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Global Tourism Geographies: Research | Policy | Practice
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McKercher, B. (2025). Politics of tourism in public land use management: a reflexive treatise. Tourism Geographies, 27(5), 939–960. doi.org/10.1080/1461...
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Politics of tourism in public land use management: a reflexive treatise
This paper examines the political geography of land use management in developed western economies. It explains why tourism stakeholders continue to struggle to gain legitimacy in many protected are...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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On the Verge: the State-of-the-Art in tourism geographies
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October 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Tourism does not fit well into either group, and as such, has difficulty building trust and establishing firm alliances with either group in the corridors of power.
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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🔸 The politics of ‘sustainability’ are highly polarised, with stakeholder groups establishing clearly defined inter-organisational relationships or advocacy groups presenting either a weak or strong sustainability agenda.
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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🔗 Zhang, Y., & Wang, H. (2025). Heritage in simulation: the heritagisation of a Chinese theme park. Tourism Geographies, 1–21.
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Heritage in simulation: the heritagisation of a Chinese theme park
This study investigates the transformation of cultural theme parks into heritage spaces in contemporary China, taking Splendid China Folk Village as a critical case. Adopting a dual analytical stan...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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🔗 Wang, K., & Yuan, M. (2025). Rethinking Chinese health and wellness tourism: a cultural-geographic perspective. Tourism Geographies, 1–11.
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HANDLING EDITOR: Harng Luh Sin
Rethinking Chinese health and wellness tourism: a cultural-geographic perspective
This commentary critically examines contemporary Chinese wellness tourism research from a cultural-geographical perspective, highlighting its contributions to tourism geography. First, it shows how...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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🔗 Shen, C., & Cheng, J. (2025). Social media power catalyzing urban tourism innovation: applying spatial-institutional-affective framework in placemaking. Tourism Geographies, 1–24.
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HANDLING EDITOR: Joseph M. Cheer
Social media power catalyzing urban tourism innovation: applying spatial-institutional-affective framework in placemaking
This article examines the phenomenon of Wanghong City (literally ‘internet-famous city’) as a distinctive model of tourism-led urban transformation and digital placemaking in China. Focusing on the...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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🔗 Farkić, J., Moretti, S., van der Sterren, J., & Ars, B. (2025). The geography of dignity and the ethics of care in air travel. Tourism Geographies, 1–19.
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HANDLING EDITOR: Jillian Rickly
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The geography of dignity and the ethics of care in air travel
Air transport is a cornerstone of global mobility and tourism, yet it often fails to protect the rights and dignity of passengers with disabilities (PwDs). Accessible tourism, although placing dign...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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🔗 Mellors, J., & Cole, S. (2025). The case for consortium authorship in tourism research. Tourism Geographies, 1–6.
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HANDLING EDITOR: Patrick Brouder
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The case for consortium authorship in tourism research
Traditional authorship models in tourism research fail to reflect the complexities of large-scale, interdisciplinary collaborations. Individual attribution reinforces hierarchies, marginalises non-...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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🔗 Dunn, A., & Judd, B. (2025). Indigenous-settler relations at work in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park’s tourism industry. Tourism Geographies, 1–16.
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HANDLING EDITOR: Keir Reeves
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Indigenous-settler relations at work in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park’s tourism industry
The Australian settler government has repeatedly promised Indigenous peoples (Anangu) of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park that they will benefit from settler government’s use of their lands as a sign...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Community perceptions of home represented on screen: implications for film-induced tourism
This study explores how local communities in Fiji perceive the portrayal of their home in films. Yet little is known how local communities collectively construct and interpret the cinematic represe...
