Browsing Articles - Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Studies by Author "Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest"
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Beauty versus tragedy: thanatourism and the memorialization of the 1994 Rwandan genocide
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-11-07)Almost 20 years after the 1994 genocide, Rwanda remains confronted with the complexity of an enduring reconciliation process; a process both enabled and complicated by the arrival and increase of international tourism to ... -
Conflict and chaos: a case study of Ireland's Covid-19 outbound travel market
(WSB University in Poznań, 2021)During the COVID-19 pandemic the international outbound travel market from Ireland collapsed, declining at one point by 94%. This case study paper explores the environment which framed the collapse in travel, positioning ... -
Emerging venue considerations for event management: the case of Ireland
(MDPI, 2023-03-10): Event venues represent a focal point for infectious disease transmission among attendees and event stakeholders, creating lasting uncertainty within the industry post-COVID-19. There is now a need to investigate emerging ... -
An evidence informed approach to planning for event management in Ireland: an examination of the European Indicator System
(Emerald, 2020-02-06)The live entertainment and events industry in Ireland is experiencing significant exponential growth, generating over €1.7 billion in economic activity and attracting over 4 million holidaymakers each year (Green, 2017; ... -
The geographies of thanatourism
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-08-11)This article explores the geographies of thanatourism, a form of travel where tourists encounter places associated with death, disaster and the macabre. It seeks to encourage geographers' engagement with thanatourism to ... -
Local authority planning provision for event management in Ireland: a socio-cultural perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-06-01)The increasing popularity of the event sector in Ireland has resulted in many community events being developed and marketed to international and domestic tourists alike. This growth has had an effect on host communities ... -
Local authority planning provision of policies and guidelines for event management: an Irish perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-06-01)The increasing popularity of the event sector in Ireland has had an effect on host communities in a positive and negative manner. This baseline comparative assessment highlights the current level of all 32 Irish local ... -
Local authority provision of environmental planning guidelines
(Varna University of Management, 2016-03-01)This paper discusses the environmental impacts generated by hosting events. More specifically it focuses on the case study of assessing the provision of environmental planning guidelines by Local Authorities to manage the ... -
Mark Twain and the Innocents Abroad: illuminating the tourist gaze on death
(Emerald, 2013-08-02)Purpose In 1867, the author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, undertook a great pleasure excursion across Europe. Visiting a range of sites, from those associated with the Christian Cult of Death to ... -
Places, practices and (soft) power
(Sage, 2019-11)This special issue explores places, practices and (soft) power to examine issues pertinent to socio-economic inclusion and exclusion. Through the evaluation of these topics, further insight is offered on social, cultural ... -
The show must go on(line) - social media marketing during a pandemic: the case of two Dracula themed dark tourism festival
(Kutztown University of Pennyslvania, 2021)The novel “Dracula” written by Bram Stoker has initiated travel to locations described in the book for many decades (Iordanova; Muresan and Smith; Hoppen et al.; Skal; Light). People travel to the locations familiar from ...
