Diversity excellence in tourism research: a perspective article
ISSN: 1660-5373
Article publication date: 9 October 2019
Issue publication date: 20 February 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to extend this notion of inclusivity to the tourism academy, question how we as tourism researchers and academics “do” diversity and reflect on how we can achieve diversity excellence.
Design/methodology/approach
An inward reflexivity on the tourism literature from 1949, and projecting the future of diversity excellence in the tourism academy.
Findings
The tourism academy has begun to embrace diversity in research, making the next 75 years look hopeful.
Originality/value
The notion of diversity excellence in research was introduced for the first time with suggestions for strategies to begin achieving it.
Keywords
Citation
Khoo-Lattimore, C. (2020), "Diversity excellence in tourism research: a perspective article", Tourism Review, Vol. 75 No. 1, pp. 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-07-2019-0321
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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