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The Future of Music Festivals: Play, Technology and Glastonbury 2050 (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., & Musarurwam, N. (2012, June). The Future of Music Festivals: Play, Technology and Glastonbury 2050. Presented at International Conference on Tourism and Events: Opportunities, Impacts and Change

No abstract available.

Engaging with Generation Y at Museums (2012)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2012). Engaging with Generation Y at Museums. In M. Smith, & G. Richards (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch50

Museums form a significant proportion of the cultural tourism offering in many destinations across the world. They ‘serve the functions of collection, research and exhibition, as well as education and recreation’ (Sheng and Chen 2011: 53) meaning tha... Read More about Engaging with Generation Y at Museums.

Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm (2012)
Book Chapter
Hannam, K. (2012). Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm. In The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch17

his chapter reviews work from what has been termed the ‘new mobilities paradigm’ (Sheller and Urry 2004). The mobilities paradigm arguably allows us to place travel and tourism at the centre of social and cultural life rather than at the margins. Suc... Read More about Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm.

The semiotic paradigm and festival brand image:a study of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L. (2012, July). The semiotic paradigm and festival brand image:a study of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Presented at Seventh International Conference on the Arts in Society

The semiotic paradigm has previously been applied to the understanding of product brands and brand image within the consumer context. Further, as a research method, semiotic analysis is not new within tourism and related contexts. Despite this, the s... Read More about The semiotic paradigm and festival brand image:a study of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Environmental security and tourism (2012)
Book Chapter
Hannam, K. (2012). Environmental security and tourism. In A. Holden, & D. Fennell (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203121108.ch47

he concept of security has been rather undertheorised in tourism studies despite recent attempts to do so. For example, in the introduction to their edited text, Tourism, Security and Safety, Pizam and Mansfeld (2006) attempt to develop a threefold t... Read More about Environmental security and tourism.

Engaging with Gen Y at museum events (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., Barron, P., & Todd, L. (2012, June). Engaging with Gen Y at museum events. Paper presented at International Conference on Tourism & Events: Opportunities, Impacts and Change,

No abstract available.

Festivals, governance and sustainability: the Director at the research crossroad (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2012, June). Festivals, governance and sustainability: the Director at the research crossroad. Presented at International conference on tourism and events : opportunities, impacts and change ; incorporating the 8th annual Tourism and hospitality research in Ireland conference (THRIC)

No abstract available.

Photo-elicitation in constructing experiences of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L. (2012, June). Photo-elicitation in constructing experiences of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Paper presented at International Conference on Tourism & Events: Opportunities, Impacts and Change,

This study proposes the application of photo-elicitation during interviews as an innovative and useful method of understanding the lived-experiences of contributors to festivals. In illustrating this, I describe this method, as applied to the context... Read More about Photo-elicitation in constructing experiences of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Touristic mobilities in India’s slum spaces (2012)
Journal Article
Diekmann, A., & Hannam, K. (2012). Touristic mobilities in India’s slum spaces. Annals of Tourism Research, 39(3), 1315-1336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2012.02.005

This paper engages with contemporary debates about tourism mobilities by examining a central tension in contemporary social science research, namely a concern, on the one hand, with theories that help us to analyse various representations of social l... Read More about Touristic mobilities in India’s slum spaces.

Political (in)stability and its influence on tourism development (2012)
Journal Article
Causevic, S., & Lynch, P. (2013). Political (in)stability and its influence on tourism development. Tourism Management, 34, 145-157. 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.

Managing revenue in Scottish visitor attractions (2012)
Journal Article
Leask, A., Fyall, A., & Garrod, B. (2013). Managing revenue in Scottish visitor attractions. Current Issues in Tourism, 16(3), 240-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2012.667070

Revenue management is often identified as a potentially valuable tool for addressing some of the challenges currently facing visitor attractions. This article sets out to investigate the adoption of revenue-management practices by Scottish paid-entry... Read More about Managing revenue in Scottish visitor attractions.

Gen Y: The Impact of Generational Changes in Consumer Behaviour on the Marketing of Tourist Attractions (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., Barron, P., & Ensor, J. (2012, January). Gen Y: The Impact of Generational Changes in Consumer Behaviour on the Marketing of Tourist Attractions. Presented at International Marketing Trends Conference

This research study compares and contrasts the marketing strategies adopted by operators of tourist attractions aiming to engage effectively with Generation Y (Gen Y) consumers. Gen Y is widely regarded as the next big lifelong cohort with its own un... Read More about Gen Y: The Impact of Generational Changes in Consumer Behaviour on the Marketing of Tourist Attractions.