School of Hospitality and Tourism: Recent submissions
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A Tourism Inflex: Generation Z Travel Experiences
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it highlights the emergence of Generation Z and the interface of its members with the tourism system. Second, by way of a theoretical model, the paper provides a more ... -
International Visitor Surveys: More Than Just Numbers
(School of Hospitality & Tourism, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)International visitor surveys (IVS) are traditionally designed to provide destinations with marketing data and intelligence. The New Zealand Tourism Research Institute has been developing new approaches to IVS implementation ... -
'Savoy Truffle': Love, Lust and Longing in a Box of Chocolates
(Ingenta, 2018)This article re-reads The Beatles’ song, ‘Savoy Truffle’, not as an ode to Eric Clapton’s rotting teeth and chocolate consumption, but rather as a thinly veiled rock music metaphor reflecting the triptych love relationship ... -
Hospitality Training for Prisoners: A Second Chance?
(School of Hospitality & Tourism, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Noting rising statistics relating to incarceration and reoffending, there has been increased attention given to analysing the delivery, effectiveness and challenges of hospitality training and employment programmes for ... -
Niue’s Destination Image: A Perspective From the Travel Experiences of International Visitors
(TTRA International, 2019)The purpose of this paper is to explore the image of Niue as a destination from the international visitors’ perspective. This current research is part of the Niue International Visitor Survey project at the New Zealand ... -
Accommodating Travellers With Pets: Is Auckland Ready?
(School of Hospitality & Tourism, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)New Zealand is considered a nation of pet lovers, with 64 percent of households owning at least one pet [1]. The aim of this study [2] was to explore what the main considerations were for hospitality operators in Auckland ... -
Warm Workplace Relationships: How to Retain Hospitality Employees
This article addresses the significance of workplace social connections for hospitality workers. When examining high turnover in hospitality, the focus is generally negative, such as shift work and low pay [1]. Surprisingly, ... -
A Critical Consideration of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Methodology for Tourism Studies
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2019)In recent decade tourism researches turned their attention to creative qualitative methodologies to gain the deeper understandings of tourism phenomena. Despite the considerable body of research focusing on creative ... -
Towards Decolonising Tourism and Hospitality Research in the Philippines
(Elsevier, 2019)In recent years, scholarshave focused their attention on demarcatingthe neocolonial situations that permeate the tourism and hospitality academy. The ‘critical turn’ in tourism studies called forthe decolonisation of tourism ... -
Community Hospitality: Improving Advocacy and Support for Refugees
(Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME), 2018)When refugees are resettled into a destination, not-for-profit organisations offer frontline services to ease refugees’ experiences of trauma and marginalisation, providing advocacy and welcome through reception processes, ... -
The Growth of ‘Botos Feeding Tourism’, a New Tourism Industry Based on the Boto (Amazon River Dolphin) Inia Geoffrensis in the Amazonas State, Brazil
(Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, 2012)The Amazon’s reputation and ability to draw tourists is strongly associated with the natural environment and with tourist’s ability to sight and interact with iconic animals. In Brazil, four cases of aggregations of wild ... -
Where Is the Meaning We Have Lost in Hospitality? Turning the Light on the Values We Live and Work By
(Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRiE), 2015)Tourism and hospitality have a rich tradition of values that emphasise care for individuals, a concern for community, and responsibility for society. However, these complex social interactions and traditional values are ... -
Journalist Integrity or Arbiters of Taste: The Case Study of Restaurant Critic Peter Calder
(Elsevier, 2014)It is generally believed that the power of popular media is such that restaurants can be both positively and negatively impacted by the restaurant critic. With the growing public interest the opinions of critics are deemed ... -
What's More Kiwi Than a Buzzy Bee? An Exploration of Kiwi Identity and Kiwiana
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Reflections of Battlefield Tourist Experiences Associated With Vietnam War Sites: an Analysis of Travel Blogs
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The aim of this paper is to analyse online travel blogs in order to gain an understanding of the reflections held by battlefield tourists in Vietnam. A qualitative approach utilising thematic analysis was conducted on 20 ... -
Femininities in the Field of Tourism Research
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Samoa International Visitor Survey - January 2018 to June 2018
(New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI), Auckland University of Technology, 2018)No abstract. -
Eating on the Fringe: Influences on Organic Food Consumption
(University of Waterloo, 2016)Organic food is defined by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (2009) as food grown and processed without chemicals, fertilisers or genetically modified organisms, using sustainable farming methods such as crop rotation ... -
Tour Guide Training for Hospitlable Nature-based Tour Experiences
(School of Hospitality & Tourism, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The term ‘hospitality’ has long been linked to accommodation providers and eateries, but the wider range of hospitality, and hospitable experiences, has received little attention from academics and practitioners alike. ... -
Mermaiding as a Form of Marine Devotion: a Case Study of a Mermaid School in Borocay, Philippines
(Macquarie University, 2018)Mermaiding, the practice of wearing a mermaid tail and/or costume, and often swimming in costume, began in the mid-20th Century and has since grown into a global phenomenon. Despite its increasing popularity, there appears ...