Graham Busby

Dr Graham Busby - ()

Job title: Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Tourism Management, School of Tourism and Hospitality (Plymouth Business School (Faculty))
Address: CKY340, Cookworthy Building, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752585609
Email: G.Busby@plymouth.ac.uk

Role
Associate Professor and Programme Manager BSc Tourism Awards
University of Plymouth Teaching Fellow.
Fellow of the Centre for Professional Placement Learning
Module leader BSc and MSc Tourism programmes.

Qualifications & background
BA (Hons); MSc; PhD; CertEd; LCGI; FTS; FHEA

Professional membership

Fellow of The Tourism Society

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Associate of the Institute of Cornish Studies

Roles on external bodies
Non-executive director of ASET

Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Travel and Tourism Research

Member of Editorial Board of the European Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research

Member of Editorial Board of the International Journal of Safety and Security in Tourism/Hospitality

Staff serving as external examiners

2005: MPhil, University of Exeter.

2000-2003: MA Tourism Management, Thames Valley University.

1998-2002: BA and HND Tourism Management field, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College.

Research interests

Literary and film-induced tourism; Cornish heritage tourism; Tourism education.

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Culture, Community and Society (CCCS)
Service & Enterprise Research Centre (SERC)

Other research

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

2011 PhD Paul Stansbie, 'Internship Design and its Impact on Intrinsic Motivation and Student Career Choice'.

Grants & contracts
2008 £7,000 funded research project ' Students’ experiences of international placement: an e-support a pproach' Philip Gibson & Graham Busby £5,500 awarded by CEPPL CETL

2007 £1250 HEA HLST funded research project 'Decoding critical thinking for Asian international students studying in tourism and hospitality subject' - Rong Huang and Graham Busby

2006 £5000 research project entitled 'Mapping non-UK domiciled students' experience' by University of Plymouth (other group members: Rong Huang, Steve Butts, Rachael Carkett)

Chapters

Busby, GD., Hunt, R. & Small, H. (2010) '“This magical Tudor house…” Cotehele and the concept of authenticity: a chronological review' in Payton P,Trower S (ed.) Cornish Studies 17 Univ of Exeter Pr pp 204 - 222

Busby, GD. & Meethan, K. (2009) 'Cultural Capital in Cornwall: Heritage and the Visitor' in Payton P (ed.) Cornish Studies 16 Univ of Exeter Pr pp 146 - 166

Busby, GD. & Laviolette, P. (2006) 'Narratives in the Net: Fiction and Cornish Tourism' in Payton P (ed.) Cornish Studies 14 Univ of Exeter Pr pp 142 - 163

Busby, GD. (2005) 'Work experience and industrial links' in Tribe J,Airey D (ed.) An international handbook of tourism education Elsevier Science pp 93 - 107

Busby, GD. (2004) 'The contested Cornish church heritage' in Payton P (ed.) Cornish Studies Volume 12 Univ of Exeter Pr pp 166 - 183

Busby, GD. (2003) '‘A true Cornish treasure’: Gunwalloe and the Cornish church as visitor attraction' in Payton P (ed.) Cornish Studies Volume 11 Univ of Exeter Pr pp 168 - 191

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Financing tourism operations' in Page SJ,Brunt P,Busby G,Connell J (ed.) Tourism Thomson Learning Emea

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Tourism accommodation' in Page SJ,Brunt P,Busby G,Connell J (ed.) Tourism Thomson Learning Emea

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Tourism and entrepreneurship' in Page SJ,Brunt P,Busby G,Connell J (ed.) Tourism Thomson Learning Emea

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Tourism supply issues' in Page SJ,Brunt P,Busby G,Connell J (ed.) Tourism Thomson Learning Emea

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Tourist attractions' in Page SJ,Brunt P,Busby G,Connell J (ed.) Tourism Thomson Learning Emea

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Transport and tourism' in Page SJ,Brunt P,Busby G,Connell J (ed.) Tourism Thomson Learning Emea

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Travel and tourism intermediaries' in Page SJ,Brunt P,Busby G,Connell J (ed.) Tourism Thomson Learning Emea

Busby, GD. & Hambly, Z. (2000) 'Literary Tourism and the Daphne du Maurier Festival' in Payton P (ed.) Cornish Studies Volume 8 Univ of Exeter Pr pp 197 - 212

Busby, GD. 'Cornwall – the novel, intangible heritage and cultural tourism' in Lira S,Amoêda R,Pinheiro C,Pinheiro J,Oliveira F (ed.) Sharing Cultures pp 297 - 300

Conference Papers

Busby, GD. (1997) ''Excellence through partnerships' - STTE annual conference 1996' Society-of-Travel-and-Tourism-Educators Annual Conference. OTTAWA, CANADA ELSEVIER SCI LTD pp 183 - 184

Busby, GD. '2ICC – Second International Cruise Conference' 2ICC – Second International Cruise Conference. Plymouth, England 18/02/2010 - 20/02/2010 pp 83 - 85

Busby, GD. 'Cities as Creative Spaces for Cultural Tourism' Cities as Creative Spaces for Cultural Tourism. Istanbul 19/11/2009 - 21/11/2009 pp 79 - 82

Busby, GD. 'Advances in Tourism Research Conference' Advances in Tourism Research Conference. University of Bolzano, Brunico, Italy 27/09/2009 - 29/09/2009 pp 79 - 83

Busby, GD. 'Integration and intermediation – undergraduate understanding of some key tourism concepts' Advances in Tourism Research Symposium. Brunico, Italy 27/09/2009 - 29/09/2009

Busby, GD. 'Sharing Cultures 2009 – International Conference on Intangible Heritage' Sharing Cultures 2009 – International Conference on Intangible Heritage. Pico Island, Azores 29/05/2009 - 01/06/2009 pp 125 - 129

Busby, GD. 'The transition from ferry product to cruise product: an exploratory study of experiential marketing' Perspectives of seaside tourism: challenges for science and business. Klaipeda, Lithuania 07/05/2009 - 08/05/2009 pp 144 - 148

Busby, GD. 'Conference report: The 2nd ITSA Biennial Conference – ‘Globalization, Tourism and Development: Mega Events and Urban Tourism’' The 2nd ITSA Biennial Conference – ‘Globalization, Tourism and Development: Mega Events and Urban Tourism’. Shanghai, China 06/11/2008 - 09/11/2008 pp 118 - 120

Busby, GD. 'The 4th World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure conference report' The 4th World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure. Antalya, Turkey 22/04/2008 - 27/04/2008 pp 120 - 124

Busby, GD. 'Representations of Cornwall in fiction: the influence on tourism' Tourism and literature. Harrogate 22/07/2004 - 26/07/2004

Busby, GD. & George, J. 'The Tailor of Gloucester: Potter meets Potter - literary tourism in a cathedral city' Tourism and Literature. Harrogate 22/07/2004 - 26/07/2004

Busby, GD. 'Reinventing a tourism destination' Reinventing a tourism destination. Dubrovnik 18/10/2002 - 21/10/2002 pp 285 - 286 , DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2003.12.001

Busby, GD. 'Rethinking of education and training for tourism' 40 Years of Tourism Education and Training Provision by the Graduate School of Economics and Business at the University of Zagreb. Zagreb 18/04/2002 - 20/04/2002 pp 495 - 497 , DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(02)00121-8

Busby, GD. 'From explorers to mass tourism' Tourism Conference. Plymouth 16/03/1998 - 16/03/1998 pp 479 - 481 , DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(98)00047-8

Journals

Articles

Busby, GD. & Huang, R. (2012) 'Integration, intermediation and tourism higher education: conceptual understanding in the curriculum' Tourism Management 33 (1), pp 108 - 115 , DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.02.009

