Call for Papers – Lost in translation: Western tourism theory meets non-Western tourists (RGS-IBG 2012)

Sponsors:

• COTRI (China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, Heide, Germany
• University Mainz, Germany
• Sunderland University, UK
• School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

Session Conveners:

• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, COTRI, University of Applied Sciences Germany, Heide – arlt@fh-westkueste.de
• Dr. Ala Al-Hamarneh, University of Mainz – A.Al-Hamarneh@geo.uni-mainz.de
• Prof. Kevin Hannam, Sunderland University – Kevin.Hannam@sunderland.ac.uk
• Dr. Kevin Latham, University of London, SOAS – kl1@soas.ac.uk

Abstract:

Tourism theory is grounded in occidental, individualistic culture. With more and more non-Western tourists hitting the road, the need for new, less biased theoretical approaches is becoming apparent. The session provides a meeting point for scholars already working in this field and those who are interested in a fresh point of view

Deadline for Abstracts: 31^st January 2012 

See www.rgs.org/ac2012 for more details on the conference