LeisureTourism.com

Recent articles have included discussion of the following:

In sport/leisure:

• Digital gaming
• Street cricket
• Winter sports in Canada
• Twenty20 cricket league in the USA
• Sport nutrition for endurance athletes
• The claimed benefits of losing Olympic bids
• Legacy plan for Glasgow's Commonwealth Games
• Importance of television money to sport in the UK
• Sports club membership boosts physical activity in young people
• Economic impact of the 2015 Rugby World Cup to England
  

In tourism:

• Casino tourism in Louisiana
• Trophy hunting in Namibia
• Bathing quality of beaches
• Hotel service quality
• HRM in travel and hospitality industries
• The economic value of Liverpool's' museums
• Effects of the economy on theme parks
• Heritage tourism in Wales and Scotland
• Travel websites/online V. traditional travel agents
• Links between business travel and company profits
• Impact of the global economy on Caribbean tourism
• Pro-poor interventions in the tourism value chain
• Internet search behaviour of hotel customers
• The impacts of the influenza outbreak on Mexico's tourism industry
• Risks to wildlife in the Galapagos from disease vectors spread by tourism

LeisureTourism is a non-Athens resource.

Green Space

A guide has been produced by Greenspace Scotland which provides support for those wishing to conduct a health impact assessment of greenspace; it also considers the role of greenspace in improving health. On a similar note, the Mayor of London and CABE Space have developed a report entitled 'Open Space Strategies - best practice guidance'.

For those interested in urban planning and public space design, there are a number of case studies on the CABE website as well as publications, teaching resources, events and news.

A research paper by Dr Mitchell published in The Lancet recently has found that physical activity in green spaces might be instrumental in reducing socio-economic health inequalities.

Journals Roundup

Journal of Culture, Tourism & Hospitality (Emerald):

• The watch as cultural icon
• Going where the Joneses go: influence of others on travel decision-making
• Facilitators & constraints in leisure travel participation: southeast Portugal
• Examining the dimensions of a lifestyle tourism destination
• Classifying wine festival customers
• Aesthetic labor, rocky horrors and the 007 Dynamic

Tourism Review (Emerald)

• 4L tourism (landscape, leisure, learning and limit): motivations and expectations to improve competitiveness of Alpine destinations sustainably
• Facing the elements: analysing trends in Antarctic tourism
• Impact of management changes to recreational fishing: Ningaloo Marine Park
• Trends in winter sport tourism

London Journal of Tourism, Sport & Creative Industries (requires free registration to view):

• Visualising London: images
• London's hospitality workforce: cultural diversity - a choice or necessity?
• Implications and issues of London 2012 for the site's residents
• How can social marketing be used to promote sport?

ISPAL e-zine

Recent articles have included:

• International sport inspiration launched
• The future of Sport England
• Downloadable guides offered at the Peaks
• UK Sport 2007 Annual Review published
• The Beacon Scheme - a chance to get involved
• ISPAL Conference for the Sports and Active Leisure Sector

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