Dr James Kennell
Tourism and Events Research
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Dark Tourism and World Heritage Sites
Posted on July 20, 2020 Leave a Comment
Our new paper, on Dark Tourism and UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS), has just been published in the Journal of Heritage Tourism. In the paper, we report on research that we carried out in Greenwich, London, with stakeholders of the Maritime Greenwich WHS. We found that stakeholders were broadly supportive of tourism development in the […]
Interpreting History Conference
Posted on August 11, 2019 Leave a Comment
On 19th September, I’ll be speaking at the Interpreting History conference at Alexandra Palace in London. This looks set to be an excellent event, with a focus on how to interpret historical sites and stories for visitors and tourists. I’ll be talking about dark tourism, and ways in which destinations can interpret their dark histories to […]
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 […]
