As the UK tourism and hospitality sector gather evidence linked to the impacts of Covid-19, Dr Karen Thomas, Dr Daniel O’Donoghue & Dr Julie Scott explore how insights into localised labour markets are vital to businesses and regions lobbying for the support needed to ensure future recovery.
Shifting ground at Heathrow airport
Dr Stephen Scoffham asks if the recent Court of Appeal ruling on the third Heathrow runway is a tipping point in more ways than one for environmental issues.
End of free movement: a perfect storm?
As political parties on all sides debate the issues of immigration and the end of Free Movement as part of the Brexit-fuelled General Election, Dr Karen Thomas and Dr Julie Scott explore how robust evidence is increasingly vital to businesses lobbying for the conditions conducive to future growth.
Why Canterbury needs a festival of lights
Dr Jane Lovell and Howard Griffin explain the positive impact light festivals can have upon towns and cities.
Growing language skills gaps in inbound tourism
With recent media interest on both the record growth of inbound tourism and the fall in popularity of modern languages study at A-level, Dr Karen Thomas and Dr Julie Scott, review how far home-grown talent can meet the future needs of the inbound tourism industry for linguists.
Film Tourism: Overtourism?
Dr Jane Lovell looks at the effect film and TV series can have upon tourism for cities and regions.
Could Canterbury become the 2025 UK City of Culture?
Dr Jane Lovell explores the idea of Canterbury bidding to become the 2025 UK City of Culture.
Partnerships & cross-sectoral working: building resilient cultural destinations
In light of both the interim evaluations of the 2017 Hull UK City of Culture and new research delivered by the Culture Kent Research Programme, Dr Julie Scott and Dr Karen Thomas discuss the importance of partnership working to building cultural destinations.
Volunteering overseas: white saviour complex, worthy development impact or neither?
Jim Butcher, Reader in the Geography of Tourism, looks at the relationship between short term volunteering and development.