Ian Yeoman - The Future Past of Tourism: Historical Perspectives and Future Evolutions

THE FUTURE OF TOURISM

Series Editors : Ian Yeoman , Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and Una McMahon-Beattie , Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK

Some would say that the only certainties are birth and death; everything else that happens in between is uncertain. Uncertainty stems from risk, a lack of understanding or a lack of familiarity. Whether it is political instability, autonomous transport, hypersonic travel or peak oil, the future of tourism is full of uncertainty but it can be explained or imagined through trend analysis, economic forecasting or scenario planning.

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THE FUTURE OF TOURISM: 2

The Future Past of Tourism

Historical Perspectives and Future Evolutions

Edited by

Ian Yeoman and

Una McMahon-Beattie

CHANNEL VIEW PUBLICATIONS

Bristol Blue Ridge Summit

DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/YEOMAN7079

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Names: Yeoman, Ian, editor. | McMahon-Beattie, Una, editor.

Title: The Future Past of Tourism: Historical Perspectives and Future Evolutions/Edited by Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie.

Description: Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Channel View
Publications, 2020. | Series: The Future of Tourism: 2 | Includes
bibliographical references and index. | Summary: This book offers a critical account of the historical evolution of tourism through the identification and discussion of key turning points. Based on these considerations, future turning points are identified and evaluated. The core findings of the book provide the first perspective on how the history of tourism will shape its futureProvided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019029537 (print) | LCCN 2019029538 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781845417062 (paperback) | ISBN 9781845417079 (hardback) |
ISBN 9781845417086 (pdf) | ISBN 9781845417093 (epub) | ISBN 9781845417109 (kindle edition)

Subjects: LCSH: TourismHistory. | TourismForecasting. | Hospitality industryHistory. | Hospitality industryForecasting.

Classification: LCC G156.F87 2020 (print) | LCC G156 (ebook) | DDC 338.4/791dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019029537

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019029538

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ISBN-13: 978-1-84541-707-9 (hbk)

ISBN-13: 978-1-84541-706-2 (pbk)

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Contents

Ian Yeoman

Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie

Bertus van der Tuuk

Jim Butcher

Marie-Louise Mangion

Klaus Pfatschbacher

Brian Hay

Benjamin Taunay

Rafael Castro, Gui Lohmann, Bojana Spasojevic, Carla Fraga and Thiago Allis

Wendy London and Wallace Farias

Jonathan Hui

Kevin James

David Williamson

Peter Bolan and Mihaela Ghisoiu

Sabrina Seeler

Gianna Moscardo, Laurie Murphy, Karen Hughes and Pierre Benckendorff

Richard Butler and Wantanee Suntikul

Ghazali Musa and Md Moniruzzaman Sarker

Alastair Durie, Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie

Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie

Figures

Tables

Exhibits

Ian Yeoman

When I was the Scenario Planner for VisitScotland, there was one person in particular who inspired me to write about the future. That was Dr Alastair Durie. Alastair possessed a great mind and he knew everything about Scottish tourism. He always had a story or tale to tell. When I talked to Alastair about the future and the scenarios VisitScotland were preparing, he could always tell me a story about the same scenario from a historical perspective. This book is based upon the historian Hobsbawms (1995) observation that the past is a permanent component of human consciousness and the patterns of the future of human society. Each generation learns from the previous one and, in the knowledge transfer process, copies, improves and reproduces its predecessor as far as possible. As Alastair would recall, if many big new ideas in business are examined critically, it will be found that these new ideas have been present in Scottish tourism for a long time. Alastairs studies of the historical development of Scottish tourism (Durie, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2017) are a representation of Scotland today and in the future. Simply, he was a historian who understood the future and he would often say that the future is just the past but with different actors.

We published two articles together (Durie et al. , 2006; Yeoman et al. , 2005) which helped me understand how the future is a continuum from the past. in this book, Sustainability, Ecotourism and Scotland: Concerns, Complaints, Conflicts and Conservation, was a paper we started together when I was at VisitScotland but never finished. He started it, but I have had to finish it. Alastair passed away in 2017.

Alastair Durie was educated at Edinburgh Academy where he distinguished himself academically. He enjoyed sport, and completed an MA (Hons) at the University of Edinburgh and a PhD about the Scottish linen industry (17071775). Tourism was his passion. I first came across Alastairs writing when the National Library of Scotland was hosting an exhibition on the history of Scottish tourism with Alastairs (2003) book Scotland for the Holidays: Tourism in Scotland c17801939 as the prominent focus. (Brodie, 2017) noted: