This article discusses issues of contention in the development of the sharing economy world-wide ... more This article discusses issues of contention in the development of the sharing economy world-wide and contextualises these in Icelandic tourism development. The article describes the key concepts, premises and functioning of the sharing economy and how these can facilitate entrepreneurship in tourism to the enhancement of human capital and innovation. At the same time the article warns of a more sinister side to the sharing economy as it is about monetizing community relationships and could consequently undermine these and accepted codes of conduct. In addition, once infrastructure is being deliberately purchased for purposes of sharing, communities become hollowed out. No strong evidence exists in Iceland of this sinister side to the sharing economy, thus the article argues that growing tourism in Iceland has the opportunity to seize the positive aspects of the sharing economy if policy is informed and formulated accordingly. The aim of the article is to explain how growing tourism ...
In this reflective commentary celebrating 20 years of Tourist Studies I draw on my forthcoming bo... more In this reflective commentary celebrating 20 years of Tourist Studies I draw on my forthcoming book, Developing Earthly Attachments in the Anthropocene, explicitly relating its message to a future looking tourist studies agenda. I outline how such an agenda can underpin the development of ‘earthly tourism’ and thereby explore practices of travel and mobilities informing a planetary mode of living, or what the French Annales school of geography would call genre de vie. The article will detail the meaning of these terms and how these can be informed by, and in turn, inform a future looking academic tourist studies agenda.
Book review of: C.M. Hall & J. Saarinen (eds.), Tourism and Change in Polar Regions (London: Rout... more Book review of: C.M. Hall & J. Saarinen (eds.), Tourism and Change in Polar Regions (London: Routledge, 2010, pbk. ed.)
This collective editorial on the neoliberal university follows eight days of strike action at six... more This collective editorial on the neoliberal university follows eight days of strike action at sixty UK universities called by the University and College Union (UCU) in two separate legal disputes, one on pensions and one on pay and working conditions. Anticipating the recent labor strike after previous industrial disputes in 2018 at UK universities, the work included here emanates from two dialogues at the Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM) in summer 2019, a public meeting called Protest Pub and a conference session on the neoliberal subject and the neoliberal academy. After an opening statement by the editors, this collective endeavor begins with the urgent collaborative action of graduate students and early-career academics and is followed by reflections on life in the neoliberal academy from those involved in the dialogues at the NGM 2019 in Trondheim. Additionally, the editorial introduces the content of the present issue.
This article details the findings of research undertaken on cruise ship operations around Iceland... more This article details the findings of research undertaken on cruise ship operations around Iceland and in the North Atlantic in the year 2013 and until the end of the summer season 2014. The focus of the research was on the socioeconomic impact of cruise ship arrivals on small and/or peripheral destinations in Iceland, set within the context of cruise tourism development in the North Atlantic and the Arctic more broadly. The article details who can expect to receive benefits from cruise ship arrivals in a peripheral destination in Iceland. The findings demonstrate that Iceland is largely dependent on big cruise ships for the accrued benefit, yet opportunities exist for smaller harbors to cater to expedition-type vessels, vessels that are indeed doing arctic exploration, and Iceland could function as the gateway harbor, with well-developed infrastructure for these purposes.
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 2011
... Erfurt‐Cooper, P. and Cooper, M. 2009. Health and wellness tourism. Spas and hot springs , Br... more ... Erfurt‐Cooper, P. and Cooper, M. 2009. Health and wellness tourism. Spas and hot springs , Bristol: Channel View Publications. ... Erfurt‐Cooper, P. and Cooper, M. 2009. Health and wellnesstourism. Spas and hot springs , Bristol: Channel View Publications. ...
This article discusses issues of contention in the development of the sharing economy world-wide ... more This article discusses issues of contention in the development of the sharing economy world-wide and contextualises these in Icelandic tourism development. The article describes the key concepts, premises and functioning of the sharing economy and how these can facilitate entrepreneurship in tourism to the enhancement of human capital and innovation. At the same time the article warns of a more sinister side to the sharing economy as it is about monetizing community relationships and could consequently undermine these and accepted codes of conduct. In addition, once infrastructure is being deliberately purchased for purposes of sharing, communities become hollowed out. No strong evidence exists in Iceland of this sinister side to the sharing economy, thus the article argues that growing tourism in Iceland has the opportunity to seize the positive aspects of the sharing economy if policy is informed and formulated accordingly. The aim of the article is to explain how growing tourism ...
In this reflective commentary celebrating 20 years of Tourist Studies I draw on my forthcoming bo... more In this reflective commentary celebrating 20 years of Tourist Studies I draw on my forthcoming book, Developing Earthly Attachments in the Anthropocene, explicitly relating its message to a future looking tourist studies agenda. I outline how such an agenda can underpin the development of ‘earthly tourism’ and thereby explore practices of travel and mobilities informing a planetary mode of living, or what the French Annales school of geography would call genre de vie. The article will detail the meaning of these terms and how these can be informed by, and in turn, inform a future looking academic tourist studies agenda.
Book review of: C.M. Hall & J. Saarinen (eds.), Tourism and Change in Polar Regions (London: Rout... more Book review of: C.M. Hall & J. Saarinen (eds.), Tourism and Change in Polar Regions (London: Routledge, 2010, pbk. ed.)
This collective editorial on the neoliberal university follows eight days of strike action at six... more This collective editorial on the neoliberal university follows eight days of strike action at sixty UK universities called by the University and College Union (UCU) in two separate legal disputes, one on pensions and one on pay and working conditions. Anticipating the recent labor strike after previous industrial disputes in 2018 at UK universities, the work included here emanates from two dialogues at the Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM) in summer 2019, a public meeting called Protest Pub and a conference session on the neoliberal subject and the neoliberal academy. After an opening statement by the editors, this collective endeavor begins with the urgent collaborative action of graduate students and early-career academics and is followed by reflections on life in the neoliberal academy from those involved in the dialogues at the NGM 2019 in Trondheim. Additionally, the editorial introduces the content of the present issue.
This article details the findings of research undertaken on cruise ship operations around Iceland... more This article details the findings of research undertaken on cruise ship operations around Iceland and in the North Atlantic in the year 2013 and until the end of the summer season 2014. The focus of the research was on the socioeconomic impact of cruise ship arrivals on small and/or peripheral destinations in Iceland, set within the context of cruise tourism development in the North Atlantic and the Arctic more broadly. The article details who can expect to receive benefits from cruise ship arrivals in a peripheral destination in Iceland. The findings demonstrate that Iceland is largely dependent on big cruise ships for the accrued benefit, yet opportunities exist for smaller harbors to cater to expedition-type vessels, vessels that are indeed doing arctic exploration, and Iceland could function as the gateway harbor, with well-developed infrastructure for these purposes.
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 2011
... Erfurt‐Cooper, P. and Cooper, M. 2009. Health and wellness tourism. Spas and hot springs , Br... more ... Erfurt‐Cooper, P. and Cooper, M. 2009. Health and wellness tourism. Spas and hot springs , Bristol: Channel View Publications. ... Erfurt‐Cooper, P. and Cooper, M. 2009. Health and wellnesstourism. Spas and hot springs , Bristol: Channel View Publications. ...
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