Urban tourism has remained a consistent theme in the expansion of tourism research since
the 1980s and several seminal papers (eg Ashworth, 1989, 2003) have reviewed the state of …

This paper reviews progress in the field of urban tourism, revisiting and challenging the
validity of the paradoxes presented in the paper by Ashworth and Page (2011). To do this …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to respond to recent debates surrounding the
observable proliferation and intensification of controversies and disputes surrounding urban …

The study of urban tourism and associated focus on urban tourist precincts is a growing area
of interest as practitioners, researchers and policy makers seek to understand the …

The argument of the original 1988 paper in 'Progress' was simply that although academic
interest in tourism had more or less paralleled its growth, this attention was, in at least one …

Tourism is increasingly the centre of popular and policy discourses. It is both demonized and
idealized, as a destroyer and a creator, whether of valued environments, social and cultural …

This paper outlines an integrative framework for urban tourism and illustrates applications
with reference to selected aspects of the literature. The framework emphasizes the …

This book presents new research on the capacity of big cities to generate new tourism areas
as visitors discover and help create new urban experiences off the beaten track. It examines …

'With this book Hannam and Knox have gone a long way towards elevating the study of
tourism from the obscure margins of social science into a bona fide research area. They …

Over the last two decades, tourism has become firmly established as a recognized field of
study and the focus of extensive academic research. There has been continual expansion in …