Utopia or dystopia – deterrents to ecotourism development in Fiji
AbstractThis paper draws on sustainability and ecotourism literature and aims to identify the deterrents to ecotourism development. The research opted to use Abaca Ecotourism Park, located in the Koro...
19 Maj 202312min
The ‘Critical Turn’ in Tourism Studies: A Radical Critique
Jaeyeon Choe talks to Raoul Bianchi about The Critical TurnAbstractIn many respects Tourism Studies appears to be increasingly divided between the unquestioning embrace of the market, on the one hand,...
12 Maj 202323min
Place-making impelled by farm tourism on a tropical island
Mary interviews Daniel about place-making.AbstractLittle research has been conducted on the place-making agency of farm tourism. Yet farm tourism is an increasingly important tourism activity that yie...
5 Maj 202315min
Introduction to special issue on island tourism resilience
Afiya Holder talks to Michelle McLeod about her Special Issue.AbstractThe purpose of this Special Issue is to frame island tourism research while bringing to the forefront the myriad of challenges fac...
28 Apr 202323min
Social identity positively impacts sustainable behaviors of backpackers
Steve talks to Liz about BackpackersAbstractWhile backpacker social identity remains an important theme among tourism researchers, its influence on sustainable behaviors has received limited attention...
21 Apr 202315min
Will we ever get Authenticity right? Rethinking a classic concept.
Mary Mostafanezhad talks with Dean MacCannell about the concept of authenticity.1. Where does the question of authenticity originate? 2. What do you think are some of the biggest challenges of...
14 Apr 202333min
Here and now – the role of mindfulness in post-pandemic tourism
Joseph Cheer talks to Ugljesa Stankov about mindfulness.AbstractThis is a follow-up to the study ‘A mindful shift: an opportunity for mindfulness-driven tourism in a post-pandemic world’, which was pu...
7 Apr 202328min
Leverage points to address climate change risk in destinations
Joseph Cheers talks to Johanna Loehr about climate change risk.AbstractTransformational system change is required to respond to the current climate emergency and the COVID-19 induced structural break ...
31 Mars 202322min
