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Slow hospitality: Family perspectives of holiday experiences at beach fale in Samoa (2022)
Journal Article
Schänzel, H., Urie, G., & Lynch, P. (2022). Slow hospitality: Family perspectives of holiday experiences at beach fale in Samoa. Hospitality and Society, 12(1), 95-116. https://doi.org/10.1386/hosp_00051_1

In Samoa, customarily most tourism accommodation is locally owned and operated. Against a backdrop of increasingly foreign-owned large hotels and resorts, local families have built low-cost beach fale accommodation (consisting of thatched beach huts)... Read More about Slow hospitality: Family perspectives of holiday experiences at beach fale in Samoa.

VEZA: An informal network of tourism entrepreneurs. (2019)
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Skokic, V., Lynch, P., & Morrison, A. (2019). VEZA: An informal network of tourism entrepreneurs. Annals of Tourism Research, 77, 26-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2019.05.004

This longitudinal research positioned at the juncture of tourism, entrepreneurship and transition economies studies investigates the specific informal personal network veza of tourism entrepreneurs. The study discusses the triggers of network formati... Read More about VEZA: An informal network of tourism entrepreneurs..

Lifestyling Entrepreneurs' Sociological Expressionism (2018)
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Sweeney, M., Docherty-Hughes, J., & Lynch, P. (2018). Lifestyling Entrepreneurs' Sociological Expressionism. Annals of Tourism Research, 69, 90-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.01.006

This study explores the tourism host-home relationship investigated through documentary analysis of photographs choreographed through mutual negotiation between hosts and researcher (collaborative auto-driving) and participants' spoken narratives (ph... Read More about Lifestyling Entrepreneurs' Sociological Expressionism.

Mundane welcome: Hospitality as life politics (2017)
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Lynch, P. (2017). Mundane welcome: Hospitality as life politics. Annals of Tourism Research, 64, 174-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2017.04.001

This research explores the experience of mundane welcome and elaborates the emergent concept, ‘hospitality life politics’ (HLP), referring to hospitality practises invoked by the individual in order to negotiate the world on a day-to-day basis. Theme... Read More about Mundane welcome: Hospitality as life politics.

Community non-participation in homestays in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India (2016)
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Sood, J., Lynch, P., & Anastasiadou, C. (2017). Community non-participation in homestays in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. Tourism Management, 60, 332-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.12.007

An upsurge in popularity of homestays has provided newer economic opportunities to remote Indian Himalayan communities. Despite the benefits homestays offer, their acceptance by mountain communities is fraught with challenges. This qualitative resear... Read More about Community non-participation in homestays in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India.

In search of inhospitable knowledge. (2016)
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Skokic, V., Lynch, P., & Morrison, A. (2016). In search of inhospitable knowledge. Hospitality and Society, 6(1), 31-54. https://doi.org/10.1386/hosp.6.1.31_1

The aim of this article is to discuss the key issues which have had significant influence on a PhD research student journey from positivism to interpretivism and the subsequent impact on the research methodology adopted. This journey is illustrated t... Read More about In search of inhospitable knowledge..

Hotel entrepreneurship in a turbulent environment (2015)
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Skokic, V., Lynch, P., & Morrison, A. (2016). Hotel entrepreneurship in a turbulent environment. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 53, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.11.008

This paper aims to explore the factors that stimulate entrepreneurship among small hotels in a former socialist economy which experienced a turbulent economic and social transition period. The study investigates how specific aspects such as a low lev... Read More about Hotel entrepreneurship in a turbulent environment.

Family perspectives on social hospitality dimensions while on holiday (2015)
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Lynch, P. A., Schänzel, H. A., Schanzel, H., & Lynch, P. (2016). Family perspectives on social hospitality dimensions while on holiday. Tourist Studies, 16(2), 133-150. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468797615594742

This article focuses on neglected social hospitality dimensions of food and accommodation on family holidays. Holidays signify concentrated periods of family time not only allowing for more shared food experiences but also necessitating more confined... Read More about Family perspectives on social hospitality dimensions while on holiday.

Political (in)stability and its influence on tourism development. (2013)
Journal Article
Causevic, S., & Lynch, P. (2013). Political (in)stability and its influence on tourism development. Tourism Management, 34, 146-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2012.04.006

This paper explores ways in which the context of economic and social renewal in the aftermath of political conflict affects tourism development. The primary research took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) and involved minimally structured inter... Read More about Political (in)stability and its influence on tourism development..

