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.
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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.
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.
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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.
60 years of On the Road: what’s happened to the spirit of travel?
Jim Butcher explores the legacy of Jack Kerouac’s iconic novel On The Road 60 years after publication.
Have a Hygge Christmas
Dr Jane Lovell, Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Events, explores this year’s Danish trend, Hygge, the concept of cosiness and living well, taking the UK by storm.
2016 has been the year of authenticity. Politicians have been described as authentic because they are plain-speaking and conducting ‘post-truth’ campaigns, the TV programmes Westworld and Humans blur ideas of real and fake, and hygge, the Danish notion of cosiness, is now an international phenomenon and a hashtag.
You say hipster I say #hygge. We used to say heritage. It is hard to see where the hygge notion begins and the hipster movement ends. Hipsters use artisan approaches to growing and cooking food and home brewing, they have beards, visit cafes with distressed, industrial interiors and wear manual workwear, including checked shirts, vintage clothing, jumpers and, of course, like riding bicycles.
Hygge is a Danish word suggesting family-orientation, mindfulness and being in the moment, home-made food, atmosphere created by candles and firelight, wearing knitted socks and jumpers and, of course, riding bicycles. Hipsters are linked to a number of neighbourhoods, Shoreditch in London and Williamsburg in New York, where you can book a hipster tour. Hygge is associated with Denmark and the British tourist industry has also got on the ‘hygge-wagon’ with a range of cosy holiday destinations. Whether these movements are reactions to globalisation or technology, or are simply canny marketing tools, both have been described as related to the slow food movement and both focus on localism, heritage and authenticity.
The war of the Christmas stocking filler books includes The Little Book of Hygge and Hygge, A Celebration of Simple Pleasures, Living the Danish way. You might be unwrapping them on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, put on your woolly jumper, get on your bike, have a hygge Christmas and be careful with that beard around all those candles!