Progress and prospects for event tourism research

This paper examines event tourism as a field of study and area of professional practice updating the previous review article published in 2008. In this substantially extended review, a deeper analysis of the field’s evolution and development is presented, charting the growth of the literature, focusing both chronologically and thematically. A framework for understanding and creating knowledge about events and tourism is presented, forming the basis which signposts established research themes and concepts and outlines future directions for research. In addition, the review article focuses on constraining and propelling forces, ontological advances, contributions from key journals, and emerging themes and issues. It also presents a roadmap for research activity in event tourism

Planning for tourism education and training in the 1990s: bridging the gap between industry and education

Goodenough, R. A., and Page, S. J., 'Planning for tourism education and training in the 1990s: bridging the gap between industry and education', Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol. 17 (1): 57-72, January 1993. Available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03098269308709208Geographers have played an important role in developing degree programmes in tourism studies during the 1980s and 1990s. This paper examines trends and developments in education for tourism in the 1990s and considers the development of degree programmes in tourism within a geography department. It highlights Potential labour market problems and the need for closer contact between education and industry. The paper argues that education for tourism at degree level needs to be more industry-centred and it reports the results of a questionnaire survey of major tourism employers in Kent and the implications for future course and curriculum development. © 1993, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.Peer reviewe