2 (2) 2010

Rights and Political Regulation of Travel and Tourism Mobility

Tim Coles (University of Exeter, UK)  and C. Michael Hall (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

Email: t.e.coles@exeter.ac.uk or michael.hall@canterbury.ac.nz

Despite the declaration of a 'Bill of Rights' of the Tourist by the UNWTO no rights of tourism exist under international law. The UN Declaration of Human Rights for example does not guarantee entry into another country. Therefore issues of tourist 'rights' and the political regulation of travel lie are vital to understanding international tourism policy. This theme issue will examine issues associated with the rights and regulation of tourism mobility including citizenship(s), visas, passports, tariffs, international tourism and governance, including efforts to encourage or control tourism flows. The latter may include discussions on such concerns as government policy, supranational agreements, regulation, taxation and tariffs, social tourism, disability, different understandings of disadvantage, and 'barrier free' tourism.

2 (3) 2010

'Race' and Culture in Tourism, Leisure and Events

Kevin Hylton (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK) and Namita Chakrabarty (University of East London, UK)

Email: K.Hylton@leedsmet.ac.uk or n.chakrabarty@uel.ac.uk

The diverse, international and globalised nature of tourism, leisure and events are increasingly subject to tensions and contradictions. Identities and cultural constructs are challenged, perpetuated and reconstructed dependent upon the hegemony of dominant, residual and emergent ideas. Further, the location of 'race' and culture within these fields are intriguingly marginal and due for robust consideration and debate, especially in the context of policy formation. Themes may cover: ethical practice, philosophies, challenges, cultural and tourism policy, 'race', culture and mega-events, theorising 'race' and culture, racial hierarchies.

3 (3) 2011

Cultural Policy and the City

Deborah Stevenson and Amie Matthews (The University of Western Sydney, Australia)

Email: D.Stevenson@uws.edu.au or a.matthews@uws.edu.au

This special issue will examine the way in which local cultural policy is used by both public and private interests as the framework for changing the image and amenity of the city in order to raise its profile and attract tourists. The journal issue will thus contribute to discussions of the increasingly high profile place that cultural programs now have in urban regeneration initiatives. Papers will be sought from researchers around the world with a view to examining the nexus between tourism, leisure and cultural programming from a number of perspectives and with reference to a range of international case studies. Close interrogation of the assumptions underpinning ‘cultural regeneration' will allow for policy recommendations which are capable of dealing with some of the complex social, cultural and economic issues involved in contemporary urban redevelopment and city imaging.

4 (1) 2012

Healthy cities

Troy Glover (University of Waterloo, Canada)

Email:tdglover@healthy.uwaterloo.ca

Discussion papers, conceptual manuscripts, and empirical studies are sought as contributions to a special issue on the advancement of healthy communities through tourism, leisure and events. How do tourism, leisure and events affect our built environment, influence our physical, mental and social well being, and forward principles of livability, conviviality, sustainability, equity, prosperity, and viability, the very principles of a healthy community? The global healthy communities movement now includes more than 7,500 cities and towns worldwide. This special issues aims to profile the ways tourism, leisure and events contribute to this far reaching movement?