Tourism studies

Tourism has become a cornerstone of the New Zealand economy at both the national and community levels. Tourism studies at Lincoln reflect the important social, cultural, environmental and commercial nature of this area. Our programmes emphasise a broad, multi-disciplinary, practical approach and incorporate such diverse areas as geography, sociology, psychology, commerce and environmental management. Our tourism research unit (TRREC) produces world-class research outputs, and our postgraduates are highly regarded around the globe.

For students with a background in:

Geography
Sociology
Psychology
Development studies
Commerce and environmental management.

Career pathways include:

International NGOs
Government agencies
Private operators
Tourism planning and promotions
Research.

Current students and topics

Some current students	Topics
Ahmed Abdel-Fattah	PhD - How tourists relate to museum presentations and offerings: insights from the museum of New Zealand Te Papa and the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
Daisy Dawson	PhD - Issues of seasonality for wine tourism in cool-climate boutique wineries: an exploratory supply-side analysis of challenges and opportunites in Central Otago, New Zealand and the Finger Lakes, New York, U.S.A.
Eric Kanyoke	PhD - Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the New Zealand transport sector: the case of indirect transport in tourism.
Michael Shone	PhD - Tourism development in the periphery: understanding the regional - local nexus.
Rojana Thammajinda	PhD - An analysis of community participation in tourism planning and management: evidence from Thailand.

Some recent theses	Topics
Susanne Becken	PhD - Energy use in the tourism sector www.sciencedirect.com (PDF, 370 KB)
Chrys Horn	PhD - Complex systems perspective on communities and tourism www.sciencedirect.com (PDF, 190 KB)
Anne Buchmann	PhD - In the footsteps of the fellowship: understanding the expectations and experiences of Lord of the Rings tourists on guided tours in New Zealand
Pat Maher	PhD - Footsteps on the ice: visitor experiences in the Ross Sea region, Antarctica
Annie Niatu	M.Tour.Mgt - Dosalsal, the floating ones: exploring the socio-cultural impacts of cruise ship tourism on Port Vila residents and their copin strategies
Jude Wilson	PhD - The Big OE (PDF, 67, KB)

Some research topics and supervisors

Prof. David Simmons, planning, impacts and ecotourism
Associate Prof. Susanne Becken, tourism and oil, tourism and climate change, yield
Dr. David Fisher, heritage, environmental and socio-economic impacts
Dr. Joanna Fountain, place promotion, peripheral regions, wine tourism
Dr. Kevin Moore , theoretical approaches, psychology of tourism
Prof. Ken Hughey, environmental perceptions monitoring, species management
Prof. Ross Cullen, yield, ecotourism.