Aggett, M. & Busby, G. (2011) 'Opting out of internship: Perceptions of hospitality, tourism and events management undergraduates at a British University' J HOSP LEIS SPORT TO 10 (1), pp 106 - 113 , DOI: 10.3794/johlste.101.310

Busby, GD. & Gibson, P. (2010) 'Tourism and hospitality internship experiences overseas: A British perspective' J HOSP LEIS SPORT TO 9 (1), pp 4 - 12 , DOI: 10.3794/johlste.91.244

Busby, G. (2008) 'Atlas of travel and tourism development' TOURISM GEOGR 10 (1), pp 119 - 121 , DOI: 10.1080/14616680701825305

Huang, R. & Busby, G. (2007) 'Activist, pragmatist, reflector or theorist? In search of postgraduate learning styles in tourism and hospitality education' J HOSP LEIS SPORT TO 6 (2), pp 92 - 99

Busby, GD. (2004) 'The tourist experience' TOURISM MANAGE 25 (1), pp 141 - 142 , DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(03)00053-0

Busby, GD. (2003) 'Tourism in Western Europe - a collection of case histories' TOURISM MANAGE 24 (1), pp 113 - 115

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Power and politics at the seaside - the development of Devon's resorts in the Twentieth Century' TOURISM MANAGE 22 (5), pp 574 - 575

Busby, GD. (2001) 'Tourism - politics and public sector management' TOURISM MANAGE 22 (2), pp 208 - 210

Busby, GD. (1998) 'Tourism - How effective management makes the difference' TOURISM MANAGE 19 (2), pp 185 - 186

Busby, GD. (1996) 'City tourism with a European perspective' TOURISM MANAGE 17 (2), pp 146 - 147

Busby, GD. (1996) ''Reaching high in Denver' - STTE annual conference 1995' TOURISM MANAGE 17 (3), pp 228 - 229

Busby, GD. & Fiedel, D. 'A contemporary review of tourism degrees in the UK' Journal of Vocational Education and Training 53 (4), pp 501 - 522 , DOI: 10.1080/13636820100200174

Busby, GD. & Hill, R. 'An Inspector calls: farm accommodation providers’ attitudes to quality assurance schemes in the county of Devon' International Journal of Tourism Research 4 (6), pp 459 - 478 , DOI: 10.1002/jtr.400

Busby, GD. & Dutton, S. 'Antiques-based tourism: our common heritage?' Acta Turistica 14 (2), pp 97 - 119

Busby, GD. & O'Neill, K. 'Cephallonia and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin: the influence of literature and film on British visitors' Acta Turistica 18 (1), pp 30 - 51

Busby, GD., Brice, J. & Brunt, P. 'English Rural Church Tourism: A Visitor Typology' Acta Turistica 15 (2), pp 144 - 162

Busby, GD. 'Experiencing work: supporting the undergraduate hospitality, tourism and cruise management student on an overseas work placement' Journal of Vocational Education and Training 61 (4), pp 467 - 480

Busby, GD., Brunt, P. & Lund, J. 'In Agatha Christie Country: resident perception of special interest tourism' Tourism 51 (3), pp 287 - 300

Busby, GD. & Klug, J. 'Movie-induced tourism: the challenge of measurement and other issues' Journal of Vacation Marketing 7 (4), pp 316 - 332

Busby, GD. 'Skål International: the development of a Tourism Interest Group' Journal of Vacation Marketing 4 (2), pp 161 - 174

Busby, GD. & Curtin, S. 'Sustainable destination development: the tour operator perspective' International Journal of Tourism Research 1 (2), pp 161 - 174 , DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-1970(199903/04)1:2<135::AID-JTR151>3.0.CO;2-Y

Busby, GD. 'The concept of sustainable tourism within the higher education curriculum: a British case study' Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education 2 (2), pp 48 - 58 , DOI: 10.3794/johlste.22.57

Busby, GD., O'Neill, K. & Butts, S. 'The Corellification of Cephallonian Tourism' Anatolia 16 (2), pp 207 - 226

