Luc Beal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6295669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luc Beal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luc |
| FAMILY NAME | Beal |
| SIGNATURE | BEAL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Excelia Business School |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4341-533X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
When disaster strikes a smart tourism city
This study addresses a significant gap in tourism disaster management by analyzing the firsthand experience of international tourists during the unprecedented recent flooding in Dubai, a smart tourism city. The study uses narrative inquiry to capture tourists’ personal accounts, perceptions of the disaster's impact, and observations of local response efforts. The goal is to assess the resilience of smart tourism cities and the effectiveness of th…
Cybersecurity threats in tourism and hospitality
In recent years, the number of cyber-attacks has increased significantly, affecting various business sectors, including tourism and hospitality. However, research on cybersecurity in tourism remained scarce. The current study aims at investigating cybersecurity threats from tourists’ perspectives while using sharing economy services. Using snowball sampling method and considering the ‘real experience of cybercrime’ as inclusion criterion, a total…
Symbolic displacement in the digitalization of tourism
Touristic Bare Life
This research note examines how tourism governance systematically produces labor and resident marginalization by normalizing crisis‐driven and exceptional forms of regulation. Drawing on Agamben's concepts of bare life and the state of exception, it conceptualizes touristic bare life as a condition in which tourism workers and residents remain economically essential yet politically and socially disposable. The study distinguishes between economic…
Cybersecurity and smart tourist destinations resilience
Empirical research on the resilience of smart tourist destinations (STDs) to cybersecurity threats is scarce. The current research aims to address this gap by exploring cybersecurity risks within STDs and their resilience to withstand cyber threats. Employing a qualitative approach, we conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with cybersecurity experts and stakeholders in Dubai’s tourism and hospitality sector. Through the lens of Complex Adaptive…
How does sharing travel experiences on social media improve social and personal ties
Sharing travel experience on social media has become an important element of many people’s lifestyle, whether it be as a hobby, personal expression, economic rewards or other purposes. While previous studies have extensively investigated the significant role of social media in the sharing of travel experience and how it influences the travel decisions of others, very little research has examined on the travel-sharing behaviour of frequent travell…
Crisis-resilience of small-scale tourism businesses in the pandemic era
Resilience to severe crises like COVID-19 is critical for small businesses. However, little empirical research has been conducted to examine the crisis resilience of small businesses to the pandemic from the perspective of business operators. This research note aims at exploring the resilience of small tourism businesses to the COVID-19 crisis in a world heritage city. In-depth interviews with 25 operators were conducted and the results showed th…
Quarantine hotel employees’ protection motivation, pandemic fear, resilience and behavioural intention
Quarantine hotels have been established by governments to accommodate COVID-19 infected or potentially infectious guests. The employees of these hotels, despite the high-risk environment, must provide services to guests. However, limited research is conducted on the impacts of the pandemic on their psychological well-being and health. This study investigates the protection motivation of quarantine hotel employees, fear of infection, coping strate…
Local impression of tourist photographing
Collaborative governance and resilience in fashion tourism
Local impression of tourist photographing
Cybersecurity and smart tourist destinations resilience
Empirical research on the resilience of smart tourist destinations (STDs) to cybersecurity threats is scarce. The current research aims to address this gap by exploring cybersecurity risks within STDs and their resilience to withstand cyber threats. Employing a qualitative approach, we conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with cybersecurity experts and stakeholders in Dubai’s tourism and hospitality sector. Through the lens of Complex Adaptive…
Collaborative governance and resilience in fashion tourism
Local impression of tourist photographing
Quarantine hotel employees’ protection motivation, pandemic fear, resilience and behavioural intention
Quarantine hotels have been established by governments to accommodate COVID-19 infected or potentially infectious guests. The employees of these hotels, despite the high-risk environment, must provide services to guests. However, limited research is conducted on the impacts of the pandemic on their psychological well-being and health. This study investigates the protection motivation of quarantine hotel employees, fear of infection, coping strate…
How does sharing travel experiences on social media improve social and personal ties
Sharing travel experience on social media has become an important element of many people’s lifestyle, whether it be as a hobby, personal expression, economic rewards or other purposes. While previous studies have extensively investigated the significant role of social media in the sharing of travel experience and how it influences the travel decisions of others, very little research has examined on the travel-sharing behaviour of frequent travell…
Crisis-resilience of small-scale tourism businesses in the pandemic era
Resilience to severe crises like COVID-19 is critical for small businesses. However, little empirical research has been conducted to examine the crisis resilience of small businesses to the pandemic from the perspective of business operators. This research note aims at exploring the resilience of small tourism businesses to the COVID-19 crisis in a world heritage city. In-depth interviews with 25 operators were conducted and the results showed th…
Cybersecurity and smart tourist destinations resilience
Empirical research on the resilience of smart tourist destinations (STDs) to cybersecurity threats is scarce. The current research aims to address this gap by exploring cybersecurity risks within STDs and their resilience to withstand cyber threats. Employing a qualitative approach, we conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with cybersecurity experts and stakeholders in Dubai’s tourism and hospitality sector. Through the lens of Complex Adaptive…
When disaster strikes a smart tourism city
This study addresses a significant gap in tourism disaster management by analyzing the firsthand experience of international tourists during the unprecedented recent flooding in Dubai, a smart tourism city. The study uses narrative inquiry to capture tourists’ personal accounts, perceptions of the disaster's impact, and observations of local response efforts. The goal is to assess the resilience of smart tourism cities and the effectiveness of th…
Cybersecurity threats in tourism and hospitality
In recent years, the number of cyber-attacks has increased significantly, affecting various business sectors, including tourism and hospitality. However, research on cybersecurity in tourism remained scarce. The current study aims at investigating cybersecurity threats from tourists’ perspectives while using sharing economy services. Using snowball sampling method and considering the ‘real experience of cybercrime’ as inclusion criterion, a total…
Symbolic displacement in the digitalization of tourism
Touristic Bare Life
This research note examines how tourism governance systematically produces labor and resident marginalization by normalizing crisis‐driven and exceptional forms of regulation. Drawing on Agamben's concepts of bare life and the state of exception, it conceptualizes touristic bare life as a condition in which tourism workers and residents remain economically essential yet politically and socially disposable. The study distinguishes between economic…
Tourism (10 works) · Business (7 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Advertising (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Hospitality (3 works) · Psychological resilience (3 works) · Sharing Economy and Platforms (3 works)