Emerging Themes in Contemporary Tourism Research Symposium (original) (raw)

The purpose of this symposium is to highlight emerging themes in contemporary tourism research and in particular to welcome Professor Dimitri Ioannides from the Department of Tourism Studies and Geography (TUG) at Mid Sweden University. The multi and cross disciplinary nature of tourism research will be in evidence, as will the globalised nature of the academic discipline and sector. According to the most recent UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals increased by 4.4% in 2015 to a total of 1,184 million for 2015 and marks the 6th consecutive year of above-average growth, with international arrivals increasing by 4% or more every year since the post-crisis year of 2010 (UNWTO, 2016). The prominence of tourism in developed and less developed contexts is clear and thus gives rise to a growing body of academic research that seeks to understand its impacts and how it can be deployed for more positive encounters for both hosts and guests alike. Speakers include: Prof. Dimitri Ioannides - Mid-Sweden University Exploring special interest tourism from a resilience perspective: The case of the Greek wine tourism sector Prof. Keir Reeves – Federation University Discussant Dr. Vicki Peel – Monash University The guidebook is dead. Long live e-tourism? Dr. Joseph Cheer - Monash University Pan Asia-Pacific Perspectives of Tourism and Traditional Culture: Sustainable and Beneficial or Profane and Incongruous? Dr. Gary Lacey - Monash University & La Trobe University The role of the domestic philanthropic tourist in providing sexual health education in rural Kenya: Joyce's story. Dr. Jennifer Laing and Associate Professor Warwick Frost - La Trobe University Religious Tourism and Regional Development in Penola, South Australia Dr. Ben Iaquinto – Independent Researcher Backpacker Mobilities: Slowing down for sustainability? Ms. Salma Thani, PhD candidate, Monash University UAE recreating a tourist destination in the Middle East and a Disneyland in the desert. Ms. Sandra G. Cherro-Osorio - PhD candidate, La Trobe University Gastronomy as a tool for development in Peru: the role of culinary brokers