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October 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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🔸 Moufakkir, O. (2025). Out of sight: invisible journeys of queer Muslim travelers in tourism studies. Tourism Geographies, 1–10. doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Out of sight: invisible journeys of queer Muslim travelers in tourism studies
Queer Muslim travelers occupy a largely invisible yet significant position at the academic intersection of faith, sexuality, and mobility. While digital platforms and community-based travel network...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Chen, S., Tan, Y., He, B., Huang, G., & Zhang, H. (2025). Geopolitical influences on spatial network structure of China–ASEAN tourism flows: a mixed-methods analysis. Tourism Geographies, 1–34. doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Geopolitical influences on spatial network structure of China–ASEAN tourism flows: a mixed-methods analysis
Although research on the geopolitics of tourism has deepened, discussions on its impact on tourism flow networks remain limited. To further address this issue, we construct a tourism flow network u...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Dimitrovski, D., Trupp, A., Gan, J. E., Stephenson, M. L., & Algas, E. (2025). Tourist or resident, or maybe both? International students’ staycation considerations. Tourism Geographies, 1–27. doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Tourist or resident, or maybe both? International students’ staycation considerations
The staycation has gained prominence amidst global crises, offering new perspectives on travel and place attachment. This study examines staycation experiences through the lens of international stu...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Sun, X., Lin, B., & Gan, L. (2025). From travel to tourism: change in the discourse of China’s frontier, 1950–2024. Tourism Geographies, 1–18. doi.org/10.1080/1461...
From travel to tourism: change in the discourse of China’s frontier, 1950–2024
This study presents a historical examination of China’s frontier tourism. It applies discourse analysis through fieldwork and travelogues to find two discourses in Xishuangbanna: travel (1950–1983)...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Legatzke, H., Current, D., LaPan, C., & Schneider, I. E. (2025). UNESCO biosphere zoning, local management, and empowerment in community-based tourism: lessons from Guatemala. Tourism Geographies, 1–18. doi.org/10.1080/1461...
UNESCO biosphere zoning, local management, and empowerment in community-based tourism: lessons from Guatemala
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve zoning forms a natural experiment to understand how territorial management and local tourism authority shape community empowerment outcomes. A mixed-methods study in Guatem...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Zhang, M., Wang, M., Su, M. M., Dong, H., & Liu, Z. (2025). Interactive gentrification in rural tourism in China: multi-actor dynamics and rural transformation. Tourism Geographies, 1–22. doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Interactive gentrification in rural tourism in China: multi-actor dynamics and rural transformation
Beyond transformations of rural landscapes and cultural spaces, rural tourism often attracts migrants and contributes to rural gentrification. Managing the coexistence of new and original residents...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Le Minh, T., & Anh, D. T. P. (2025). Regenerative shift: community-based ecotourism through culinary value chain and experiencing place lenses. Tourism Geographies, 1–22. doi.org/10.1080/1461...
Regenerative shift: community-based ecotourism through culinary value chain and experiencing place lenses
This study investigates the regenerative potential of community-based ecotourism (CBET) through the lens of culinary value chains and experiential perspectives, analyzing their role in promoting cu...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Cockburn-Wootten, C., Indrawati, Y., & McIntosh, A. (2025). Ageing with disability, relationships and relational place making: Bali tourism case study. Tourism Geographies, 1–17. doi.org/10.1080/1461...

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Ageing with disability, relationships and relational place making: Bali tourism case study
Bali has become a well-known island destination in Indonesia for senior tourists and Bali’s tourism strategy has indicated a desire to attract senior visitors. This study adopted an interpretative ...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Li, M., Weng, L., & Adey, P. (2025). Catching our breath: breathing fresh air into tourist geographies and mobilities. Tourism Geographies, 1–20. doi.org/10.1080/1461...

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Catching our breath: breathing fresh air into tourist geographies and mobilities
Breathing, ‘a physiological process involving the inspiration of oxygen and the expiration of carbon dioxide’, is emerging as an important concern for the social sciences and humanities. In tourism...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🔸 Lu, S. E., Yang, E. C. L., Moyle, B., & Reid, S. (2025). Inclusive research in tourism: are we enabling or disabling people with disability? Tourism Geographies, 1–25. doi.org/10.1080/1461...

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Inclusive research in tourism: are we enabling or disabling people with disability?
Inclusive research embraces power-sharing between the researchers and the ‘researched’, particularly when working with socially marginalised populations, such as people with disability. While studi...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM