The Rurban Interface ~ investigating the potency of niche sport events as brand narrative for destinations: Case Study: UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Fort William, Scotland (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Darby, P. (2007, December). The Rurban Interface ~ investigating the potency of niche sport events as brand narrative for destinations: Case Study: UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Fort William, Scotland. Paper presented at International Event Research Conference

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Ways of Knowing Hospitality (2007)
Book
Lashley, C., Lynch, P., & Morrison, A. (2007). Ways of Knowing Hospitality. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-045093-3.50016-3

Small tourism businesses in Pushkar, India: destination development through communication networks (2007)
Journal Article
Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. (2007). Small tourism businesses in Pushkar, India: destination development through communication networks. World Journal of Tourism Small Business Management, 1, 83-94

This paper uses the ‘communication network’ perspective (Szarka 1990) to identify how small hospitality and tourism businesses in Pushkar, India, cope with a lack of support agency assistance in skills learning and knowledge transfer. The methodologi... Read More about Small tourism businesses in Pushkar, India: destination development through communication networks.

An investigation of hotel property renovation: The external parties' view (2007)
Journal Article
Hassanien, A. (2007). An investigation of hotel property renovation: The external parties' view. Property Management, 25(3), 209-224. https://doi.org/10.1108/02637470710753602

The purpose of this paper is to present an empirically-based insight into the practice and perception of architects, interior designers and building contractors who make up the external parties involved in the hotel renovation process.

In the pap... Read More about An investigation of hotel property renovation: The external parties' view.

Events and festivals: Current trends and issues (2007)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., Chambers, D., & Frew, E. (2007). Events and festivals: Current trends and issues. Managing Leisure, 12(2-3), 99-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/13606710701406485

The aim of this special edition of Managing Leisure is to acknowledge the multi-factorial and dynamic nature of events and festivals as research areas. The articles captured in this special edition give some indication of this, located as they are in... Read More about Events and festivals: Current trends and issues.

World Heritage: Issues and debates. (2007)
Journal Article
Rakić, T. (2007). World Heritage: Issues and debates. Tourism, 55, 209-219

In over thirty years of its existence, World Heritage has proven to be very popular. It attracted the attention of not only the heritage professionals, but also of tourists, the tourism industry and scholars. It seems that as World Heritage was becom... Read More about World Heritage: Issues and debates..

Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home (2007)
Journal Article
Di Domenico, M., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home. Leisure Studies, 26(3), 321-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614360600898110

Commercial homes, which provide hospitality where the private home dimension is significant, blur traditional boundaries between home and work and social constructions of hospitableness versus hospitality. Drawing on interviews with owner-managers of... Read More about Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home.

Effective talent development: the elite coach perspective in UK sport. (2007)
Journal Article
Martindale, R. J. J., Collins, D., & Abraham, A. (2007). Effective talent development: the elite coach perspective in UK sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 19(2), 187-206. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200701188944

Research to effectively inform the design and conduct of talent development environments (TDEs) is sparse, especially relating to the goals and systems involved. Accordingly, this paper provides a detailed picture of effective goals and systems withi... Read More about Effective talent development: the elite coach perspective in UK sport..

Access—A Research Agenda for Edinburgh Festivals (2007)
Journal Article
Carlsen, J., Ali-Knight, J., & Robertson, M. (2007). Access—A Research Agenda for Edinburgh Festivals. Event Management, 11(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599508783943237

Festivals and events have assumed a prominent place in the social and economic fabric of Edinburgh, to a point where it now enjoys a reputation as a leading festival and event destination. In Edinburgh, as in other festival destinations, most of the... Read More about Access—A Research Agenda for Edinburgh Festivals.

Festivals and events: Beyond economic impacts (2007)
Journal Article
Carlsen, J., Robertson, M., & Ali-Knight, J. (2007). Festivals and events: Beyond economic impacts. Event Management, 11(1-2), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599508783943200

Festivals and events have assumed a prominent place in the social and economic fabric of Edinburgh, to a point where it now enjoys a reputation as a leading festival and event destination. In Edinburgh, as in other festival destinations, most of the... Read More about Festivals and events: Beyond economic impacts.

Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective (2007)
Journal Article
Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 8(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.5367/000000007780007380

This paper compares two localities of marked social, cultural and economic difference in relation to small tourism business networking and formalization of tourism destination development. The methodological process involves in-depth interviews, supp... Read More about Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective.

An assessment of ‘international best practice’ in visitor attraction management: does Scotland really lag behind? (2007)
Journal Article
Garrod, B., Leask, A., & Fyall, A. (2007). An assessment of ‘international best practice’ in visitor attraction management: does Scotland really lag behind?. International Journal of Tourism Research, 9, 21-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.591

This paper compares and contrasts selected management practices among visitor attractions in Scotland, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The catalyst for the study was the growing perception that management practices among visitor attractions in Sco... Read More about An assessment of ‘international best practice’ in visitor attraction management: does Scotland really lag behind?.