Since 2018, Professor Jigang Bao from Sun Yat-sen University has been carrying out a scientific tourism development plan at Azheke Village, located in one of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritages in Yuanyang County, Yunnan Province, China. The Azheke Plan is a pilot project for poverty alleviation through tourism.
After four years of operation, this project has received huge success. Jigang Bao’s research team has helped the poor villagers increase their income and benefit them from tourism development. With the help of the university research team, Azheke villagers have set up their own collective company to develop rural tourism based on the cultural landscape in the village. The company’s revenue exceeds 1.5 million Chinese yuan. 70% of the company's profit is distributed to all the households in Azheke as tourism dividends. The total tourism dividends distributed to Azheke households are more than 919,500 Chinese yuan, and the average household tourism dividend reaches 16,440 Chinese yuan. The Azheke Plan becomes one of the most successful stories of the integration of academic research and social and economic development.
Dimitrios Buhalis
Journal articles
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis has focused on Metaverse and has published 6 papers in the last few months:
Buhalis, D., Leung, D., Lin, M., 2023, Metaverse as a Disruptive Technology Revolutionising Tourism Management and Marketing, Tourism Management, Vol.97, 104724, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104724
Buhalis, D., Lin, M., Leung, D., 2023, Metaverse as a driver for hospitality customer experience and value co-creation: implications for hotel and tourism management and marketing, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Managementhttps://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-05-2022-0631
Koohang, A, Nord, J, Ooi, K, Tan, G, Al-Emran, M, Aw, E, Baabdullah, A, Buhalis, D, Cham, T, Dennis, C, Dutot, V, Dwivedi, Y, Hughes, L, Mogaji, E., Pandey, N, Phau, I, Raman, R, Sharma, A, Sigala, M, Ueno, A and Wong, L., 2023, Shaping the metaverse into reality: multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges, and future research. Journal of Computer Information Systems. ISSN 0887-4417. https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2023.2165197
Dwivedi, Y., Hughes, L., Baabdullah, A., Ribeiro-Navarrete, S., Giannakis, M., Al-Debei, M, Dennehy, D., Metri, B., Buhalis, D., Cheung, C., Conboy, K, Doyle, R., Goyal, D.P, Gustafsson, A., Jebabli, I., Young-Gab Kim, Kim, J., Koos; S., Kreps, D., Kshetri, Kumar, V., Oui, K., Papagiannidis, S., Pappas, I., Polyviou, A., Park, S., Pandey, N., Queiroza, M., Raman, R., Rauschnabel, R., Shirish, A., Sigala, M., Spanaki, K., Wei-Han Tana, G., Tiwari, M., Viglia, G., Fosso Wamba, 2023, Metaverse beyond the hype: Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy International Journal of Information Management, Vol.66, October 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102542
Dwivedi, Y., Hughes, L., Wang, Y., Alalwan, A.A., Ahn, S., Balakrishnan, J., Barta, S., Belk, R., Buhalis, D., Dutot, V., Felix, R., Filieri, R., Flavián, C., Gustafsson, A., Hinsch, C., Hollensen, S., Jain, V., Kim, J., Krishen, A., Lartey, J., Pandey, N., Ribeiro-Navarrete, S., Raman, R., Rauschnabel, P., Sharma, A., Sigala, M., Veloutsou, C., Wirtz, J., 2023, How metaverse will change the future of marketing: Implications for Research and Practice, Psychology and Marketing, http://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21767
Buhalis, D., Karatay, N. (2022). Mixed Reality (MR) for Generation Z in Cultural Heritage Tourism Towards Metaverse. In: Stienmetz, J.L., Ferrer-Rosell, B., Massimo, D. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022. ENTER 2022. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94751-4_2
Edited Books
Alastair Morrison and Dimitrios Buhalis coedited two new Handbooks.
Alastair Morrison and Dimitrios Buhalis (2023), Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Tourism Planning, Development, Management and Technology.
