Special Topic Issues & Sections
published in Tourism Geographies
Most special topic issues are organized by guest editors working with the journal's Editor-in-Chief. In other instances, papers submitted to the journal that are found to be related to a common theme are clustered in a special topic section or issue (these are indicated by *). Potential guest editors are encouraged to contact the TG Editor-in-Chief with proposals for special issue topics.
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If you are unable to access a Tourism Geographies article through your library, please contact the Editor-in-Chief for a complimentary copy.
Related Links: State of the Art Articles - Quick Links to all Article Titles and Keywords - How to propose a TG Special Issue
If you are unable to access a Tourism Geographies article through your library, please contact the Editor-in-Chief for a complimentary copy.
Forthcoming Special Issues & Guest Editors
- Tourism Mobilties, Health, and Wellbeing (Honggang Xu & Kevin Hannam) - 15 Mar 2019
- Migration, Tourism, and Social Sustainability (Jaeyeon Choe & Peter Lugosi) - 15 Dec 2018
- Digital Technology, Tourism, and Geographies of Inequality (Fabian Frenzel, Thomas Frisch, & Julia Giddy) - 10 Oct 2018
- Affective Attunements in Tourism Studies (Dorina-Maria Buda, Jennie Germann Molz, & Alan A. Lew) - 28 Sept 2018
- Island Tourism Destinations, Lifecycles, System Decline, and Resilience (Michelle Mc Leod, Rachel Dodds & Richard Butler) 31 Aug 2018
- Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) and Placemaking in Peripheral Areas (Joseph M. Cheer, Dimitri Ioannides, Mary Mostafanezhad, & Alan A. Lew) - 30 June 2018
- Spatial and Temporal Tourism Considerations in Liminal Landscapes (Robert S. Bristow & Ian S. Jenkins) - 31 May 2018
- Creative and Disruptive Methodologies in Tourism Studies (Milka Ivanova, Dorina-Maria Buda & Elisa Burrai) - 28 Feb 2018
- Recentering Tourism Geographies in the “Asian Century" (Critical Tourism Studies - Asia Pacific; Harng Luh Sin, Joseph M. Cheer, & Mary Mostafanezhad)*
Please contact one of the guest editor(s), above, if you are interested in contributing to these special issues.
*Some special issues are based on conferences and do not have formal call for papers (i.e., there is no link above).
Published Special Issues
- Geographies of religion and spirituality: pilgrimage beyond the "officially" sacred - Vol. 21, No.3 (July 2019) - editors: Jaeyeon Choe & Michael Di Giovine - also in book form
- Tourism and the UN Sustainable Development Goals - (virtual special issue November 2018) - editor: Jarkko Saarinen - also in book form
- Inclusive Tourism - Vol. 20, No. 4 (October 2018) - editors: Regina Scheyvans & Robin Biddulph
- Urban Planning and Tourism in European Cities: Overtourism, Placemaking and Heritage - Vol. 20, No. 3 (July 2018) - editor: Noam Shoval - also in book form
- Tourism in Changing Environments - Vol. 20, No. 2 (May 2018) - editors: Natalie Ooi, Esther Duke & Joseph O'Leary - also in book form
- Tourism's Labour Geographies - Vol. 20, No. 1 (February 2018) - editors: Dimitri Ioannides & Kristina Zampoukos
- Tourism Geographies 20th Anniversary Commentaries* - Vol. 20, No. 1 (Feb 2018); V20 N2 (May 2018); V20 N4 (Oct 2018); and V20 N5 (Dec 2018)
- Tourism Planning and Development - Vol. 19, No. 3 (July 2017) - guest editors: Jarkko Saarinen, Christian M. Rogerson & C. Michael Hall - also in book form
- Theming Asia: Theme Park Experiences in East and Southeast Asia - Vol. 19, No. 2 (May 2017) - editors: Maribeth Erb & Chin-Ee Ong - also in book form
- Proximity and Intraregional Aspects of Tourism - Vol. 19, No. 1 (February 2017) - editors: Jelmer Jeuring, Inmaculada Diaz Soria - also in book form
- Critical Engagements with Nature: Tourism, political economy of nature and political ecology* - Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2015) - editor: Jan Mosedale
- Tourism Geography Research in China (community tourism development in China) - Vol. 16, No. 5 (December 2014) - editors: Honggang Xu, Chaozhi Zhang & Alan A. Lew
- Evolutionary Economic Geography and the Economies of Tourism Destinations - Vol 16, No. 4 (October 2014) - editors: Dimitri Ioannides, Henrik Halkier & Alan A. Lew
- Managing and Adapting to Global Change in Tourism Places* - Vol. 16, no. 3 (July 2014) - also in book form
- Cultural Geographies of Tourism: Image, Identity and Place* - Vol. 16, no. 2 (May 2014)
- New Research Paradigms in Tourism Geography - Vol. 16, no. 1 (February 2014) - also in book form
- African-American Travel and Tourism Landscapes - vol. 15, no. 3 (August 2013) - editor: Derek H. Alderman
- Mobilities: Transportation, Wayfinding and GPS - vol. 15, no 3 (August 2013)
- Island and Coastal Tourism Development Experiences - vol. 15, no 1 (Februrary 2013) - also in book form - editors: Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt & Alan A. Lew
- Global Perspectives on Slum Tourism - vol. 14, no 2 (May 2012) - also in book form - editors: Fabian Frenzel & Ko Koens
