Royal Tourism

There are multiple and complex relationships between royalty and tourism which have received little attention in the academic literature. This book draws on historical, sociological and cultural perspectives in its collection of chapters that examine the royal tourism phenomenon in several international and theoretical contexts. Authors in this volume examine for example: the history, development and trajectories of 'royal tourism'; 'royal tourism' and national identities; the interpretation of royalty to tourists; the image(s) and representations of 'royal tourism'; tourist perceptions of royalty and royal properties and sites; royalty, tourism and national image, identity and citizenship.

Philip Long (PhD, PGCLT, BA Hons, MTMI) is a Principal Research Fellow at the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Philip has research interests in the tourism dimensions of festivals and cultural events, tourism - media relationships and, social exclusion from tourism participation. He is also interested in research-based professional development for the destination management and festivals sectors.

Nicola Palmer has worked in tourism for 25 years as an educator, consultant and researcher. Her interests align with tourism development studies, transitional economies, ecotourism, governance and cultural change.  She has developed networks across the public sector and in the visitor economy. She has supervised over 17 PhD students to completion and has a wealth of experience in teaching research methods in social science at postgraduate level. Her publications focus on people, place and space. Nicola is particularly concerned with issues of equity, participation, identity and socioeconomic transformation and she is an active volunteer in the fields of heritage and education literacy.