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Individualising the tourist brochure: reconfiguring tourism experiences and transforming the classic image maker.

Book Chapter
Anastasiadou, C., & Migas, N. (2013)
Individualising the tourist brochure: reconfiguring tourism experiences and transforming the classic image maker. In J. Lester, & C. Scarles (Eds.), Mediating the Tourism Experience: From Brochures to Virtual Encounters (123-138). Ashgate Publishing

Product Innovation in the Scottish Event Sector

Book Chapter
Gordon, P. (2013)
Product Innovation in the Scottish Event Sector. In Facilities Planning for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
Product Innovation in the Scottish event sector.

The Role of Edinburgh World Heritage in Managing a World Heritage City

Book Chapter
Leask, A. (2013)
The Role of Edinburgh World Heritage in Managing a World Heritage City. In Contemporary Cases in Heritage
No abstract available.

Revenue Management at Heritage Attractions

Book Chapter
Leask, A. (2013)
Revenue Management at Heritage Attractions. In P. Legohérel, E. Poutier, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Revenue Management for Hospitality and Tourism,
This chapter focuses on how revenue management might be suitable for use as a tool in developing the effective management of heritage visitor attractions (HVAs). It begins wit...

Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm

Book Chapter
Hannam, K. (2012)
Cultural Tourism and the Mobilities Paradigm. In The Routledge Handbook of Cultural TourismTaylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch17
his chapter reviews work from what has been termed the ‘new mobilities paradigm’ (Sheller and Urry 2004). The mobilities paradigm arguably allows us to place travel and touris...

Engaging with Generation Y at Museums

Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2012)
Engaging with Generation Y at Museums. In M. Smith, & G. Richards (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Cultural TourismTaylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch50
Museums form a significant proportion of the cultural tourism offering in many destinations across the world. They ‘serve the functions of collection, research and exhibition,...

Environmental security and tourism

Book Chapter
Hannam, K. (2012)
Environmental security and tourism. In A. Holden, & D. Fennell (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the EnvironmentTaylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203121108.ch47
he concept of security has been rather undertheorised in tourism studies despite recent attempts to do so. For example, in the introduction to their edited text, Tourism, Secu...

World Heritage Designation – New Lanark

Book Chapter
Leask, A. (2011)
World Heritage Designation – New Lanark. In B. Garrod, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Contemporary Cases in Tourism
No abstract available.

A futurist’s view on the future of events

Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., & Smith, K. (2011)
A futurist’s view on the future of events. In J. Connell, & S. J. Page (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Events. , (507-525). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203803936.ch32
Events are significant in today’s society. They have links to religion, to culture, to sport, to community, to commerce, and to political, policy and microeconomic and macroec...

Visitor Management at a World Heritage Site – Skara Brae Prehistoric Village

Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Garrod, B. (2011)
Visitor Management at a World Heritage Site – Skara Brae Prehistoric Village. In B. Garrod, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Contemporary Cases in Tourism
No abstract available