The 6th World Conference for Graduate Research
in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure


Provious Awards

Peoples awarded at the 3rd Conference (19-23 May, 2006, Canakkale, Turkey)

Awards
Peoples
Title of the thesis/research paper

Best PhD dissertation
Avital BIRAN
Ben-Guiron University of the Negev, Israel
Heritage Site Management: The Link between
Visitors’ Perception, Motivations and Expectations

Best research paper
Philip J. GOULDING
University of Stratchlyde, UK
112 Reasons to Trade Seasonally: A Motivation and
Influence Paradigm of Scottish Seasonal Tourism Businesses

Supervisors of the best PhD dissertation
Arie REICHEL - Yaniv PORIA
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Peoples awarded at the 4th Conference (22-27 May, 2008, Antalya, Turkey)

Awards
Peoples
Title of the thesis/research paper

Best PhD dissertation
Adi WEIDENFIELD
University of Exeter, UK
Do we Need them Clustered? Competition, Cooperation
and Knowledge Transfer between Visitor Attractions

Best thesis
Cody PARIS
Arizona State University, USA
A Lifestyle Segmentation Analysis of the Backpacker Market:
Targeting a Mobile Population through Online Communities.

Best research paper
Chang HUH
Arkansas Tech University, USA
Sung Hee PARK
Michigan State University, USA
Changes in Patterns of Trip Planning Horizon:
A Corhort Analysis Approach

Supervisor of the best dissertation
Richard BUTLER
University of Exeter, UK

Supervisor of the best thesis award
Victor TEYE
Arizona State University, USA

Peoples awarded at the 5th Conference (25-30 May 2010, Cappadocia, Turkey)

Awards
Peoples
Title of the thesis/research paper

Best PhD dissertation

La Vergne Lehmann
University of Ballarat, Australia

Sustainable Water Management in Tourism Accommodation

Best Thesis Award
Noa Shor
University of Haifa, Israel
Between Wine and Wine Tourism: The Study of Consumer and Spatial Behavior of Israeli Wine Tourists

Best Research Paper Award
Muneo Kitajima - Hirotsugu Tahira - Sachi Takahashi
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
User Experience Laboratory, Japan
A Cognitive Chrono-Ethnography Study of Visitors to a Hot Spring Resort, Kinosaki-onsen

Jafar Jafari Recognition Award
Cody Morris Paris
Arizona State University, USA
Backpacking: Virtualization, Mobilities and Cultural Consensus


24 - 29 April 2012, Fethiye, Turkey