TRU - Tourism Research Unit
Organisation profile
Tourism Research Unit (TRU) focuses on five main areas of tourism research: Consumer behavior and identity construction; inter-organisational relationships (networks, alliances cooperation); regional development processes and strategies; tourism and cross-sectoral place branding; strategic market communication and product development. Due to the cross-disciplinary nature of tourism, many of these research areas are interlinked and result in innovative thinking both in terms of theoretical conceptualizations and practical solutions.
Many of the research projects within TRU come about through cooperation with external partners and in this way a cross-fertilization between theoretical challenges and concrete empirical problems takes place which results in knowledge that is useful for academics and practitioners alike.
Contact information
Kroghstræde , 1
9220, Aalborg Øst
Denmark
- Website: http://turisme.aau.dk/
- Phone: 9940 9138
- E-mail: halkier@cgs.aau.dk
Publications
(198)- Submitted
Actor-Network Theory and Tourism Research : Approaches, implications and future opportunities
Publication: Research - peer-review › Book chapter
- Submitted
Snapshots vs. Signatures: Studying the defining marks of tourist moments
Publication: Research - peer-review › Book chapter
- E-pub ahead of print
Auto-communicating micro-orientalism : Articulating 'Denmark' in China at the Shanghai Expo
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
Research projects
(34)Most frequent journals
TRUnews© : Nyhedsbrev fra Tourism Research Unit, Aalborg Universitet
ISSNs (Electronic): 1603-5844
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Journal
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
ISSNs: 1502-2250
Routledge, United Kingdom
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Journal
Akademisk kvarter
ISSNs: 1904-0008
Aalborg Universitetsforlag, Denmark
Central database
Journal: Book series
Oekonomi og Politik
ISSNs: 0030-1906
Jurist- og Oekonomforbundets Forlag, Denmark
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Journal
Activities
(329)ATLAS
Activity: Participation in council, board, committee and network › Membership in board of company or public organisation
Feeding countryside tourists. Eksploring food knowledge dynamics in rural destinations in Denmark
Activity: Lecture and oral contribution
Double blind peer review for Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism (SJHT)
Activity: Ongoing editorial work › Peer review of manuscripts
Press clippings
(331)Vi kobler af på miniferien
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Ledende artikel: En følsom sag
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Vi holder gerne ferie i urolige lande
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Most frequent publishers
Institut for Historie, Internationale Studier og Samfundsforhold, Aalborg Universitet, 87-90874
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Publisher
Most downloaded publications
- 1756
Dynamics and Promotion Triads in Meeting Destinations :
Publication: Research › Conference abstract in proceeding
downloads - 1478
Food and Tourism : Michelin, Moussaka and McDonald’s
Publication: Research › Working paper
downloads - 1474
'It has to vary' : Tourists' multi-facetted relations to food
Publication: Research - peer-review › Article in proceeding
downloads - 869
Marketing Business Tourism in Suburban Areas
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article
downloads - 622
Vidensdynamikker i nordjysk turisme : Casestudier af vidensbegivenhederinden for kyst- og kulturturisme
Publication: Communication › Report
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Latest activities and conferences
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