourism & Hospitality in a COVID-19 World: a TRINET-based initiative - https://www.tourismtransformed.com/ -- includes links to CFPs, articles, reports, webinars and much more
Reset: Visions of Travel & Tourism after the Global COVID-19 Transformation of 2020 - a special issue of Tourism Geographies (vol.22, no.3) -- all 30 commentaries and articles are now available online for free download through at least June 2020 at: https://www.tgjournal.com/covid-19.html
Chris Ryan
Like many colleagues Chris has been kept busy during the period of Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand. His university, like many others, moved to on-line teaching and hence that meant the preparation of teaching and learning materials. In addition, as a member of the Hamilton-Waikato Regional Tourism Organization's Advisory Board, and while also attending other Zoom based meetings from governmental bodies, much time has been spent considering ways in which regional tourism can be restored while also contributing to discussions as to future directions. One thing that students found interesting was a series of 10 minute videos made by local tourism operators on how Covid-19 was affecting them, and how they were planning to emerge from the period of lock-down. A note here – about 60% of expenditure in New Zealand emanates from domestic tourism, and at the commencement of June, 2020, tourist sites around the country were opening up to pretty close to full occupancies. In the Waikato, domestic tourism accounts for more than 60% of our tourism, and Hobbiton, which expected to only run three tours over that period of the end of May/beginning of June, actually ran about 18 tours as New Zealanders celebrated the opportunity to again travel with the end of level 3 restrictions.
In addition to this, Chris was able to catch up with report writing for the UNWTO INSTO Centre based at Raglan, and despite Covid-19 lockdown, projects relating to waste management and tourism seasonality were being pursued by undertaking more detailed analysis of data collected from July 2016 to April 2020, and by using an on-line survey using the Raglan Facebook page – which has over 3000 followers! These reports are fed back to the local authority, the local RTO, businesses in Raglan and its Chamber of Commerce and Community Board.
A key development in December 2020 was the signing of MOU agreements with Beijing Union University, Beijing International Studies University and Sun Yay-sen University, but travel restrictions have not permitted many actual visits. Nonetheless various projects continue to be worked on. One key development has been the willingness of Beijing Union University to fund joint research – please see www.nzchinatourism.com.
In addition, some publications were achieved as indicated below:
Gao, J., Ryan, C., Cave, J., Zhang, C. (2019). Tourism Border Making, A political economy of China's border tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 76, 1-13. (SSCI)
Ramos-Tumanan, M-A., & Ryan, C. (2019). Chinese rural tourism – Seeking a Chinese perspective from an emic stance, or a case of post hoc reflections. Tourism Management, 75, 284-292. (SSCI)
Omondi, R., & Ryan, C. (2020). "Romantic Entertainers" on Kenya's Coastal Tourism: a case of sex tourism. 42(3), 1-17 Leisure Sciences (SSCI) DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2020.1712283
Li, P., Ryan, C., & Zhou, B. (2020). The motivations of Chinese hikers: data from Ningbo, Current Issues in Tourism (SSCI) DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2019.1646224
Li, F. & Ryan, C. (2020). Western guest experiences of a Pyongyang International Hotel, North Korea: Satisfaction under conditions of constrained choice. Tourism Management (SSCI) 76, 103947. doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2019.07.001
Yi, J & Ryan, C. (2020). China's Village Tourism Committees – a social network analysis. Journal of Travel Research (SSCI) doi: 10.1177/0047287519892324
Trinh, T.T., Ryan, C., & Hung, D.B. (2020) Heritage, Education, and Processes of Change in Vietnamese Farm Based Tourism: A case study from Hội An. Journal of Vacation Marketing (SSCI) doi: 10.1177/1356766720904753
Zhou, B., Liu, T., Ryan, C., Wang, L-e., Zhang, D. (2020). The Satisfaction of Tourists Using Bicycle Sharing Based on Structural Equation Model: A Case of Hangzhou City, China. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 28:7, 1063-1082,DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2020.1720697
Güzel, O., Sahin, I., & Ryan, C. (2020). Push motivation based emotional arousal: Research in a coastal destination. Journal of Destination Marketing and Management. 16, 100428, doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2020.100428. (SSCI)
Ryan, C. (2020). Refereeing articles including SEM – what should referees look for? Tourism Critiques: Practice and Theory. 1(1). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/TRC-03-2-2-002
Dave sends his greetings to the Academy and advises that he remains involved in tourism-related research during his retirement, having been recently appointed to a part-time position at the Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane) as a Principal Research Fellow. With both trepidation and excitement, he looks forward to learning about and conducting practical team-based research in Big Data meta-analysis contexts, a new challenge for him. Once circumstances allow, he is also eager to revisit Japan and Taiwan where he is enthusiastically pursuing other cool research and mentoring initiatives. Please also note the following recent publications:
New book:
Weaver, D.B. (2020). Advanced introduction to sustainable tourism. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. 150 pp. ISBN: 9781788979733.
Recent journal articles:
Lesar, L., Weaver, D.B., & Gardiner, S. (2020). Beyond certification: An empirically expanded quality control tool "multiverse" for sustainable tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1745218
Weaver, D.B., Zhao, Y-Z., & Tang, C-Z. (2020). Facilitating sustainable tourism by endogenization: China as exemplar. Annals of Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.1022890
Bui, H., Jones, T., Weaver, D.B., & Le, A. (2020). The adaptive resilience of living cultural heritage in a tourism destination. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1717503
Lesar, L., Weaver, D.B., & Gardiner, S. (2020). From spectrum to multiverse: A new perspective on the diversity of quality control tools for sustainable tourism theory and practice. Journal of Travel Research, 59, 424-449. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287519841715
Allan Williams
Recent Publications
Williams, A M, Rodriguez-Sanchez, I and Skocic, V (2020) Innovation, risk and uncertainty: a study of tourism entrepreneurs, Journal of Travel Research doi.org/10.1177/0047287519896012
Williams, A.M., Rodriguez, I., & Makkonen, T. (2020). Innovation and smart destinations: critical insights. Annals of Tourism Research 83. doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.102930
Domecq, C., de Jong, A. and Williams A. M. (2020) Gender, tourism and entrepreneurship: a critical review, Annals of Tourism Research (in press)
C M Hall and A M Williams (2020), Tourism and Innovation, London: Routledge, second edition.
Williams, A. M. (2019) Migration, tourism and globalisation, in D Timothy (ed.) Handbook of Globalisation and Tourism, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar
Arch Woodside
Journal Articles
Woodside, Arch G. (2020). Interventions as experiments: Connecting the dots in forecasting and overcoming pandemics, global warming, corruption, civil rights violations, misogyny, income inequality, and guns. Journal of Business Research, 117, 212-218.
Woodside, Arch G. (2020). Caldwell, M., & Calhoun, J.R. Service breakdown prevention: Delivering requisite variety and training for achieving the highly reliable service organization. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32, 889-912.
Woodside, Arch G. & Mir-Bernal, P. (2020). Ultimate broadening of the concept of marketing: B-to-O-to-C training service professionals not kill clients. Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing, 27(3), forthcoming.
