Dr. Philip Stone | University of Central Lancashire (original) (raw)

Philip is a Senior Lecturer with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and joined the School of Sport, Tourism and The Outdoors in September 2004.

Prior to his appointment at UCLan, Philip was employed as a Lecturer with Blackpool and The Fylde College, where he delivered Lancaster University degree programmes in tourism and hospitality management. Previously, Philip had been employed as a Management Consultant with the Coverpoint Consultancy Group, now based in Reading. His main task here was to provide strategic and operational business advice and guidance to a diverse range of blue-chip companies and independent operators throughout the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. British clients included Pfizer plc (Kent), Pearson plc (London), Inns of Court (City of London), Safeway (London & UK), Roadchef (UK), International Centre for Life (Newcastle), as well as a range of major property development and retail organisations, including LendLease (UK), Bluewater (Kent), Trafford Centre (Manchester), Liffey Valley (Dublin) and The Mall at Cribbs Causeway (Bristol).

Before engaging as a Management Consultant, Philip spent a number of years working for the Parkdean Holidays Group, with a final position of General Manager. His main task here was to manage holiday park business operations within the Group’s Scottish portfolio at Perth (Erigmore House) and Ayr (Sundrum Castle). Philip also spent a number of years working for Vardon plc, where he was employed as a Project Manager opening up new build catering operations within leisure complexes at Doncaster, Sheffield, Gloucester & London. Philip, a qualified chef, has also undertaken engagements with Swallow Hotels, Bass, Toby Grills, Newcastle Ruby Club and the NHS, either in a management or operational capacity. Philip is also a School Governor for Montgomery High School (A Language College) which is located in Bispham, Lancashire.

Philip’s academic portfolio includes a Higher National Diploma (Newcastle College) and Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management (Lancaster University); a Postgraduate Diploma and a Master of Arts degree in Tourism Management (University of Northumbria) – both awarded with Distinction; and a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE - University of Huddersfield). His Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis was entitled ‘Consuming Dark Tourism in Contemporary Society: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis’ (UCLan).

Current Teaching Activities:

Philip teaches across a range of tourism, hospitality and event management undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the School, combining his extensive operational management and consultancy experience with his business and social science education. Current teaching modules include:

• Dark Tourism: Macabre Attractions & Exhibitions
• Festivals & Events in Society
• Arts, Entertainment & Cultural Events
• Marketing for Hospitality, Tourism & Events

Philip is a Course Leader and manages all undergraduate international tourism management degrees for the University, and sits on a variety of academic panels and committees within the Faculty of Management. He also is a Visiting Tutor for UCLan Interns who are placed across the UK and Europe, USA, China, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand

Current Research Projects:

Philip’s current research interests revolve around the concept of dark tourism, the act of travel and visitation to sites, attractions and exhibitions which has real or recreated death, suffering or the seemingly macabre as a main theme. In particular, Philip is interested in the fundamental interrelationships between tourists and dark tourism sites, attractions and exhibitions with the wider cultural condition of society.

Philip is also founder and Editor of The Dark Tourism Forum, the premier online subject resource facility for dark tourism and a global alliance of dark tourism scholars and industry practitioners (visit http://www.dark-tourism.org.uk/). Other research interests include rural landscape ideology and rural tourism governance, and the role of festivals and events within society. Philip has been Academic Convenor for a number of national and international conferences at UCLan. He is also an Editorial Board Member for the academic journal ‘DIFFUSION’. Philip also acts as a Peer Reviewer for a range of international academic journals.

Philip also acts as a Media Consultant on the subject of dark tourism to various press and broadcast institutions across the world. Clients include:

• BBC (UK)
• The New York Times (USA)
• Travel Weekly (UK)
• Independent on Sunday (UK)
• The Guardian (UK)
• Barna-Alpher Film Productions Inc (Canada)
• Endemol Productions (Netherlands / UK)
• The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Germany)
• Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (Austria).
• The New Scientist (UK)
• Blackpool Gazette (UK)
• Rex Entertainment Productions (UK)
• … and a host of independent / freelance print media fro
Phone: +44 (0) 1772 894 900
Address: University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
Faculty of Management
Department of SSTO
Greenbank Building
Room 161
PRESTON
PR1 2HE
United Kingdom

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