Debunking the Myth of the “Ideal Tourism Worker”
During the last few years, there has been a global increase in tourism employment. However, the industry is characterized by very high...
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Victoria Mortimer
Nov 17, 2023
The Glass Ceiling in Hospitality: How Does This Affect Female Leaders?
The presence of the glass ceiling –a term coined by Marilyn Loden in 1978 that addresses the invisible barrier that prevents oppressed...
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Jen Rauch
Apr 27, 2022
Traveling Ethically: Avoiding Cultural Appropriation of Souvenirs
Souvenirs are often the easiest, and cheapest, way to bring back memories from time spent abroad. However, journalist Megan Spurrell...
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Jen Rauch
Apr 26, 2022
LGBTIQ+ Inclusion in Hospitality and Tourism
Creating inclusive, engaging models of business can promote efficiency, engagement, and, of course, profit. In this study, researchers...
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Jen Rauch
Apr 26, 2022
Supporting Gender Equality in the Hospitality Industry
Like other industries, the hospitality industry falls victim to the glass ceiling that limits the opportunities for advancement for many...
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Matt Solomon
Apr 25, 2022
Heteronormativity in Hospitality
Discrimination of hotel employees: The role of heteronormativity and political exclusion. Yizhi Li, Vanja Bogicevic, Wila E. Obeidat, and...
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Matt Solomon
Apr 25, 2022
Ageism and Hospitality
Ageism and age discrimination in hospitality employment: issues, challenges and remedies. Andrew Jenkins This chapter from the Handbook...
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Matt Solomon
Nov 5, 2021
Queering the Redneck Riviera
Queering the Redneck Riviera: Sexuality and the Rise of Florida Tourism Jerry T. Watkins III "Queering the Redneck Riviera" reflects on...
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Matt Solomon
Oct 27, 2021
Resisting Paradise
Resisting Paradise: Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture Angelique V. Nixon For many, the word "Caribbean" invokes...
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Matt Solomon
Oct 27, 2021
Gender Equality and Tourism
Gender Equality and Tourism: Beyond Empowerment Edited by Stroma Cole How can tourism be a tool for the empowerment of women or their...
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Jen Rauch
Oct 26, 2021
How the Coronavirus Created Intersectional Relationships
While the COVID-19 pandemic has viciously exacerbated inequalities and separated friends and families, both geographically as well as...
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Matt Solomon
Oct 19, 2021
Embodied intersectionality and the intersectional management of hotel labour.
This article develops the notion of "intersectional management" in the hospitality industry.
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Matt Solomon
Oct 19, 2021
Intercultural Challenges Facing the Hospitality Industry
What does the future of hospitality look like? Grobelna stresses the importance of intercultural communication as the most sought-after skil
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Matt Solomon
Oct 13, 2021
The Racialized and Gendered Dimensions of Volunteer Tourism
Volunteer tourism, examples of which include building houses or teaching in areas where you are also a tourist, has been historically viewed
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