This exploratory study observed local resident views on cultural heritage tourism (CHT) development in the Panyu District of Guangzhou, a setting synonymous with Lingnan sites. Using semi-structured interviews residents between November 2018 and February 2019, it was reported that many were support CHT growth believed had yielded positive social impacts despite an absence formal community involvement genesis CHT. The most cited benefits included heightened sense pride increased awareness...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect leisure mobilities globally. In Australia, the has radically influenced of domestic tourists, with travellers subjected dynamic and intermittent restrictions on both intrastate interstate movement since March, 2020. This paper reports findings a study conducted between June July 2020 that explored Australians' intentions participate in tourism as travel eased. It reveals participants sought shift from modes transport involve high risks exposure other...

Port Adelaide is on the cusp of an urban renaissance. Once a thriving industrial centre, economic restructuring has left in vulnerable position. Suffering from ills and environmental decline, collaborative efforts between South Australian State Government private sector property developers have aimed to transform cosmopolitan progressive landscape. While much regeneration literature focused social issues associated with such large-scale redevelopments, improvements purported by these...

This article draws upon the findings of an exploratory qualitative study regional South Australian tourists' nature-based tourism experiences during COVID-19. Through implementation focus group interview sessions with participants across three age categories, it was evident that many had visited settings in pursuit health benefits. From perspective physical health, national parks and conservation areas were identified as "risk averse" backdrops allowed exercise to be undertaken. mental...

Tourism development in the 'post-conflict' Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region of Bangladesh proliferated after CHT Peace Accord was signed 1997. The positioned tourism as an important component reasserting Indigenous Jumma peoples' rights and facilitating regional socio-economic recovery. However, people have remained firmly on periphery discourse region's growing industry has since paved way for forces settler colonialism - namely through actions mobilities non-Indigenous Bengali majority...

This study provides novel insights into the indigenous Jumma peoples' experiences of tourism development in Chittagong Hill Tracts and their views on its role fostering post-conflict reconciliation. Through engagements with those directly employed industry, this applies Community Capitals Framework to identify holistic community changes through development. The findings reveal that has contributed positively human, social, cultural capital, partially supported reconciliation between some...

The dynamism of Environmental Management in the 21st century has predicted need for students to emerge from tertiary programmes with a set skills that are functional and more widely applicable contemporary workplace. To foster development such tools skill sets, there been an increasing trend amongst teaching practitioners move objectivist constructivist views learning teaching. Using theoretical heritage constructivism, we this paper offer example effectiveness constructive alignment...

This study was designed to investigate the impacts of tourism development at Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, Saudi Arabia. inscribed as country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 but received little attention a tourist destination until launch Vision 2030 strategy 2016, which positioned heritage sites important catalysts long-term transition post-oil economy. Via implementation semi-structured interviews with local SME owners and senior managers between January February 2020, several...

Abstract This short communication explores the creation of a new suburb as crucial strategy in revitalisation Port Adelaide, Australia. It contends that existing names area are so stigmatised by landscape's industrial heritage development consortium has elected to create rather than embark upon futile campaign renegotiate meaning these names. Drawing discourse analysis and critical landscape theory we contend place rhetorical devices such laden with meaning. As devices, neither natural nor...

The Limestone Coast is a popular tourist region located on South Australia's south-eastern border with Victoria and home to several nature-based attractions, including Naracoorte Caves National Park (NCNP). Through the acquisition of qualitative materials from 29 self-drive domestic tourists that visited NCNP, this study observed many tourists' automobilities were punctuated by periods "connection" "disconnection" technologies permeated their motor vehicles. Mediating both statuses posed...

In regional South Australia, a combination of droughts, bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic has presented dynamic challenges to tourism economies. As inbound international remains unlikely return pre-COVID-19 levels for foreseeable future, importance domestic become further pronounced, most notably in regions that have been affected by major declines tourist flows. This exploratory qualitative study reports on Australians' participation during factors influenced how they travel. Our findings...

AbstractAlthough graduate programs typically prepare university students well for research activity, many have been less successful in educating other aspects of academic careers. This article discusses Iain Hay's "Letter to a New University Teacher," which has used internationally help new lecturers beginning their career. Prepared as an autoethnographic account recent graduate, "The Letter" distils principles held underpin Five teachers and managers discuss critically the content...

Through an interpretivist and hauntological approach, our study explores how self-guided ghost walks use 'spectral-geographies' to reconcile problematic colonial histories while simultaneously supporting urban regeneration goals. To achieve this, Port Adelaide was selected as context. Adelaide, founded in 1837 the Crown Colony of South Australia's first port, quickly plagued with numerous challenges, earning it colloquial title 'Port Misery'. While its fortunes waxed waned over decades, port...

Cultural intermediaries play an essential role in shaping the ‘moral textures’ of sustainable consumption. Drawing on Bourdieu and Weber’s cultural sociologies religious personas, this article analyses how deploy different charismatic modalities field fashion to advocate for Using illustrative methods media examples, we illuminate ‘prophetic’ taste influencers, ‘ascetic’ producers upcycled fashion, ‘priestly’ secondhand clothing recyclers, ‘mystic’ guides minimalist lifestyles these...

This paper examines the current state and potential future applications of robots, artificial intelligence, service automation (RAISA) in hospitality, travel, tourism industry, with a focus on Indonesia. The study utilizes comprehensive review literature empirical data, including case studies, industry reports, scholarly articles, to gather relevant information. findings reveal that while implementation RAISA Indonesian is still its introductory stage, advancements technology decreasing...

The authors seek to demonstrate how the use of a constructivist teaching approach and tools turned normally pragmatic, minimalist work ethic, first year students into active, enthusiastic learners. Whilst learning journals is not unique, their value as tool form assessment at undergraduate level has proven be surprisingly successful in terms student engagement promotion life-long principles. analysis utilised writings showed they were motivated towards active participation own learning....