Dr James Kennell
Tourism and Events Research
sustainable tourism Category
Tourist motivations for small european cities
Posted on October 20, 2020 Leave a Comment
Our latest article has just been published in the journal Sustainability. It is open-access, meaning anyone can read it with no paywall. In the article, we propose a new fuzzy-logic model for analysing tourist motivations, which shows how they can change across different age groups. The research was carried out in Novi Sad, in Serbia, […]
Tourism, Governance and Sustainable Development
Posted on August 16, 2019 Leave a Comment
With my colleague, Professor Francisco Antonio dos Anjos, we have just edited a special issue of the journal Sustainability. This is an open-access journal, so it is free to everyone to read and download. There are fifteen papers in the special issue which deal with issues related to sustainable tourism in countries as diverse as Iraq, […]
Sun, Sea and Shrines – Cultural Tourism in Phuket, Thailand
Posted on August 29, 2018 1 Comment
Our new paper on the diversification of tourism in the Thai island of Phuket has just been published in the journal Geographica Pannonica. This is an open access journal and so the paper is free to download and read – just click here to open the PDF. In the paper we look at the need for […]
Call for Papers – Special Issue “Tourism, Governance and Sustainable Development”
Posted on July 26, 2018 Leave a Comment
With my colleague Professor Franciso Antonio dos Anjos, from Univesidade do Vale do Itajaí in Brazil, we are editing a special issue of the journal Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050), on ‘Tourism, Governance and Sustainable Development’. You can read the full call for papers here, and find out more about the journal here. If you are […]
Overtourism vs. Undertourism
Posted on July 3, 2018 Leave a Comment
I gave the presentation below as a keynote at the 12th International Iguassu Tourism Forum, which was part of the Festival des Cataratas in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. In my presentation, I explained the origins of the term overtourism and showed how important it had become in the media for explaining the impacts of tourism. […]
Sustainability – journal editorial board
Posted on October 26, 2017 Leave a Comment
I have just joined the board of the open-access journal Sustainability. The journal is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly, open access journal of environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability , which provides an advanced forum for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development. I have joined the editorial board for the ‘Sustainability of Culture and Heritage’ […]
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 […]
Turizmijada 2015
Posted on May 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
Last week, I gave a presentation at the Turizmijada 2015 event in Tivat, Montenegro. This was the 8th annual event hosted by the International Association of Students of Tourism and Hospitality. You can see my presentation, on ‘Sustainable Tourism Development in the Adriatic Region’, at the end of this post, or by clicking here. The […]
