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Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes? (1996)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Edgar, D. (1996). Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes?. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 15(3), 211-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0278-4319%2896%2900018-7

This paper examines the ‘current-state-of-the-art’ of hospitality research. It is argued that hospitality research has yet to reach a state of maturity and that no clear articulation exists as to its role, content and future direction. These issues a... Read More about Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes?.

Imaging Edinburgh as the ‘festival city’ (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., & Logan-McFarlane, A. (2017, June). Imaging Edinburgh as the ‘festival city’. Presented at Critical Tourism Studies: Understand Tourism- Change Tourism, Understand Ourselves - Change Ourselves

We will present initial findings and emerging themes from our study into the imaging of a ‘festival city’, as it is represented and elicited by city stakeholders through shared online images. Our research aims to develop an understanding of how Edinb... Read More about Imaging Edinburgh as the ‘festival city’.

Researching narratives of collective memory and identity: The case of the commemorative events of the fall of the Berlin Wall (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., Anastasiadou, C., Theodoraki, E., & Viol, M. (2014, September). Researching narratives of collective memory and identity: The case of the commemorative events of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Paper presented at International Conference on Remembering in a Globalizing World: The Play and Interplay of Tourism, Memory, and Place

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,, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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.

Scottish Visitor Attractions - Projections for the Millennium (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fyall, A., Leask, A., & Garrod, B. (2000, September). Scottish Visitor Attractions - Projections for the Millennium. Paper presented at Tourism 2000 Conference, Sheffield, UK

No abstract available.

World Heritage Site Designation and Implications (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., & Fyall, A. (2000, September). World Heritage Site Designation and Implications. Paper presented at Tourism 2000 Conference, Sheffield, UK

No abstract available.

Pricing Heritage: Are they really doing it better over there? (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A. (2004, September). Pricing Heritage: Are they really doing it better over there?. Presented at Practical Challenges for the Museum and Heritage Sector,, University of Greenwich, London

No abstract available.

The Effective Management of Heritage Visitor Attractions (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A. (2008, June). The Effective Management of Heritage Visitor Attractions. Presented at Heritage Tourism Conference, Brigham Young University, Jerusalem

Invited speaker

Questioning women’s empowerment through tourism entrepreneurship opportunities: The case of Omani women (2017)
Thesis
Salim Al Mazro'ei, L. B. Questioning women’s empowerment through tourism entrepreneurship opportunities: The case of Omani women. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/995563

This thesis adopts critical feminist theory, which is a combination of both critical theory and feminist theory, to explore the nature and experiences of Omani women involved in tourism entrepreneurship with particular regard to empowerment. Several... Read More about Questioning women’s empowerment through tourism entrepreneurship opportunities: The case of Omani women.

Managing Visitor Attractions (2008)
Book
Fyell, A., Garrod, B., Leask, A., & Wanhill, S. (Eds.). (2008). Managing Visitor Attractions. Elsevier

Visitor attractions represent a complex sector of the tourism industry and are the catalytic focus for the development of tourism infrastructure and services. As this area grows, there are still many questions to be answered and issues to be understo... Read More about Managing Visitor Attractions.

Managing World Heritage Sites (2006)
Book
Leask, A., & Fyell, A. (Eds.). (2006). Managing World Heritage Sites. Routledge

World Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier and cultural ones such as the Pyramids at Giza, the Walled City of Baku in Azerbaijan and the H... Read More about Managing World Heritage Sites.

Heritage Visitor Attractions: An Operations Management Perspective (1999)
Book
Leask, A., & Yeoman, I. (Eds.). (1999). Heritage Visitor Attractions: An Operations Management Perspective. Pearson Education

The first clearly structured textbook to examine Heritage Visitor Attractions from an operations management perspective. The book begins by defining the characteristics of HVAs and the principles of operations management and deals with the design of... Read More about Heritage Visitor Attractions: An Operations Management Perspective.