Outputs (5)

Managing Visitor Attractions (2022)
Book
Fyall, A., Garrod, B., Leask, A., & Wanhill, S. (Eds.). (2022). Managing Visitor Attractions. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003041948

Visitor attractions represent a complex sector of the tourism industry and are the catalytic focus for the development of tourism infrastructure and services. The third edition of this successful text investigates these issues further and provides mo... Read More about Managing Visitor Attractions.

Creating Dementia Friendly Destinations in Scotland (2021)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., Wardrop, K., Fyall, A., & Hansen, M. (2021). Creating Dementia Friendly Destinations in Scotland. In M. B. Duignan (Ed.), Managing Events, Festivals and the Visitor Economy: Concepts, Collaborations and Cases (17-36). CABI. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781789242843.0003

• Accessible tourism is an increasingly important sector of the tourism industry.
• The ageing population represents an under-developed and lucrative market.
• Globally 46 million people live with dementia, a number expected to triple by 2050.... Read More about Creating Dementia Friendly Destinations in Scotland.

Factors in the provision of engaging experiences for the traditionalist market at visitor attractions (2021)
Journal Article
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2021). Factors in the provision of engaging experiences for the traditionalist market at visitor attractions. Tourism Management Perspectives, 38, Article 100810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2021.100810

The global population is ageing with implications for the provision of tourism experiences to meet changing needs. The shift in demographics has encouraged a focus on the older visitor with tourism organisations recognising the value of engaging with... Read More about Factors in the provision of engaging experiences for the traditionalist market at visitor attractions.

The effect of exporting hospitality and tourism degrees overseas on the home campus: a conceptual model. (2019)
Journal Article
Lagiewski, R. M., Barron, P., & Leask, A. (2019). The effect of exporting hospitality and tourism degrees overseas on the home campus: a conceptual model. Journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism education, 24, 211-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2019.03.005

Hospitality and tourism programmes have, over the recent decades, been involved in the delivery of their degrees in international locations through a variety of export models. A case strategy approach was used to explore programmes delivering their... Read More about The effect of exporting hospitality and tourism degrees overseas on the home campus: a conceptual model..

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, Stirling

No abstract available.