Event overview
Government agencies, companies, policy makers, academics and even tourists themselves commonly make a distinction between mass tourism and so-called 'cultural tourism'. The latter are often sought by destinations interested in attracting culturally orientated and often wealthier visitors. But, Prof Bob McKercher at Hong Kong Polytechnic University doubts that niches such as 'cultural tourism' exist in reality. This talk weighs up the arguments.
ICCE OPEN LECTURES on Tourism by Professor Michael Hitchcock – Autumn 2014
In October 2014 Michael Hitchcock joined ICCE as Professor in Cultural Policy and Tourism from the Macau University of Science and Technology where he was Dean of the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management. He took his Doctorate at the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford in 1983, which was based on his fieldwork in eastern Indonesia. He worked at the Horniman Museum, Hull University and London Metropolitan University where he was appointed Professor of Tourism in 1995. He was a Deputy Dean at the University of Chichester and a Dean at IMI Switzerland. He has written an edited 14 books and has published numerous papers, including over 40 refereed journals.
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22 Oct 2014 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
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