Levent Altınay

Biographic Data

ID9148316
NAMELevent Altınay
GIVEN NAMESLevent
FAMILY NAMEAltınay
SIGNATUREALTINAY L
AFFILIATIONSOxford Brookes University
ORCID0000-0002-7293-9362
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS21
TOTAL CITATIONS106
AUTHOR COUNT21
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX7

  • Women entrepreneurs as cultural custodians in tourism

    Open AccessLevent Altinay, Levent Altınay et al.ARTICLETourism Management2026References: 46

    This study, grounded in social feminism theory, examines how women entrepreneurs in Cyprus use tourism enterprises to preserve and transmit cultural knowledge. Drawing on 26 semi-structured interviews, the research examines how participants balance economic goals with cultural responsibilities. The analysis identifies five interrelated themes, cultural identity, integration, advocacy, collaboration, and resilience, that inform a conceptual framew…

  • Could AI technologies be harnessed to break down barriers to inclusivity for women entrepreneurship in tourism

    Open AccessLevent Altinay, Levent Altınay et al.ARTICLETourism Management2026References: 88

    Despite growing scholarly attention to artificial intelligence (AI) and gender-related challenges in tourism research, a void exists in how the responsible AI could be harnessed to enhance women’s inclusivity in tourism entrepreneurship. Drawing on Rawls’ theory of justice, this study aims to fill this glaring gap by exploring whether and how AI could contribute to fostering a more equitable, inclusive and ethically responsible entrepreneurial ec…

  • Predicting tourism competitiveness with innovation

    Hasan Evrim Arici, Mehmet Ali Koseoglu et al.ARTICLECurrent Issues in Tourism2025

    This study introduces an analytical model that establishes a connection between the factors that promote innovation in a country and the competitiveness of its tourism destinations. Invoking the international strategic competitiveness theory, this study is among the first to propose and empirically test the predictive roles of innovation facilitators on tourism competitiveness. Utilising longitudinal data from multiple countries from 2013 to 2022…

  • Connectedness to nature and life satisfaction of seniors

    Kubra Asan, Zaid Alrawadieh et al.ARTICLECurrent Issues in Tourism2024

    Connectedness to nature (CTN) has been widely acknowledged as having a favourable impact on individuals participating in nature-based activities. However, existing research seems to focus on environmental outcomes overlooking the potential impact of CTN on tourist experience and well-being of individuals in general and the elderly in particular. Considering this omission and drawing on a transformative tourism perspective, the present study propo…

  • Environmental CSR, Customer Equity Drivers, and Travelers’ Critical Outcomes

    Open AccessSanaz Vatankhah, Ali Sepehrmanesh et al.ARTICLEJournal of Hospitality & Tourism…2024

    While environmental corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained increased attention in sustainable tourism research, little is known about its impacts on customers in the context of the airlines. This study investigates the impact of environmental CSR on two critical customer outcomes, namely, purchase intention (PI) and switching behavior (SB). In light of the stimulus–organism–response (S-O-R) framework, this study further examines the joi…

  • The use of big data analytics to discover customers’ perceptions of and satisfaction with green hotel service quality

    Hasan Evrim Arici, Nagihan Cakmakoglu Arici et al.ARTICLECurrent Issues in Tourism2023

    This study examined customers’ green reviews on TripAdvisor and identified environmentally friendly themes and concepts. The differences among the 10 countries in terms of the volume of green reviews and customers’ green satisfaction ratings were also analysed. Using Leximancer analysis and multivariate analysis of a big dataset, we adopted a mixed research method to analyse 121,780 reviews posted on TripAdvisor for 87 green hotels from the top 1…

  • Planning and Managing Sustainability in Tourism

    Open AccessLevent Altınay, Anna Farmaki et al.BOOKPlanning and Managing Sustainabilit…2022

  • Green HRM, environmental awareness and green behaviors

    Open AccessMahlagha Darvishmotevali, Levent Altinay et al.ARTICLETourism Management2022Cited by: 9References: 84

  • Hotels’ sustainability practices and guests’ familiarity, attitudes and behaviours

    Hossein Olya, Levent Altinay et al.ARTICLEJournal of Sustainable Tourism2021

    This study investigates the effects of hotel’s sustainability practices in three areas of sustainability and familiarity with those practices on hotel guest satisfaction and loyalty in the Kazakhstan hotel industry. Using a structural equation modelling (SEM) and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), findings reveal that social and environmental dimensions play positive roles on guests’ satisfaction and loyalty while the economic di…

  • Understanding entrepreneurial intentions

    Open AccessKourosh Esfandiar, Mohamad Sharifi-Tehrani et al.ARTICLEJournal of Business Research2019

  • Social value creation through tourism enterprise

    Open AccessLevent Altinay, Levent Altınay et al.ARTICLETourism Management2016Cited by: 16References: 65

  • Planning Research in Hospitality and Tourism

    Levent Altinay, Levent Altınay et al.BOOKPlanning Research in Hospitality…2015

    Planning Research in Hospitality and Tourism provides an accessible, concise and practical guide to planning, conducting and analysing research in tourism and hospitality. The authors skilfully introduce the basic principles and techniques of research in the international hospitality and tourism sectors, and provide detailed guidance on both quantitative and qualitative methods of research. It includes a variety of features throughout to aid stud…

  • Politics and sustainable tourism

    Open AccessAnna Farmaki, Levent Altinay et al.ARTICLETourism Management2015Cited by: 7References: 69

  • Barriers affecting organisational adoption of higher order customer engagement in tourism service interactions

    Open AccessPrakash K Chathoth, Gerardo R Ungson et al.ARTICLETourism Management2014Cited by: 10References: 58

  • Co-production versus co-creation

    Open AccessPrakash K Chathoth, Prakash Chathoth et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2013

  • Selecting franchise partners

    Open AccessLevent Altinay, Levent Altınay et al.ARTICLETourism Management2013Cited by: 1References: 30

  • Signal detection as the first line of defence in tourism crisis management

    Open AccessAlexandros Paraskevas, Levent Altinay et al.ARTICLETourism Management2013Cited by: 12References: 84

  • Revisiting the convergence hypothesis for tourism markets

    Open AccessAndrew Abbott, Glauco De Vita et al.ARTICLETourism Management2012Cited by: 4References: 24

  • Politics and sustainable tourism development – Can they co-exist? Voices from North Cyprus

    Open AccessMuhammet Yasarata, Levent Altinay et al.ARTICLETourism Management2010Cited by: 21References: 26

  • Tourism students’ entrepreneurial intentions

    Open AccessEitan Gurel, Eda Gurel et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2010Cited by: 13References: 57

  • Politics and tourism interface

    Open AccessLevent Altinay, Levent Altınay et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2006Cited by: 13References: 15