Tourism
As one of the main centres for tourism research in the Asia-Pacific, undertaking studies at the Department can provide substantial insights into contemporary tourism and give students the competitive business and employment edge. The Department undertakes contract research for government and industry and produces a large number of books, articles, working papers and industry reports.
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Recent Deposits
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What Screams Are Made Of: Exploring how imagery and language in fright tourism promotional materials invokes affective responses in visitors
Besides creating awareness of the operational elements of tourism attractions (e.g. location and opening hours), tourism promotional materials often communicate to potential visitors what the overall guest experience would ... -
The New Zealand food and wine tourism industry : a stakeholder analysis
The New Zealand food and wine industry has experienced considerable growth over the last decade with increased recognition of New Zealand wines and quality food products in overseas markets in addition to New Zealand's ... -
Chinese working holiday makers in New Zealand: expectations, experiences and outcomes
Young people from Mainland China do not have many opportunities to embark on a working holiday journey compared to most Western countries, or even some other Asian regions, like Hong Kong or Taiwan. Nowadays, these ... -
The Resilience of Wildlife Tourism Operations to Environmental Change
Nature-based tourism operations are sensitive to environmental changes including climate change, yet little is known about their ability to adapt to these uncertain environmental conditions (Scott, Hall and Gössling, 2012). ... -
Interorganisational relations and sustainable tourism in Canada: an historical perspective of Federal National Park and tourism agencies and key interest groups
This thesis examines the role and extent of collaborative interorganisational relations in the operationalisation of sustainable tourism in Canadian national parks. A considerable body of work suggests that sustainable ... -
Wine Islands, British Columbia : an exploration of wine tourism network relationships
Despite recognition of the potential benefits of wine tourism development for businesses and regions, the wine and tourism industries are characterised by a substantial lack of cohesion, understanding and integration. If ... -
In the inspection house
Since Dean MacCannell’s (1976) The Tourist the research field has held a hope that going beyond the tourist as the “modern man in general” is the Other whose differences and authenticity could help to break the tightening ... -
Connecting and changing places : globalisation and tourism mobility on the Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, New Zealand
Globalisation, localisation and tourism are processes that are closely interconnected. They relate to historical mobilities and non-mobilities of humans, ideas and capital that impact on environment, economy, culture, ... -
Role of political awareness in backpacker destination decision-making
This thesis examines the influence of political awareness on backpackers' destination decision-making by applying Burma as a case study. After Aung San Suu Kyi- Burma's democratically elected leader, who has been under ... -
The Science Communication of Whale Watching: A People-Focused Science Communication Approach
In 2014, UN Member States proposed a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including SDG #14 with its focus to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (Le Blanc, ... -
A critical analysis of the trade union movement in the Nepalese tourism industry
This research examines factors that influence trade union movements in the Nepalese tourism industry. In contrast to global trends, the last twenty-five years have seen a remarkable growth in the power and influence of ... -
Exploring the Prospects for Adaptive Co-management of Wildlife Tourism: The case of Shark Cage Diving on Stewart Island, New Zealand
Wildlife tourism consists of people viewing and/or encountering wildlife (Newsome et al., 2005). These often close encounters with wildlife tourism can produce direct and significant negative impacts on wildlife, their ... -
Unpacking Heterotopic Social Space: An Ethnography of Urban Exploration
Urban exploration has emerged as the popular term used to describe the physical exploration of human-made structures and objects, particularly those that are abandoned or hidden from the public eye. In recent years it has ... -
Local Perspectives: Revitalization of Cultural Heritage through Tourism Development in Benin, Nigeria.
This study, which was undertaken in Benin, Nigeria, explored local perspectives regarding the revitalization of cultural heritage through tourism development. It also critically assessed influencing factors on the local ... -
Death as the Ideal Playground? Dark Tourism, Tour Guide and Tourist Performances and Empathic Concerns at the Buried Village of Te Wairoa, Rotorua, New Zealand.
This thesis explores tour guide and tourist performances and interactions at a ‘Dark Tourism’ site. The work is important because ‘Dark Tourism’ presents with more questions than answers; the trope of the ‘dark’ is itself ... -
Cultivating Climate Consciousness: Agritourism Providers’ Perspectives of Farms, Food and Place
The aim of this PhD research is to explore climate change perspectives of agritourism providers in New Jersey (NJ) located in the United States (US). Research objectives include the assessment of agritourism providers’ ... -
Sustainable Water Management in the Hotel Sector: A Policy Network Analysis of Singapore
Tourism has become one of the most profound economic, social and environmental phenomena since World War II. Over-exploitation of resources in the tourism context, however, can lead to breakdown or collapse of the resource ... -
Intangible Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Protected Areas
Following the new paradigm of protected areas (PAs) most parts of the literature focus on the importance of the local community and their cultural heritage for a PA in achieving its conservation and development goals. ... -
Resilience and sustainability: a complementary relationship? Towards a practical conceptual model for the sustainability–resilience nexus in tourism
“Sustainability” has endured as an important concept for tourism scholars, and volumes have been written about how to achieve this holy grail of the tourism industry. Sustainable tourism destinations are often promoted as ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility and Tourism: Meaning, motivations and barriers in the Tanzanian tourism industry
This thesis explores how the notion of responsible business practice unfolds in a developing country context, Tanzania. The research provides important insights into how the socio-cultural environment shapes the uptake and ...