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The role of iconic-historic commemorative events in event tourism: Insights from the 20th and 25th anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall (2018)
Journal Article
Viol, M., Todd, L., Theodoraki, E., & Anastasiadou, C. (2018). The role of iconic-historic commemorative events in event tourism: Insights from the 20th and 25th anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Tourism Management, 69, 246-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.06.018

The role of commemorative events for event tourism has received marginal attention. Existing research primarily considers commemorative events for their social and political significance within the nation. This paper argues that commemorative events... Read More about The role of iconic-historic commemorative events in event tourism: Insights from the 20th and 25th anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Impact of Negatively-valenced Influencing Behaviour (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Azer, J., & Alexander, M. (2018, June). The Impact of Negatively-valenced Influencing Behaviour. Presented at 10th SERVSIG

Influencing behavior as a form of Customer Engagement Behavior (CEB) has the potential to affect other customers’ attitude and behavioral outcomes and likewise the value and performance of firms in different ways depending on its valence. However, de... Read More about The Impact of Negatively-valenced Influencing Behaviour.

Narratives of health and hospitality: Strathpeffer Spa c.1866 – c.1946 (2018)
Journal Article
Thomson, E. (2018). Narratives of health and hospitality: Strathpeffer Spa c.1866 – c.1946. Hospitality and Society, 8(2), 111-135. https://doi.org/10.1386/hosp.8.2.111_1

This paper examines the history of Strathpeffer Spa (the UK’s most northerly spa) between c.1860 and c.1946 using a range of printed primary and archive sources. Drawing upon Hansen’s (2012) work in business history it demonstrates the value of a cu... Read More about Narratives of health and hospitality: Strathpeffer Spa c.1866 – c.1946.

Tourist Art and Commodification (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L. (2018, June). Tourist Art and Commodification. Presented at Art, Materiality and Representation 2018, London

Short abstract
The visual consumption and depiction of material and experiential phenomena have become increasingly pertinent in contemporary tourism contexts. This panel explores the gazing upon and commodification of tourism experiences through to... Read More about Tourist Art and Commodification.

Meanings and myths: Semiotics of Edinburgh Castle (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., & Furger, T. (2018, May). Meanings and myths: Semiotics of Edinburgh Castle. Paper presented at Royal Anthropological Institute’s (RAI) Annual Conference: Art, Materiality and Representation

Short abstract
We will present initial themes from my study into the semiotics of Edinburgh Castle through analysing shared online images. As a semiotic sign, Edinburgh Castle is an iconic tourist sight, a backdrop to the ‘festival city’, and the mo... Read More about Meanings and myths: Semiotics of Edinburgh Castle.

An Exploration of Tourists’ Perceptions of a Rural Mountain Bike Event (2018)
Journal Article
Newland, B. L., & Robertson, M. (2018). An Exploration of Tourists’ Perceptions of a Rural Mountain Bike Event. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 10(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.18666/JASM-2017-V10-I1-8324

The natural attributes of rural locations are well suited to sport event tourism and can play a significant role in strategic tourism development in new markets. The purpose of the study was to explore consumer perceptions of sport event tourism in r... Read More about An Exploration of Tourists’ Perceptions of a Rural Mountain Bike Event.

Event futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration (2018)
Journal Article
Jaimangal-Jones, D., Robertson, M., & Jackson, C. (2018). Event futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 9(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEFM-05-2018-0032

This special issue has at its centre the theme Event Futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration. This theme was the basis of the Association for Events Management Education (AEME) annual forum hosted at Cardiff Metropolitan University, 5-7 Jul... Read More about Event futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration.

Senior Visitors to Attractions (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2018, April). Senior Visitors to Attractions. Paper presented at Scottish Museums Federation Annual Conference

No abstract available.

Conceptualizing negatively valenced influencing behavior: forms and triggers (2018)
Journal Article
Azer, J., & Alexander, M. J. (2018). Conceptualizing negatively valenced influencing behavior: forms and triggers. Journal of Service Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/josm-12-2016-0326

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to show how customers engage in negatively valenced influencing behavior (NVIB) and what triggers customers to use different forms of NVIB in an online context.
Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative study i... Read More about Conceptualizing negatively valenced influencing behavior: forms and triggers.

Enhancing the Tourist Heritage Experience through In-Situ, Customisable 3D - Printed Souvenirs (2018)
Book Chapter
Anastasiadou, C., Vettese, S., & Calder, L. (2018). Enhancing the Tourist Heritage Experience through In-Situ, Customisable 3D - Printed Souvenirs. In L. Egberts, & M. D. Alvarez (Eds.), Heritage and Tourism : Places, Imageries and the Digital Age (151-171). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789462985353

This research set out to investigate whether technological innovations in design and the personalisation of tourist souvenirs through 3D printing, could offer opportunities to break away from stereotypically throwaway, low quality, mass manufactured... Read More about Enhancing the Tourist Heritage Experience through In-Situ, Customisable 3D - Printed Souvenirs.