Alastair Morrison and Dimitrios Buhalis (2023), Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Tourism Supply and Demand
Conference
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis is preparing a conference. MEDLife2023: Mediterranean tourism forum 2023 - med life: tourism hospitality and wellbeing towards 2030, Hilton Hotel, St Julian's Malta, Malta, November 21-22, 2023 https://medtourismforum.com/
Frederic Dimanche
Journal articles
Dubois, L. E., Bodur, H. O., Anderson, J., Tirtiroglu, D., & Dimanche, F. (2023). Augmenting places: The impact of placemaking on behavioral intentions. City, Culture and Society, 32, 100502.
This recent article in Canadian Architect discusses the above study.
Yayla, Ö., Koç, B., & Dimanche, F. (2023). Residents’ support for tourism development: Investigating quality-of-life, community commitment, and communication. European Journal of Tourism Research, 33, 3311-3311.
Crublet, C.; Paget, É. & Dimanche, F. (2022). Randonnées pédestres et destinations touristiques au défi de leur digitalisation: Enjeux épistémologiques et méthodologiques de la recherché. Jurisport: La Revue Juridique et Économique du Sport. ISSN 0984-7987, págs. 34-37
A chapter titled "Service design for visitor economy engagement" in an edited handbook "Main Street Reimagined Through a Visitor Economy Lens."
Activity
In January 2023, Frederic Dimanche gave a research seminar on social entrepreneurship and regenerative tourism at the Centre de Recherche En Gestion des Organisations at the Université de Bourgogne (Dijon).
In October 2022, Frederic Dimanche presented at the AsTRES pluridisciplinary colloquium in Nice, France, a paper titled "Social entrepreneurship and regenerative tourism: A Canadian case study of female leadership"
Demeter, C., Fechner, D., & Dolnicar, S. (2023). Progress in field experimentation for environmentally sustainable tourism–A knowledge map and research agenda. Tourism Management, 94, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104633
Gössling, S., & Dolnicar, S. (2023). A review of air travel behavior and climate change. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 14(1), e802.
Bilynets, I., Knezevic Cvelbar, L., & Dolnicar, S. (2023). Can publicly visible pro-environmental initiatives improve the organic environmental image of destinations?. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 31(1), 32-46.
Conferences
Sara Dolnicar and Low Harm Hedonism Initiative team shared their research at CAUTHE 2023 Conference (The Council for Australian Tourism and Hospitality Education) in Perth:
Zinn A. K., Zhu O.Y. & Dolnicar, S. (2023). Switching identities to switch meal choices: the effects of identity salience and meal names on meal selection
Demeter, C., MacInnes, S., & Dolnicar, S. (2023). Can eudaimonia and hedonia be leveraged to increase tourist pro-environmental behavior?
Zhu, O.Y., Li, H., Grün, B., & Dolnicar, S. (2023). The power of respect for authority and empathy in reducing buffet plate waste among Chinese domestic tourists
Albrecht, S., & Dolnicar, S. (2023). “Nothing special about tourism”: Hedonic nature of tourism contexts does not explain low rate of environmentally friendly behaviour
MacInnes, S., Grün, B., & Dolnicar, S. (2023). A promising opportunity to alleviate tourism’s environment burden
Greene J. D., Demeter, C., Dolnicar, S. (2023). Which are the most effective approaches to prompt tourists to behave in more environmentally sustainable ways? A meta-analysis of field experiments
Larry Dwyer
Journal article
Dwyer, L. (2023). Tourism Development to Enhance Resident Well-Being: A Strong Sustainability Perspective. Sustainability, 15(4), 3321.
Metin Kozak
Journal articles
J. Wen, M. Kozak, & T. Ying (2023). Cannabis tourists' perceived constraints to engaging in commercial cannabis tourism overseas: a comparison of first-time and repeat tourists. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 35(1), 130-148.
M.A. Camilleri, C. Troise, & M. Kozak (2023). Functionality and usability features of ubiquitous mobile technologies: The acceptance of interactive travel apps. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology.
Camilleri, M.A. & Kozak, M. (2022). Utilitarian motivations to engage with travel websites: An interactive technology adoption model. Journal of Services Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-12-2021-0477
Book chapter
M. Kozak (2022). Moving from positive psychology to positive tourism: A conceptual approach. In T.J. Singh, R. Butler & D.A. Fennell (eds.), Tourism as a Pathway to Hope and Happiness (pp.1-15), Bristol: Channel View Publications.
