Dr James Kennell
Tourism and Events Research
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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 […]
Cultural Tourism during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted on May 12, 2020 Leave a Comment
I took part in a webinar on cultural tourism organised by MEKST this week, about the ways in which cultural tourism and cultural events are being affected by the Pandemic, and how this might be dealt with in the future. Also taking part were Nemanja Milenković, the Director of the Novi Sad European Capital of […]
ROOTS Project Launch Event
Posted on March 18, 2019 Leave a Comment
Next month, I’ll be speaking at the launch event in Ireland of the ROOTS project, an EU-funded project that has the aim of supporting small businesses across Europe to take advantage of cultural tourism opportunities. Along with partners in Ireland, Romania, the U.K., Denmark and the Netherlands, we’ve been working together over the last eighteen […]
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 […]
Conference: New Spaces in Cultural Tourism
Posted on March 31, 2017 Leave a Comment
Contemporary Trends in Tourism and Hospitality – CTTH 2017 is an International conference regarding research in tourism, leisure, hotel management and multidisciplinary studies such as events and meeting industry, entrepreneurship in hospitality, creative industries etc. I am on the Scientific Committee for this year’s event, the 17th in a successful series. Information about the conference from […]
Cultural Tourism in European Cities
Posted on January 16, 2017 1 Comment
Recently, I visited Skopje in Macedonia for the first time to give a presentation on Cultural Tourism and European Cities at the 1st International Conference for Tourism and Hospitality Students, which was held in the Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics of the University Goce Declev. This was an excellent event, organised by the winners […]
MEKST 2015
Posted on January 4, 2016 Leave a Comment
Recently, I was a keynote speaker at the MEKST 2015 conference in Novi Sad, in Serbia. This is an annual conference held in Serbia for students and faculty from around the Balkans, with a focus on the countries of the former Yugoslavia. This was the third event I have spoken at in the region over […]
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, culture and economic development: The Tourism Symposium 2014
Posted on April 11, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’ll be speaking at the Tourism Society symposium in Liverpool on 3rd June 2014. This event is looking at the relationship between tourism, culture and economic development and has some fantastic contributors. The symposium runs over two days and is being held in the Merseyside Maritime Museum – you have to book and you can […]
