Conferences - Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Studies
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Older people leisure places, and wellbeing: older scuba divers, hill walkers & sea swimmers in Ireland
(Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2022-05)Humans have a longstanding desire to live longer and healthier lives (Ekerdt et al., 2017). Medical advancements, immunisation and knowledge regarding lifestyle choices have contributed to rising life expectancy (WHO, ... -
Outdoor adventure, attitude, motivation and successful ageing
(International Council on Active Ageing (ICAA), 2021-11-09)The evidence is irrefutable regarding the impact of physical activity (PA) on quality of life (QoL). Specifically, outdoor PA fosters benefits regarding wellbeing, social interaction, health indices and QoL. Promoting ... -
Reimagining ageing through adventure (exploring the motivations of older adventurers in Ireland
(ATRA: Adventure Tourism Research Association, 2021-11-24)This session provides PhD students and ECRs researching any topic related to adventure tourism an opportunity to share their research. This session will also give insights from a supervisor perspective on the journey of ... -
What matters now for tourism and leisure postgraduates
(Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2023-09)Tourism has a history of recovering quickly from challenges, and early signs indicate that recovery from the COVID-19, may be no different. People are now hungrier than ever for opportunities to travel, having been starved ... -
'Welcome to the home of Auschwitz tours': The online marketing of genocide tourism
(Advances in Tourism Marketing, 2013-10)This chapter explores the online promotion by private tour operators of the World War Two Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in southern Poland. The chapter contributes to understanding how genocide is ... -
Culinary entrepreneurship in Ireland: back to the future
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The current state of cooking in Ireland: the relationship between cooking skills and food choice.
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2011-06)This research investigated the attitudes of Irish people to food to ascertain whether the acquisition of cooking skills influences food choice. Caraher et al. (1999) report on the state of cooking in England noted that ... -
Exploring ageing, research methods & adventure activity: the potential of outdoor adventure activity (OAA) to engage older adults in appropriate levels of physical activity (PA).
(AIT/TU Dublin, 2019-05)Globally the population is ageing, people are living longer and birth rates continue to decline. While an ageing population is viewed as a positive societal achievement, reporting of the exponentially ageing demographic ... -
Understanding motivations of older adventurers.
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2019-06)Globally the population is ageing, people are living longer and birth rates continue to decline. While an ageing population is viewed as a positive societal achievement, reporting of the exponentially ageing demographic ... -
Adventure, leisure and SMART approaches in tourism for the changing global and Irish demographic.
(Waterford Institute of Technology, 2018-06)The following is initial primary research undertaken to assist with refining the research question for a part time PhD study. Specifically, it explores the perceptions and attitudes of both the ageing demographic and ...
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