- Worldmakings of Tourism - vol. 11, no. 4 (November 2009) - editors: Keith Hollinshead , Irena Ateljevic & Nazia Ali
- Tourism Development and Perceptions in Australia and Canada* - vol. 11, no. 2 (May 2009)
- Geography and Tourism in Higher Education - vol. 11, no. 1 (February 2009)
- Tourism in Transition Economies - vol. 10, no. 4 (November 2008)
- Rural Tourism in Europe - vol. 9, no. 4 (November 2007)
- Tourism in Asia* - vol. 8, no. 3 (August 2006)
- Border Tourism - vol. 8, no. 2 (May 2006)
- Tourism in Canada* - vol. 8, no. 1 (February 2006)
- Tourism and Water* - vol. 4, no. 4 (November 2002)
- Tourism in Mexico - vol. 4, no. 3 (August 2002)
- Ecotourism in Asia* - vol. 4, no.2 (May 2002)
- Place Promotion and Boosterism* - vol. 3, no. 3 (August 2001)
- Tourism in Mediterranean Europe* - vol 3, no. 1 (February 2001)
- Tourism in Asia - vol. 2, no. 4 (November 2000)
- Current Issues and Research in the Geography of Tourism - vol 2, no 3 (August 2000)
- Tourism and Migration - vol. 2, no 1 (February 2000)
- Tourism Issues in Subsaharan Africa and the Caribbean* - vol. 1, no. 3 (August 1999)
* indicates a "special section" that is only a portion of the full issue of the journal
- Tourism and the UN Sustainable Development Goals - (virtual special issue November 2018) - editor: Jarkko Saarinen - also in book form
- Inclusive Tourism - Vol. 20, No. 4 (October 2018) - editors: Regina Scheyvans & Robin Biddulph
- Urban Planning and Tourism in European Cities: Overtourism, Placemaking and Heritage - Vol. 20, No. 3 (July 2018) - editor: Noam Shoval - also in book form
- Tourism in Changing Environments - Vol. 20, No. 2 (May 2018) - editors: Natalie Ooi, Esther Duke & Joseph O'Leary - also in book form
- Tourism's Labour Geographies - Vol. 20, No. 1 (February 2018) - editors: Dimitri Ioannides & Kristina Zampoukos
- Tourism Geographies 20th Anniversary Commentaries* - Vol. 20, No. 1 (Feb 2018); V20 N2 (May 2018); V20 N4 (Oct 2018); and V20 N5 (Dec 2018)
- Tourism Planning and Development - Vol. 19, No. 3 (July 2017) - guest editors: Jarkko Saarinen, Christian M. Rogerson & C. Michael Hall - also in book form
- Theming Asia: Theme Park Experiences in East and Southeast Asia - Vol. 19, No. 2 (May 2017) - editors: Maribeth Erb & Chin-Ee Ong - also in book form
- Proximity and Intraregional Aspects of Tourism - Vol. 19, No. 1 (February 2017) - editors: Jelmer Jeuring, Inmaculada Diaz Soria - also in book form
- Critical Engagements with Nature: Tourism, political economy of nature and political ecology* - Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2015) - editor: Jan Mosedale
- Tourism Geography Research in China (community tourism development in China) - Vol. 16, No. 5 (December 2014) - editors: Honggang Xu, Chaozhi Zhang & Alan A. Lew
- Evolutionary Economic Geography and the Economies of Tourism Destinations - Vol 16, No. 4 (October 2014) - editors: Dimitri Ioannides, Henrik Halkier & Alan A. Lew
- Managing and Adapting to Global Change in Tourism Places* - Vol. 16, no. 3 (July 2014) - also in book form
- Cultural Geographies of Tourism: Image, Identity and Place* - Vol. 16, no. 2 (May 2014)
- New Research Paradigms in Tourism Geography - Vol. 16, no. 1 (February 2014) - also in book form
- African-American Travel and Tourism Landscapes - vol. 15, no. 3 (August 2013) - editor: Derek H. Alderman
- Mobilities: Transportation, Wayfinding and GPS - vol. 15, no 3 (August 2013)
- Island and Coastal Tourism Development Experiences - vol. 15, no 1 (Februrary 2013) - also in book form - editors: Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt & Alan A. Lew
- Global Perspectives on Slum Tourism - vol. 14, no 2 (May 2012) - also in book form - editors: Fabian Frenzel & Ko Koens
- Worldmakings of Tourism - vol. 11, no. 4 (November 2009) - editors: Keith Hollinshead , Irena Ateljevic & Nazia Ali
- Tourism Development and Perceptions in Australia and Canada* - vol. 11, no. 2 (May 2009)
- Geography and Tourism in Higher Education - vol. 11, no. 1 (February 2009)
- Tourism in Transition Economies - vol. 10, no. 4 (November 2008)
- Rural Tourism in Europe - vol. 9, no. 4 (November 2007)
- Tourism in Asia* - vol. 8, no. 3 (August 2006)
- Border Tourism - vol. 8, no. 2 (May 2006)
- Tourism in Canada* - vol. 8, no. 1 (February 2006)
- Tourism and Water* - vol. 4, no. 4 (November 2002)
- Tourism in Mexico - vol. 4, no. 3 (August 2002)
- Ecotourism in Asia* - vol. 4, no.2 (May 2002)
- Place Promotion and Boosterism* - vol. 3, no. 3 (August 2001)
- Tourism in Mediterranean Europe* - vol 3, no. 1 (February 2001)
- Tourism in Asia - vol. 2, no. 4 (November 2000)
- Current Issues and Research in the Geography of Tourism - vol 2, no 3 (August 2000)
- Tourism and Migration - vol. 2, no 1 (February 2000)
- Tourism Issues in Subsaharan Africa and the Caribbean* - vol. 1, no. 3 (August 1999)
* indicates a "special section" that is only a portion of the full issue of the journal
