Events

Each year, TRU hosts a number of seminars, conferences and workshops that  showcase the research of our members, share the experience and expertise of visiting academics, provide opportunities for academics and industry to network, and disseminate research outcomes to research partners and the broader community.

Below is a list of events that TRU has been involved with since 2004. If you would like more information on any of these events or particular presentations, please contact those involved. If no contact details are provided, please direct your enquiries to James.Curtis@buseco.monash.edu.au.

2009

TRU Seminar No. 10

5 November 2009

Presenters

• Serajul Hoque: Economic impacts of the carbon pollution reduction scheme on the Australian tourism industry
• Pieter Van Dijk & Liam Smith: Are you for real? An evaluation of the relationship between emotional labour and visitor outcomes
• Peter Forsyth: Financial and environmental sustainability of air transport: Are they incompatible?
• David Dunstan: Invented landscapes: Victorian theme park attractions in the 1960s and 70s
• Jennifer Laing & Betty Weiler: Mind, body, spirit: A scoping study of health and wellness tourism in Australia
• Sue Bergin-Seers & Judith Mair: The impact of incentives and interventions on the environmental behaviour of motel guests

TRU Seminar No. 9

19 February 2009

Presenters 

• Joseph Cheer: Enhancing Tourism Industry Capability: The Pacific Solution
• Gary Lacey: Facing Kirinyaga: Philanthropic Tourism in Rural Kenya
• Dr Keir Reeves: Heritage Tourism and the Historical Landscapes of Australia, Asia and the Pacific
• Dr Gabby Walters: Profiling the Regional Tourist: A Segmentation Study of the Latrobe Valley Tourism Market
• Robert Saunders: Transformative Guiding and the Long Distance Walk
• Danielle Ramirez: A Comparative Analysis of Convention Attendees’ Decision Making Process

2008

3rd International Tourism and Media Conference

25-28 November 2008, Melbourne

The third International Tourism and Media Conference, jointly hosted by Monash and La Trobe Universities, was held in Melbourne during November 2008. The conference reflected upon the broad relationship between tourism and the media and was organised to develop this exciting field of tourism research and to move knowledge forward through the presentation of refereed papers, working papers and discussion that will lead to further research. Presentations covered a full spectrum of topics, such as film-based tourism, visitor management and media impacts on tourism.

For more information on the conference, contact Glen Croy at glen.croy@buseco.monash.edu.au

Presentation by Professor Paul F.J. Eagles from the University of Waterloo, Canada on "Governance of Tourism within Parks and Protected Areas."

For further information on this presentation, contact Jim Curtis at james.curtis@buseco.monash.edu.au

Presentation by Professor Bernard Lane on "Sustainable Tourism: Academic Dream or Industry Imperative." 

For further information on this presentation, contact Jim Curtis at james.curtis@buseco.monash.edu.au

TRU Seminar No. 8

5 February 2008

Presenters 

• Nathalie McCaughey: Frequent Flier Programs - An Economist’s View
• Ben Cooke: Community Based Monitoring: Exploring the Involvement of Friends Groups in a Terrestrial Park Management Context
• Prof Bernard Lane: Is Heritage Sustainable?
• Fiona Wheeler: Local Challenges to Regional Destination Branding: Case Study of NorthEast Victoria, Australia
• Dr Glen Croy and Dr Petra Glover: Ethnic Communities' Use and Non-Use of Melbourne Parks

2007

Forum on "Tourism Economics Update: Valuing Tourism Economic Contribution"

For further information on this forum, contact Serajul Hoque at serajul.hoque@buseco.monash.edu.au

TRU Seminar No. 7

19 June 2007

Presenters 

• Michael McNamara: Operator Liability for Recreation Risk and the Effiectiveness of Risk Management in Managing Legal Liability
• Maurice Kane: Sir Ed to AJ: New Zealand's Contested Adventure Culture
• Prof Bob McKercher: Is Special Interest Tourism Really Special?
• Dr David Dunstan and Dr Tom Heenan: Tourism and Commercial Implications of Australian Football's Move into Asia
• Dr Petra Glover: Domestic Tourism Demand in 2021: Implications of Demographic Change
• Gary Lacey: The Culture of Safaris: The Influence of Historically Based Perceptions on Contemporary Australian Outback Tourism

2006

2nd International Tourism and Media Conference

28 November-1 December 2006, Melbourne

For more information on the conference, contact Glen Croy at glen.croy@buseco.monash.edu.au