Customer-to-customer co-creation practices in tourism: Lessons from Customer-Dominant logic (2018)
Journal Article
Rihova, I., Buhalis, D., Gouthro, M. B., & Moital, M. (2018). Customer-to-customer co-creation practices in tourism: Lessons from Customer-Dominant logic. Tourism Management, 67, 362-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.02.010

This study aims to explore specific customer-to-customer (C2C) co-creation practices and related value outcomes in tourism. The importance of C2C co-creation is first discussed in the context of the Service-Dominant logic, then a new approach to the... Read More about Customer-to-customer co-creation practices in tourism: Lessons from Customer-Dominant logic.

Lifestyling Entrepreneurs' Sociological Expressionism (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Narrative study: Travelers’ perception of Maldives ‘one island – one resort’ setting (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chu, A. (2018, February). Narrative study: Travelers’ perception of Maldives ‘one island – one resort’ setting. Paper presented at 83rd TOSOK International Tourism Conference, Incheon, South Korea

Maldives is a well-known leisure travel destination with the rich natural resources and the uniqueness of topology. The country is formed by 1,190 small islands which are connected by 26 atolls. This "one island – one resort" type of resort distincti... Read More about Narrative study: Travelers’ perception of Maldives ‘one island – one resort’ setting.

10 Qs on the Fringe: Dr Louise Todd. This Media Podcast was recorded alongside public engagement event: Dr Louise Todd, The Fringe: My BFF', 'Skeptics on the Fringe 2017 (2018)
Digital Artefact
Todd, L. (2018). 10 Qs on the Fringe: Dr Louise Todd. This Media Podcast was recorded alongside public engagement event: Dr Louise Todd, The Fringe: My BFF', 'Skeptics on the Fringe 2017. [Podcast]

Before her talk for us on the relationships that people have with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Dr Louise Todd sat down with Heather Pentler to talk more about her research and how it came about, plus her thoughts about events and festivals in genera... Read More about 10 Qs on the Fringe: Dr Louise Todd. This Media Podcast was recorded alongside public engagement event: Dr Louise Todd, The Fringe: My BFF', 'Skeptics on the Fringe 2017.

SotF 2017: The Fringe: My BFF. This Media Podcast was recorded alongside public engagement event: Dr Louise Todd, The Fringe: My BFF', 'Skeptics on the Fringe 2017. (2018)
Digital Artefact
Todd, L. (2018). SotF 2017: The Fringe: My BFF. This Media Podcast was recorded alongside public engagement event: Dr Louise Todd, The Fringe: My BFF', 'Skeptics on the Fringe 2017. [Podcast]

Often skeptics are charged with only concentrating on hard, physical sciences. Well, that shouldn't be the case. Recorded during our 2017 Edinburgh Fringe run, this talk from Dr Louise Todd is the perfect antidote as we hear her describe her research... Read More about SotF 2017: The Fringe: My BFF. This Media Podcast was recorded alongside public engagement event: Dr Louise Todd, The Fringe: My BFF', 'Skeptics on the Fringe 2017..

Special Issue: Grassroots Festivals and Place Making (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Special Issue: Grassroots Festivals and Place Making. Journal of Place Management and Development, 11(3),

Authors are editors of the special issue to Journal of Place Management and Development.

The Beauty and the Abuse: A handbook on relationships and emotions in Academia (2017)
Book
Munar, A., Caton, K., Eger, C., Jeffrey, H., Khoo-Lattimore, C., Lynch, P., Morgan, N., & Young, E. (2017). The Beauty and the Abuse: A handbook on relationships and emotions in Academia. Copenhagen Business School

This handbook encourages dialogue and reflexivity on human relationships and emotions in academic environments. Fifteen vignettes inspired by real stories are presented. These narratives explore the light and shade of how love, friendship, eroticism,... Read More about The Beauty and the Abuse: A handbook on relationships and emotions in Academia.

Innovating to engage the Gen Y audience – visitor engagement with museum collections during ‘Lates’ events at the National Museum of Scotland. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2017, December). Innovating to engage the Gen Y audience – visitor engagement with museum collections during ‘Lates’ events at the National Museum of Scotland. Paper presented at 4th World Tourism Summit for Tourism and Hospitality: Innovation, Partnerships and Sharing

No abstract available.