Publications

Books

Tourism Routes and Trails (published in January, 2020) – David Ward-Perkins, Jackie Ellis and Christina Beckmann (published by CABI).

Tourism Routes and Trails is about tourism on the move, with journeys that extend over multiple sites, a territory or landscape. This book investigates why routes and trails are such powerful vectors of tourism, and how they impact tourism businesses, local populations and other stakeholders. The book, written by highly experienced practitioners, includes a rich selection of contemporary examples and cases, showing the reader best practice as well as illustrating challenges and risks.

Link: https://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781786394774/

 

Handbook on Marketing of Transnational themes and routes (2018) – David Ward-Perkins, Jackie Ellis, Issa Torres and Jennifer Houiellebecq (published by the ETC and UNWTO).

 

Link: https://publications.unwto.org/publication/handbook-marketing-transnational-tourism-themes-and-routes

 

 

 

 

Tourism in Russia (2015) – Lidia Andrades Caldito and Frédéric Dimanche (published by Emerald)

  • Nature-based tourism (in Russia), written by David Ward Perkins, Juan Ignacio Pulido Fernandez, Olga V. Kukrova and Frédéric Dimanche.
  • Trends and issues (in Russian tourism), written by David Ward Perkins, Lidia Andrades Caldito and Frédéric Dimanche

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Tourism-Russia-Management-Frederic-Dimanche/dp/1785603434

 

 Methodological guidelines for tourism training (2016) – Natalie Smith, David Ward-Perkins and others (published by RSUTS, Moscow)

 

Reports

Volet 1 : le potentiel économique des Préalpes d’Azur (2010). Prepared for the Parc Naturel Régional des Préalpes d’Azur.

Volet 2 : le potentiel du tourisme durable (2010). Prepared for the Parc Naturel Régional des Préalpes d’Azur.

Tourisme durable et ruralité dans la haute vallée du Var (2012). Prepared for the Communauté de communes – Cians Var.

Amble: the Seafood Town (2013). Prepared for Northumberland County Council. Written with Jackie Ellis, Carolyn George, Hilary Knight.

Abergavenny as a food destination (2014). Prepared for Monmouthshire County Council.

Written with Jackie Ellis.

Business Tourism (in Russia), as a contributor (2015). Prepared for EU Education, Audiovisual and Cultural Agency. Written with Lidia Andrades Caldito, Frédéric Dimanche and others.

Development strategy for the Al Hoota Cave complex (2015). Prepared for the Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. Written with Rory Holburn.

 ‘Ancient Ways, New Ways’ Transformative Tourism in Rural Areas (2016). Proposal prepared for Interreg Atlantic Area. Written with East Border Region.

Food destination case studies (2017). Prepared for VisitBritain & DEFRA. Written with Jackie Ellis, Nigel Russell and Jennifer Houiellebecq.

Food Destination Development Plan (2018). Prepared for Ards and North Down Borough Council. Written with Sharon Scott.

Articles, papers and case studies

The monitoring of visitor flow and behavior as a basis for managing cultural-tourism attractions (2012) for TTRA Europe.

Catch it, Cook it, Eat it: Critical Factors in the Successful Development of a Seafood Tourism Destination (2014) for ICAF Conference 2014, Spain.

Cultural/Walking Routes – case study (as a contributor, for TEAM tourism) (2016) for Product development case studies (VisitBritain website).

Unlikely tourism in unstable regions (Djibouti) (2017) for Innovation in Tourism (TEAM Tourism)

Food and drink case study on Catalonia (2017) for Visit Britain and DEFRA.

Tourism and biodiversity: the nature of the challenge for BiodivScen Research and Innovation workshop (held in May 2019 in Helsinki).