Position
Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Profile
Qualifications
- PhD Tourism Studies
- MSc Conservation and Recreation Management
- BSc (Hons) Aquatic Resource Science and Management
Teaching Expertise
- Undergraduate: Introduction to Travel and Tourism Industry (Level 1); Understanding Tourism (level 1); Air Transport Management (level 2).
- Postgraduate: Research Philosophies and Principles; Event Tourism.
- International Tourism (MSc) Dissertation Supervision
- Tourism Management and Events Management (BA) Dissertation Supervision
Research Interests
- Displacement, diaspora and geographies of identity.
- Root-tourism, homeland tourism, diaspora tourism.
Research Projects
- PhD thesis (funded by the University of Bedfordshire) The Influence of Travel in Formulating Cultural Identity: The Case of the Sarawakian ( Malaysian) Chinese.
Publications
- Tie, C and Seaton, V. (2012) Diasporic identity, heritage and “homecoming”: How Sarawakian-Chinese tourists feel on tour in Beijing. Tourism Analysis.
Conference Presentations
- ‘Travel as a Force in Formulating Cultural Identity: The Case of the Sarawakian [Malaysian] Chinese Visiting China. Conference organised by the Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), the 18th Tourism and Hospitality Education and Research Conference. See Change: Tourism and Hospitality in a Dynamic World. 10-13 February 2009, Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, Western Australia.
- ‘Travel as Motivating Force in Negotiating Cultural Identity’. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, The 3rd Graduate Research in Tourism Conference. 25th -28th May 2006. The conference was held in Canakkale, Turkey.
Contact Details
T: +44 (0)1582 743759
E:
carol.tie@beds.ac.uk