TRU Seminar No. 6

14 November 2006

Presenters 

• Brent Moyle – The Impacts of Protected Area Tourism on Host Communities: A Tourist’s Perspective
• Dr Karen Smith – Recruitment and Selection of Tourism and Event Volunteers
• Leah Purvis – National Parks and Community Engagement
• Professor Elery Hamilton-Smith – Do We Mean What We Say? A Critical Comment on the Vocabulary of Tourism
• Neelu Seetaram – Air Travel and Demand Elasticities to Australia
• Dr George Athanasopoulos – Modelling and Forecasting Australian Domestic Tourism

TRU Seminar No. 5

8 June 2006

Presenters 

• Liam Smith: Emotional Experiences in Zoos: The Key to Influencing Visitor Behaviour?
• Dr Christine Lee: Seasonality in the Tourism Industry
• Jennifer Laing: Trends in Tourism-Related Postgraduate Dissertations in Australia and Implications for University Education
• Fiona Wheeler: Brand Identity in Rural Tourism Destinations: The Case of North East Victoria, Australia
• Kirsty Tumes: Exploring the Nature and Extent of Recreation Conflict
• Dr Victoria Peel: Victims, Hooligans and Cash Cows: Representations of International Backpackers in the Australian Media Over Time

2005

Symposium on Quality Ecotourism Experiences

9 December 2005, Melbourne

In conjunction with the Victorian Network of the Sustainable Tourism CRC, TRU hosted a symposium covering a wide range of topics connected with developing, defining, delivering and sustaining quality ecotourism. The symposium was attended by over 70 participants and featured a number of board members of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) presenting real-world examples and case studies, facilitating debate and discussion and workshopping key issues. The event was aimed at staff and managers in the ecotourism and nature-based tourism industry, as well as those working in government, NGOs and ecotourism education.

Presenters 

• Martha Honey, TIES Executive Director (U.S. based)
  "Overview of TIES"
• Alice Crabtree, TIES Asia Pacific Director
  "Quality in Ecotourism"
• Richard Denman, The Tourism Company, U.K
  "Ecotourism challenges within a sustainable development agenda" (powerpoint presentation)
  "Ecotourism challenges within a sustainable development agenda" (abstract)
• Martha Honey, TIES Executive Director (U.S.-based)
  "Global Trends in “Green” Tourism Certification"
• Cathy Parsons, Chief Executive Officer of Green Globe 21
  "The Path to Sustainable Travel and Tourism"
• Carlos Teuffer, TIES member from Mexico and consultant with NGH environmental
  "Green Globe 21’s International Ecotourism Standard: The Ecoturismo Kuyima Case Study – Delivering Quality from a triplebottom line perspective"
• Chandra de Silva, TIES Board member and CEO of Ranweli Holiday Village, Sri Lanka
  "Transformation of Beach Tourism to Ecotourism: Case Study of Ranweli Holiday Village, Waikkal - Sri Lanka"
• Andrew Fairley, Director of the Turtle Island eco-resort, Fiji
  "Job creation in the Yasawastrading economic independence for traditional lifestyle"
• Karen Lewis, who remodels designs and implementations for Lapas Rios Costa Rica and other eco-lodges
  "Improving the Improving the Lapa Lapa Rios Experience Rios Experience through Certification"

For more information on the symposium, contact Jennifer Laing at jennifer.laing@buseco.monash.edu.au

TRU Seminar No. 4

Presenters 

• Professor Geoffrey Crouch: Tourism and the competition for discretionary expenditure
• Varintra Sirisuthikul: A cross-cultural comparison between motivations of Australian and Japanese tourists visiting Thailand as a destination
• Professor Michael McGrath: Use of advanced online technologies within Australian accommodation sector enterprises
• Katherina Gourko and Thomas Chandler: The importance of realism and interactivity in virtual tour applications
• Jennifer Laing: Extraordinary journeys: motivations behind a frontier travel experience and implications for tourism marketing
• Kiran Shinde: Dynamics of religious tourism and its environmental impacts on sacred places in an Indian context

TRU Seminar No. 3

Presenters 

• Professor Geoffrey Crouch: Tourism and the competition for discretionary expenditure
• Jeff Jarvis: Beyond the Billion Dollar Backpackers: The strategic importance of the independent traveller market
• Ari Soemodinoto: Does Tourism in National Parks Really Benefit Local Communities? Lessons learned from the West Bali National Park, Indonesia
• Professor Peter Forsyth: Measuring Economy-Wide Tourism Yield
• Jim Curtis: Gaining Visitor Acceptance of AlternativeTransportation Systems in Australian National Parks
• Rosy Black: Exploring cave interpretation: Principles and practice
• Dr Xin Yu and Professor Betty Weiler: Understanding Expectations and Experiences of Chinese Visitors to Victoria

2004

International Tourism and Media Conference

24-26 November 2004, Melbourne

For more information on the conference, contact Glen Croy at glen.croy@buseco.monash.edu.au