State of Tourism: Old Challenges, New Perspectives

Friday, November 22, 2013 (all day)

Join experts and emerging academics as they present research on the many facets of tourism worldwide. Lectures are free and open to the public.

Friday’s at 8:30 am, in UW Arts Lecture Hall (AL 211)

September 20: Dr. David Fennell Is it really about the animals: Ecotourism’s vacant niche

September 27: Dr. Justin Taillon Education through international tourism

October 4: Dr. Geoffrey Wall Culture and agriculture: Towards a creative rural economy

October 11: Khaled Alshboul Community Involvement in tourism in Jordan

October 18: Dr. Mark Havitz Emerging issues in tourism marketing

October 25: Dr. Bryan Grimwood Nature, responsibility, and Arctic tourism

November 1: Dr. Paul Eagles Research priorities for park tourism

November 8: TBA

November 15: Dr. Stephen Smith Place-based cultural tourism

November 22: Dr. Daniel Scott Climate change and sustainable tourism

November 29: Dr. Sanjay Nepal Tourism and modernity in Mt. Everest region

Financial support for this lecture series is provided by the Department of Geography and Environmental Management.

For details, contact Dr. Sanjay Nepal 519-888-4567 x31239