This week’s Insight considers new research by Smith, Cohen, Kimbu and Jong, published in the Annals of Tourism Research, which chiefly concerns how gendered meanings are crafted through

Travel and tourism are pivotal to the Egyptian economy, contributing 12% to the country’s GDP in 2019. Within this industry, travel agencies play a key

Every year, tourists from across the globe visit the mountainous Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania to participate in the hiking, biking and trekking that the dramatic

This blog was written by Tariro Sibanda and Joseph M. Cheer. It is based upon research presented in their recent book chapter ‘Impacts of tourism

For over 30 years now, sociologists have explored how tourism could advance gender equality in global contexts. However, more recently it has been argued that

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a group of 17 global aims which embody a commitment by United Nations member states to address global issues

AirBnb has nowadays grown from a fringe choice for holiday accommodation to the default option for many tourists. The boom in popularity of network hospitality-

Female employees in the North American tourism and hospitality industry far outstrip males in terms of numbers. However, they remain vastly underrepresented in the most

Since the onset of the pandemic, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published a series of Inclusive Recovery Guides. These aim at outlining

Volunteer tourism, or ‘voluntourism’ as it is more commonly known, comprises the practice of travelling abroad to undertake voluntary work in humanitarian and development projects.