Entrepreneurship and the social integration of new minorities: Iranian hospitality entrepreneurs in Scotland (2012)
Journal Article
Mostajer Haghighi, A., & Lynch, P. (2012). Entrepreneurship and the social integration of new minorities: Iranian hospitality entrepreneurs in Scotland. Tourism review of AIEST--International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism = Revue de tourisme, 67(1), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/16605371211216323

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at perspectives of new minority entrepreneurs towards entrepreneurship, either as a facilitator or as a barrier to the integration of minorities. The research objective is to explore the role of hospita... Read More about Entrepreneurship and the social integration of new minorities: Iranian hospitality entrepreneurs in Scotland.

Phoenix tourism: Post-Conflict Tourism Role (2011)
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Causevic, S., & Lynch, P. (2011). Phoenix tourism: Post-Conflict Tourism Role. Annals of Tourism Research, 38, 780-800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2010.12.004

This paper explores the processes affecting tourism development following a major political conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The adopted critical theory analytical approach resulted in the identification of phoenix tourism, conceptualised... Read More about Phoenix tourism: Post-Conflict Tourism Role.

An analysis of the development of home exchange organisations (2011)
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Grit, A., & Lynch, P. (2011). An analysis of the development of home exchange organisations. Research in Hospitality Management, 1, 19-24. https://doi.org/10.2989/RHM.2011.1.1.5.1095

This paper contributes to a better understanding of the home exchange phenomenon by considering the historical development of the home exchange intermediation processes, membership profiles and the role of the media. The Internet has enabled a more... Read More about An analysis of the development of home exchange organisations.

"My Home Is My Castle": Defiance of the Commercial Homestay Host in Tourism (2011)
Journal Article
McIntosh, A., Lynch, P., & Sweeney, M. (2011). "My Home Is My Castle": Defiance of the Commercial Homestay Host in Tourism. Journal of Travel Research, 50, 509-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287510379160

The intrinsic nature of small tourism business provision has rarely been captured in previous literature, but it has recently gained momentum within scholarly discourse exploring the role of the “home” in tourism and hospitality. This article contr... Read More about "My Home Is My Castle": Defiance of the Commercial Homestay Host in Tourism.

Critical hospitality management research (2009)
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Lugosi, P., Lynch, P., & Morrison, A. (2009). Critical hospitality management research. Service Industries Journal, 29(10), 1465-1478. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642060903038879

This article discusses the development of critical hospitality management research (CHMR) and explores key issues that such approaches raise. The article is split into two parts. The first reviews contemporary writings that reflect the changing natur... Read More about Critical hospitality management research.

Classifying Commercial Home Hosts Based on their Relationships to the Home (2009)
Journal Article
Sweeney, M., & Lynch, P. A. (2009). Classifying Commercial Home Hosts Based on their Relationships to the Home. Tourism and hospitality planning & development, 6(2), 159-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790530902981563

This paper reports on a study which investigates the host–home relationship within the commercial home, and proposes a typology of commercial home hosts. Previous studies have identified types of small business owners and home owners and here more sp... Read More about Classifying Commercial Home Hosts Based on their Relationships to the Home.

Hospitality as a Human Phenomenon: Host–Guest Relationships in a Post-Conflict Setting (2009)
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Causevic, S., & Lynch, P. (2009). Hospitality as a Human Phenomenon: Host–Guest Relationships in a Post-Conflict Setting. Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development, 6(2), 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790530902981498

This paper explores relationships between the diaspora and the new hosts in the context of the post-conflict setting of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The complexity of this particular relationship cannot be conceptualised through the commercial lens of th... Read More about Hospitality as a Human Phenomenon: Host–Guest Relationships in a Post-Conflict Setting.

Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants (2009)
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Alexander, M., Lynch, P., & Murray, R. (2009). Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 8(1), 55-84. https://doi.org/10.3794/johlste.81.203

This paper addresses the role of training facilities within higher education hospitality departments. It identifies a range of historical and contemporary problems associated with these areas and reports on case study research undertaken with four UK... Read More about Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants.

The Art of Creating Culinary Innovations (2008)
Journal Article
Stierand, M., & Lynch, P. (2008). The Art of Creating Culinary Innovations. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 8(4), 337-350. https://doi.org/10.1057/thr.2008.28

The life worlds of innovating chefs are identified as important aspects towards a better understanding of culinary innovation. Hence, the concept of personal culinary innovation is proposed as a verifiable way to identify innovators in the field. Cur... Read More about The Art of Creating Culinary Innovations.