Heather Skinner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3716154 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather Skinner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather |
| FAMILY NAME | Skinner |
| SIGNATURE | SKINNER H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6505-8073 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tourism and Hospitality industry resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from England
The tourism and hospitality industries have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with widespread closures and later re-opening times than other areas of economic activity. However, little is known about the resilience of these industries in light of the current pandemic, within the context of English towns. This paper surveys businesses dependent on tourism located in English towns, to explore perceptions of resilience in this cri…
Exploring reality television and social media as mediating factors between destination identity and destination image
Continuing trends towards location‐based reality television programmes and growth in social media usage have contributed to boundaries between various destination image formation sources becoming increasingly blurred. Through analysing comments made on online news reports and social media posts about a reality television programme set in the popular resort of Kavos on the Greek Island of Corfu, the study explores various elements of these program…
Spiritual tourism on the island of Corfu: Positive Impacts of Niche Tourism Versus the Challenges of Contested Space
This paper aims to explore and explain the transformational impact of spiritual tourism on places and their residents. A qualitative case study has been undertaken on the resort of Arillas on the Greek island of Corfu, gathering data from various stakeholder groups in person and via online and social media. Spiritual tourism in Arillas has positively addressed the decline in fortunes experienced by many other resorts on Corfu but has also led to …
Meeting the needs of the Millennials and Generation Z: Gamification in tourism through geocaching
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework based on an understanding of the principles of popular mobile-enabled games, indicating how organisations in the tourism sector could meet the needs of Millennials and Generation Z through engaging with the existing gamified location-based practice of geocaching as an information and communication technology enabled gamified enhancement to the destination experience. Design/me…
Dissertation to Journal Article: A Systematic Approach
The aim of the paper is to elucidate a systematic approach to convert a Masters dissertation into a journal article. This approach has involved a fundamental thematic review of the literature concerning the conversion of dissertations into journal articles. From these sources pertinent approaches, processes, lessons, and guidance have been noted and analysed. By undertaking this distillation of relevant material, to enable the efficient conversio…
Who really creates the place brand? Considering the role of user generated content in creating and communicating a place identity
This paper explores online and social media users’ contributions to place identity creation, challenging the role and importance of various actors in the place brand identity and place brand image formation process. Findings arise from a content analysis of 149 separate photographs of a unique event that takes place on the Greek island of Corfu as part of the Orthodox Easter festival. Findings are also informed by autoethnographic reflexivity fro…
Dissertation to Journal Article: A Systematic Approach
The aim of the paper is to elucidate a systematic approach to convert a Masters dissertation into a journal article. This approach has involved a fundamental thematic review of the literature concerning the conversion of dissertations into journal articles. From these sources pertinent approaches, processes, lessons, and guidance have been noted and analysed. By undertaking this distillation of relevant material, to enable the efficient conversio…
Who really creates the place brand? Considering the role of user generated content in creating and communicating a place identity
This paper explores online and social media users’ contributions to place identity creation, challenging the role and importance of various actors in the place brand identity and place brand image formation process. Findings arise from a content analysis of 149 separate photographs of a unique event that takes place on the Greek island of Corfu as part of the Orthodox Easter festival. Findings are also informed by autoethnographic reflexivity fro…
Who really creates the place brand? Considering the role of user generated content in creating and communicating a place identity
This paper explores online and social media users’ contributions to place identity creation, challenging the role and importance of various actors in the place brand identity and place brand image formation process. Findings arise from a content analysis of 149 separate photographs of a unique event that takes place on the Greek island of Corfu as part of the Orthodox Easter festival. Findings are also informed by autoethnographic reflexivity fro…
Dissertation to Journal Article: A Systematic Approach
The aim of the paper is to elucidate a systematic approach to convert a Masters dissertation into a journal article. This approach has involved a fundamental thematic review of the literature concerning the conversion of dissertations into journal articles. From these sources pertinent approaches, processes, lessons, and guidance have been noted and analysed. By undertaking this distillation of relevant material, to enable the efficient conversio…
Meeting the needs of the Millennials and Generation Z: Gamification in tourism through geocaching
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework based on an understanding of the principles of popular mobile-enabled games, indicating how organisations in the tourism sector could meet the needs of Millennials and Generation Z through engaging with the existing gamified location-based practice of geocaching as an information and communication technology enabled gamified enhancement to the destination experience. Design/me…
Spiritual tourism on the island of Corfu: Positive Impacts of Niche Tourism Versus the Challenges of Contested Space
This paper aims to explore and explain the transformational impact of spiritual tourism on places and their residents. A qualitative case study has been undertaken on the resort of Arillas on the Greek island of Corfu, gathering data from various stakeholder groups in person and via online and social media. Spiritual tourism in Arillas has positively addressed the decline in fortunes experienced by many other resorts on Corfu but has also led to …
Tourism and Hospitality industry resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from England
The tourism and hospitality industries have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with widespread closures and later re-opening times than other areas of economic activity. However, little is known about the resilience of these industries in light of the current pandemic, within the context of English towns. This paper surveys businesses dependent on tourism located in English towns, to explore perceptions of resilience in this cri…
Exploring reality television and social media as mediating factors between destination identity and destination image
Continuing trends towards location‐based reality television programmes and growth in social media usage have contributed to boundaries between various destination image formation sources becoming increasingly blurred. Through analysing comments made on online news reports and social media posts about a reality television programme set in the popular resort of Kavos on the Greek Island of Corfu, the study explores various elements of these program…
Business (6 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Tourism (4 works) · Marketing (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)