Tourism Geographies Podcast

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2025.2525815 Abstract The commercial spaceflight industry is progressing rapidly. Yet, there is a lack of research theorising what the spatio-temporal contours of sustainability look like if the biosphere, along with its finite resources and limited ability to sustain continued population growth, constitutes a boundary that can be readily trans...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2025.2506523?src= Abstract The ‘working holiday’ model of youth mobility has evolved alongside backpacking in recent decades. Increasingly, backpackers on working holidays are seen as a potential labour source in many nations, due to the flexible and highly mobile capacity which suits much agricultural work. We discuss the evolution of Australi...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2025.2516837 Abstract 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 area management decisions. The reason is that the politics of pub...

Abstract Since the launch of  Tourism Geographies  in 1999, annual international tourist arrivals have surged from 664 million to 1.4 billion, with greater numbers of domestic tourists traversing within borders. Transportation improvements have made travel more efficient, affordable, and accessible, while the digital revolution has introduced social media, the sharing economy, GPS techno...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2025.2493776?src=exp-la Abstract 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 representations of their homeland. This is important given the need for local community support for tourism. Through in-dep...

https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2025.2502997 Abstract This paper explores the intersection of dark tourism and spectral geographies, offering a critical examination of how spaces of death, disaster, trauma, and painful memories are shaped by hauntings and spectral presence. Drawing on hauntology and the work of Derrida, as well as on work in spectral geographies, it proposes spectrality not as a...

https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2025.2495179 Abstract Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) located in the south of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Settled by the Portuguese it was the last European colony in Asia. Over the centuries as a maritime city Macau saw its fortunes coming as trade boomed in the 16–17th centuries; however, with the establishment of Hong Kong as a port city...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2025.2462222 Abstract Over the past twenty-five years, conceptualisations regarding where, when and how tourists travel have undergone profound changes. For many years, surveys, maps relying on tourists’ recall, and physical surveillance were the only means through which the mobility of tourists could be tracked. The internet, cellular phone ne...

https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2024.2412550 Abstract Digital volunteer tourism (DVT) has emerged as a viable alternative to positively impact destinations when travel is impossible during times of crisis. This leaves volunteers, the ‘agents’ in volunteer projects and development work, who might often identify with a destination or specific cause, without a tangible link to the locality. Raising...

Abstract How effective are podcasts in disseminating academic research and engaging audiences beyond traditional scholarly channels? This study investigates the Tourism Geographies Podcast to assess its value as a research communication tool. The objectives were to explore how podcast participation shaped academics’ approaches to dissemination, the visibility and feedback they received, and the co...

In this episode, the Tourism Geographies Podcast editors reflect on the first three seasons, highlighting what they enjoyed most about the producing the podcasts. Further, the editors reflect on different trends in tourism geographies scholarship. Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2025.2462777 Abstract The polar areas have long endured as an exotic playground for adventure in the wilderness. Tourism figures have remained low and hence the regions hold a marginal position in the global tourism system. Today, climate change and its significant impact on ecosystems and communities in high latitudes as well as geopolitical c...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2381071 Abstract The pandemic has drawn attention to the unsustainable nature of tourism, intensifying social and economic inequalities and heightening issues of urban vulnerability. As destinations reimagine their future, a holistic approach that addresses social and ecological perspectives through collaboration, stewardship and environme...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2017.1385094 ABSTRACT To assess tourist motivations at the battlefield site on Kinmen Island of Taiwan, an empirical investigation was conducted. From a convenience sample, we collected 437 effective responses of respondents including domestic and international tourists with different cultural background in Kinmen. The structure of motivation w...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2025.2464101 Abstract This study analyzed tourism history, management, and impacts in the city of Asheville in Western North Carolina, a prime tourism location for over a century. First marketed for its healthful mountain air in the mid-1800s, its proximity to the famed Blue Ridge Mountains remains one of the city’s major attractions. Over the...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2330574 Abstract This review summarizes some key moments in the development of ethics in tourism research and practice where three main areas of concern are identified: socio-economic inequalities, cultural discriminations, and more-than-human speciesism. Following a brief historical review, the paper delves into some current trends and et...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2446354 Abstract The ‘turn to the sea’ through yachting tourism recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic prompts the relocation of the sea, including its nature and culture, back at the centre of processes of change in selected coastal resorts. The recent revamp of regenerative thinking in tourism offers a theoretical and practical ground on...

https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2024.2423155 Abstract This commentary reviews the state of island tourism literature with specific reference to publications in the journal  Tourism Geographies . Despite over 44 years of literature about island tourism, the field remains underdeveloped, with several under-researched critical areas, including adaptation, investment, proximity, and small island...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2446355 Abstract Today’s multiple crises call for alternative approaches to tourism and nature contemplation. Neoliberal conservation proposes the commodification of nature as a solution to these crises, for instance, through tourism development in private protected areas (PPA). PPAs combine privatisation with the commodification of nature...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2381061 Abstract This state-of-the art review provides an overview of feminist analyses of tourism that have been published in  Tourism Geographies  since 1999. The review first introduces feminism s  as political projects, forms of activism, diverse theories, and as ways of knowing that have critically informed tourism know...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2446356 Abstract Tourism development can significantly affect the environment and communities in popular travel destinations, often overpowering Indigenous peoples by the sheer dominance of this economic sector. However, the local population can regain control over tourism development in a destination. This paper addresses the research que...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2395469 Abstract Advancement of Indigenous rights through tourism requires practitioners and researchers to think carefully about the roles and responsibilities of Indigenous methodologies and decolonising work. In adopting a stance of refusing colonisation, reflections on  tebrakunna  country are aimed at introducing ways for In...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2412551 Abstract Themed spaces and theme parks constitute of significant human-based desires and linguistic discourses that stabilises/destabilises their social identities and materialities. This paper draws on a relational materialist perspective to examine Singapore’s longstanding themed space, Haw Par Villa, to offer insights into its s...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2381062 Abstract Disasters, resulting from natural hazards, have a profound impact on communities and places, revealing vulnerabilities while shaping unique identities. Regenerative tourism offers promise in aiding recovery and revitalization, supporting local economies, and fostering a transition to alternative development approaches. Dra...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616688.2024.2372114 Abstract Justice is integral in transformative tourism approaches that call for a complete restructuring of the travel and tourism sector worldwide. While justice through alternative tourism models promotes responsible, sustainable transitions in the tourism sector, these models are frequently informed by a perceived binary between...