Dr James Kennell
Tourism and Events Research
economic development Category
Cultural tourism and the new silk roads
Posted on November 16, 2020 Leave a Comment
I recently gave a keynote speech at the 2020 World Culture and Tourism Forum in Xi’an, China. I spoke about the role that cultural tourism could play in the new Silk Road developments. In my presentation, I focused on how cultural tourism could form a part of the new ‘Silk Roads’ in the context of […]
Tourism Entrepreneurship and Industrial Restructuring
Posted on April 20, 2020 Leave a Comment
Our latest paper, on industrial restructuring and tourism entrepreneurship in Serbia, has just been published. This is an open access paper that you can download and read, for free, from here. The abstract is below: National culture can influence entrepreneurship by creating a specific cultural framework that defines the possibilities for the recognition of opportunities […]
Funded PhD Scholarship
Posted on May 14, 2019 Leave a Comment
With two of my colleagues at the University of Greenwich, we are offering a funded PhD scholarship to come and work with us, evaluating a major regeneration project over three years, in south-east London. You can view the full description, and find out about the application process here. If you’d like to contact me about […]
Cultur WB
Posted on October 29, 2018 Leave a Comment
Last week, I was very pleased to be invited to speak at the launch of the Cultur WB network, in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Cultur WB is a new network to support the development of Cultural Tourism across the Western Balkans region that has been set up with ERASMUS+ funding in a project with partners […]
Big Events in Small Destinations
Posted on November 6, 2017 Leave a Comment
I recently spoke at the 2nd annual International Conference for Students in Tourism and Gastronomy, in Skopje, Macedonia. My presentation was about how small tourism destinations, especially in emerging economies, can use major events as part of their tourism branding. You can view my presentation below: To get an idea of what my presentation was […]
The Economic Impact of the Self Catering Sector in England
Posted on January 11, 2017 Leave a Comment
With a colleague, Ewa Krolikowska, we recently published a report for the English Association of Self Catering Operators, on the economic impact of the self-catering accommodation sector in rural and coastal England. This was the first national study of its kind and you can download the report from the EASCO website by filling in your […]
Tourism and Economic Development in Suffolk
Posted on March 15, 2016 Leave a Comment
This is the presentation that I gave last week, at the Suffolk Inside Out event in Ipswich. This excellent event was organised by Events Management students from University Campus Suffolk, who brought together some great speakers and delegates from Suffolk to discuss the development of tourism and the visitor economy in the region. The main […]
Heritage, Tourism and Economic Development in Seaside Towns
Posted on March 18, 2015 3 Comments
Yesterday, I gave this presentation at a fascinating event at Turner Contemporary in Margate on local lists and the heritage sector. I was invited to speak by the Margate Neighbourhood Plan Forum and Margate Civic Society, about the relationship between heritage, tourism and economic development. This was great opportunity for me to return to Margate, […]
A visit to Belgrade
Posted on March 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
Last week, Dr Samantha Chaperon and I, from the University of Greenwich, presented at the Belgrade Tourism Conference 2015, which was being held alongside the Belgrade Tourism Fair. We were invited to speak by Serbia4Youth, an amazing organisation who are working to present Serbia as a destination for young people from across Europe and beyond. Serbia4Youth brought […]
Tourism Policy in the UK – do we really need one?
Posted on February 9, 2015 Leave a Comment
Despite writing and teaching about tourism policy, I do sometimes wonder about whether we need tourism policy at all, at least in the UK. The classical arguments for why we need tourism policy are fairly convincing: The industry is incredibly complex and fragmented and benefits from structure and leadership; The environmental impacts of tourism require management; […]