Gang Li
Edited Book
Wu, D. C., G. Li and H. Song (2022). Econometric Modelling and Forecasting of Tourism Demand: Methods and Applications. London, Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003269366.
Journal articles
Liu, X., A. Liu, J. L. Chen and G. Li (2023). Impact of decomposition on time series bagging forecasting performance. Tourism Management, 97, 104725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104725.
Li, H. B. X. B. Yu, G. Li and H. Cao (2022). Restaurant survival prediction using customer-generated content: An aspect-based sentiment analysis of online reviews. Tourism Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104707.
Li, H., Q. Wang, G. Li and D. Cai (2022). Do looks matter for hosts on the peer-to-peer sharing accommodation market? Annals of Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2022.103510.
Song, H., G. Li and Y. Cai (2022). Tourism Forecasting Competition in The Time of COVID-19: An Assessment of Ex Ante Forecasts (Commentary). Annals of Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2022.103445.
Lin, V. S., Y. Qin, G. Li, and F. Jiang (2022). Multiple Effects of “Distance” on Domestic Tourism Demand: A Comparison Before and After the Emergence of COVID-19. Annals of Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2022.103440.
Zhang, W., A.M. Williams, G. Li and A. Liu (2022). Entrepreneurial responses to uncertainties during the COVID-19 recovery: A longitudinal study of B&Bs in Zhangjiajie, China, Tourism Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104525.
Yu, Y., Y. Li, S. Xu and G. Li (2022). It’s not just the victims: Bystanders’ emotional and behavioural reactions towards abusive supervision. Tourism Management, 91, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104506.
Liu, C., A.M. Williams and G. Li (2022). Knowledge management practices of tourism consultants: a project ecology perspective. Tourism Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104491.
Hu, R., G. Li, A. Liu and J.L. Chen (2022). Emerging Research Trends on Residents’ Quality of Life in the Context of Tourism Development. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10963480221081382.
Williams, A.M., J.L. Chen, G. Li and V. Baláž (2022). Risk, uncertainty and ambiguity amid COVID-19: A multi-national analysis of international travel intentions. Annals of Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103346.
Scott McCabe
Announcement
Professor Scott McCabe will join the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, U.K. as Professor of Marketing from 1st April, 2023.
Chris Ryan
Note
“Kia ora (Greeting in Māori)
To be honest I am quite jealous when I see that several colleagues produce long lists of publications and activities. I am sorry to say that Waikato University has been significantly adversely affected by the loss of international student revenues and our faculty has endured three restructurings in about 4 years as it downsizes. Research has of course suffered as teaching and marking loads have increased, and currently we have little monies for conferences etc. There are times when I feel New Zealand is truly at the end of the world – a feeling intensified a little by the continuous rainfall and the damage and loss of life due to two cyclones that have hit the country. In addition, we had two fortunately minor earth tremors recently. That alone makes me feel for the victims of the major earthquake in Turkey and Syria and I do ask colleagues to donate something for those victims.”
Journal articles
Chen, Z., Zhang, Y., & Ryan, C. (2023). Generational challenges of resident-destination bonding. Annals of Tourism Research.97, 103493.
Zhou, B. Wang, Li-eng, & Ryan, C. (2023). Celebrity and film tourist loyalty: Destination image and place attachment as mediators. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 54, 32-41.
Gao, J., Ryan, C., Zhang, C. (2022). The evolution of Chinese border tourism policies: security and openness. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism. 27(2), 157-172.
David Simmons
Award
Emeritus Prof David Simmons was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to tourism and tertiary education.
David Simmons completed his PhD at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Prof. Geoffrey Wall (also an Academy Member). Professor Simmons is regarded as a key founder of the discipline of tourism at the tertiary level in New Zealand. He founded tourism studies at Lincoln University and established the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Tourism, which is focused on generating and supporting sustainable tourism regions. He has contributed to international tourism planning and education in numerous countries, and government tourism strategies, particularly advising the New Zealand Tourism Sector on the future of tourism in the post-COVID-19 era.
