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Enhancing the tourist heritage experience through "In-Situ" customisable, 3D printed souvenirs. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., Foster, S. V., & Calder, L. (2015, November). Enhancing the tourist heritage experience through "In-Situ" customisable, 3D printed souvenirs. Presented at Heritage Tourism and Hospitlaity International Conference

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 manufacture... Read More about Enhancing the tourist heritage experience through "In-Situ" customisable, 3D printed souvenirs..

Technology, society, and visioning the future of music festivals (2015)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., Yeoman, I., Smith, K. A., & McMahon-Beattie, U. (2015). Technology, society, and visioning the future of music festivals. Event Management, 19(4), 567-587. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599515X14465748774001

Many music festivals fail because the experiences offered do not ensure relevance and meaning to the attendee. Engagement with new and virtual landscapes and with the enhanced sensory feelings and imaginations that technologies can offer may alleviat... Read More about Technology, society, and visioning the future of music festivals.

Hotel entrepreneurship in a turbulent environment (2015)
Journal Article
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.

Destination Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore (2015)
Journal Article
Todd, L., Leask, A., & Fyall, A. (2015). Destination Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. Tourism Analysis, 20(6), 593-605. https://doi.org/10.3727/108354215x14464845877832

This paper presents a comparative study of the destination competitiveness of Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau and those strategies developed to enhance their future position in the global destination “marketplace”. The methodology adopted is secondary... Read More about Destination Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore.

Exploring film-induced tourism implications for onsite heritage interpretation at Alnwick Castle. (2015)
Book Chapter
Bakiewicz, J., Leask, A., Barron, P., & Rakić, T. (2015). Exploring film-induced tourism implications for onsite heritage interpretation at Alnwick Castle. In M. Kozak, & N. Kozak (Eds.), Destination Marketing: international perspectives. Routledge

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Exploring film-induced tourism implications for onsite heritage interpretation at Alnwick Castle.

Mobility, tourism (2015)
Book Chapter
Hannam, K., & Paris, C. M. (2015). Mobility, tourism. Encyclopedia of Tourism (1-2). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_408-1

Entry exert - "Ostensibly tourism can be seen as a form of mobility on a continuum where it involves a temporary overnight stay in a destination that is not home, in contrast to migration as another form of mobility that involves a more or less perma... Read More about Mobility, tourism.

Enhancing the Tourist Heritage Experience through In-Situ, Customisable, 3D printed Souvenirs (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Forster, S., & Anastasiadou, C. (2015, November). Enhancing the Tourist Heritage Experience through In-Situ, Customisable, 3D printed Souvenirs. Presented at HTHIC2015

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.

Family perspectives on social hospitality dimensions while on holiday (2015)
Journal Article
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.

Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2015, July). Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals. Paper presented at LSA 2015 Creating Leisure

This conceptual work discusses a visionary future of the city destination in which festival and events have a purposeful role in narrating sustainable development – a megatrend that infuses global society. It is a component of a larger work.
Approac... Read More about Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals.