Ethiopia

[New paper, Open Access] The state, political trigger events and path creation in tourism destination in Ethiopia

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I'm glad to share the news of a new research paper that has been published in the journal Tourism Geographies about the important role of politicians and political trigger events in shaping tourism policy and destination development trajectories. This paper is co-authored with, and based on the research of my former MSc thesis student Melese … Continue reading [New paper, Open Access] The state, political trigger events and path creation in tourism destination in Ethiopia

Sneak Peek – The Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Africa

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It feels like ages ago but it was back in February, 2020 that I reported here that we submitted the entire manuscript of the book to the publishers. Since then Marina, Manuel and myself have had to do quite some behind-the-scenes work as co-editors. It has been a great collaborative team work process. The copyeditors … Continue reading Sneak Peek – The Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Africa

Look out, the book proofs are in: Sustainable Tourism Policy and Planning in Africa

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In addtion to the 8 papers of the SI, we have written a new extensive introduction and conclusion chapters. The introductory chapter outlines what we see as the varieties of sustainability conceptualised in tourism policy and planning strategies in different African countries. In the conclusion chapter, we argue for a reconsideration of what sustainability means for tourism policy and planning in sub-Saharan Africa. We then outline a future research agenda that links tourism policy and planning more intimately to the Sustainable Development Goals .