All Outputs (3)

From pilgrimage to volunteer tourism: A spiritual journey in the contemporary world (2023)
Journal Article
Polus, R., & Carr, N. (in press). From pilgrimage to volunteer tourism: A spiritual journey in the contemporary world. Anatolia, https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2023.2289610

The aim of this paper is to explore how the experiences of international volunteer tourists can contribute to the rejuvenation of the concept of pilgrimage in the contemporary world. Through thematic analysis of the individual portraits, this paper i... Read More about From pilgrimage to volunteer tourism: A spiritual journey in the contemporary world.

Netnography and volunteer tourism: Critical reflections on conducting online research during a global pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Polus, R., & Carr, N. (2023). Netnography and volunteer tourism: Critical reflections on conducting online research during a global pandemic. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 56, 42-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2023.05.022

COVID-19 curtailed a significant amount of research in the field, forcing social scientists to consider the future of fieldwork. Netnography seems to offer a covid-resistant alternative to traditional fieldwork methods. This paper expands knowledge o... Read More about Netnography and volunteer tourism: Critical reflections on conducting online research during a global pandemic.

Conceptualizing the Changing Faces of Pilgrimage Through Contemporary Tourism (2022)
Journal Article
Polus, R., Carr, N., & Walters, T. (2022). Conceptualizing the Changing Faces of Pilgrimage Through Contemporary Tourism. International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, 5(3), 321-335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41978-022-00109-7

This paper aims to conceptualize the pilgrimage and tourism relationship in the contemporary world. As the boundaries between pilgrimage and tourism have become blurred, there is a need to find a more holistic way to understand the nuances of the pil... Read More about Conceptualizing the Changing Faces of Pilgrimage Through Contemporary Tourism.