Busby, GD. 'The Cornish church heritage as destination component' Tourism 50 (4), pp 371 - 381

Busby, GD., Huang, R. & Bosdou, C. 'The first Plymouth: pictorial element and destination image' International Journal of Tourism Policy 2 (4), pp 246 - 261

Busby, GD. & Rendle, S. 'The transition from tourism on farms to farm tourism' Tourism Management 21 (6), pp 635 - 642 , DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(00)00011-X

Busby, GD. 'Tourism degree internships: a longitudinal study' Journal of Vocational Education and Training 55 (3), pp 319 - 334 , DOI: 10.1080/13636820300200232

Busby, GD. 'Tourism education or tourism training for the 1990s?' Journal of Further and Higher Education 18 (2), pp 3 - 9 , DOI: 10.1080/0309877940180201

Busby, GD., Brunt, P. & Baber, S. 'Tourism sandwich placements: an appraisal' Tourism Management 18 (2), pp 105 - 110 , DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(96)00105-7

Busby, GD. 'Vocationalism in higher level tourism courses: the British perspective' Journal of Further and Higher Education 25 (1), pp 29 - 43 , DOI: 10.1080/03098770020030489

Reviews

Busby, GD. 'Asian Tourism – Growth and Change' Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice 2 (1), pp 66 - 69

Busby, GD. 'Rural Tourism Development – Localism and Cultural Change' Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice 2 (1), pp 62 - 65

Busby, GD. 'The Literary Tourist' Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice 1 (1), pp 93 - 99

Busby, GD. 'The Literary Tourist' Archives XXXIV, pp 81 - 83

Busby, GD. 'The Politics of World Heritage: Negotiating Tourism and Conservation' Tourism Geographies 7 (4), pp 449 - 451

Other academic activities
Referee for articles submitted to Tourism Management;
Journal of Vacation Marketing;
Journal of Sustainable Tourism;
Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change;
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education;
British Educational Research Journal;
Tourism Review International;
Tourism;
International Journal of Tourism Research;
Tourism Geographies;
International Journal of Tourism Policy;
Tourism Recreation Research;
Tourism and Hospitality Research;
Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development;
Geoforum;
Anatolia;
European Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research;
Journal of Heritage Tourism;
International Journal of Tourism Anthropology;
Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice.

Programme Committee of Annual International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Research (THoR 2012), 9-10 July 2012, Singapore.
Scientific Committee of 2^nd Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management Conference, 31 May – 3 June 2012, Corfu.
Editorial Board of TURYDES.
Editorial Board of the International Journal of Safety and Security in Tourism/Hospitality.
Editorial Advisory Board member of European Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research.
Editorial Board member of the Journal of Travel and Tourism Research

Book and Conference Reviews Editor, Journal of Tourism Consumption
Sept 2010 - appointed a director of ASET (1982) Ltd.

October 2010 on - Supervisor, PhD candidate researching the nexus between literature and new digital media in destination management.
October 2010 on - Supervisor, PhD candidate researching coastal tourism.
October 2009 on - Supervisor, PhD candidate researching DMOs in China.
June 2007 on - Supervisor, PhD candidate researching tourism and hospitality internships. Candidate due to submit 2010.
2002-2004 Supervisor, PhD candidate researching tourism associations

Additional information

Keynote presentation “Tourism, cinema and creative industries” given at Fifth International Tourism Congress, Peniche, Portugal. 23-25 November 2011.

2010 - appointed non-executive director of ASET (1982) Limited.

October 2010 on - Supervisor, PhD candidate researching the nexus between literature and new digital media in destination management
October 2010 on - Supervisor, PhD candidate researching coastal tourism.
October 2009 on - Supervisor, PhD candidate researching DMOs in China.
2007 Appointment as reviewer by Evaluation Group of Ministry of Science, Education and Sports

(Croatia).
June 2007 on - Supervisor, PhD candidate researching tourism and hospitality internships.
1996 Walter Hines Page Scholarship to USA

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