1st Edition

Early Framers of Tourism Knowledge, Volume I

Edited By Metin Kozak, Nazmi Kozak Copyright 2023

    This book emphasises the work, the remarkable contributions, and the lifetime achievements of internationally respected scholars who have made lifelong contribution to advancing tourism studies and the dissemination of tourism–based knowledge and education across the world.

    Strengthening a field and its ability to form the own traditions is undoubtedly possible with a bridge to be established between the past, present and future. The capacity of research carried out today and in the future is built on the outputs of education and research completed in the past, adding new links to the chain. The history of tourism studies and education dates to the early years of the 20th century and began recording a momentum in its second half. There is, therefore, a lot more to do in terms of the institutionalization of such a young and dynamic field and this book aims to introduce tourism scholars with their widest geographical representation, dating from the first years of tourism research back in the early 1900s.

    Volume I of IV includes tributes to 20 scholars who have defined tourism as an object of academic study, established its foundations and organisations, and widened its scope to encompass thousands of empirical studies. Each of these volumes contains different profiles thereby bringing 80 of the pioneers in tourism more vividly to life.

    This book was originally published as a special issue of Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Research.

    Introduction: Early framers of tourism knowledge landscape

    Metin Kozak and Nazmi Kozak

    1. Abraham Pizam: an academic visionary and entrepreneur

    Arie Reichel

    2. Abdul Kadir Haji Din: an academic biography

    Ghazali Musa

    3. Arthur John Burkart: pioneer scholar in tourism studies

    Victor T.C. Middleton

    4. Allan M. Williams: a life course perspective

    Gareth Shaw

    5. Alastair Morrison: people, partnerships, packaging, and programming (4Ps to success)

    Svetlana Stepchenkova

    6. Moving ahead while standing still: a tribute to Arch G. Woodside

    John C. Crotts

    7. Arie Reichel: pioneer, mentor, and leader

    Natan Uriely

    8. Bihu (Tiger) Wu: the tourism scholar ironman of China

    Mimi Li and Alastair M. Morrison

    9. Bob McKercher: serendipity, passion and a commitment to excellence

    David C. W. Chin

    10. Boris Vukonić: symbiosis of symmetry and balance

    Nevenka Čavlek

    11. Brent Ritchie: one of the truly great pioneering researchers in tourism

    Simon Hudson

    12. Brian Archer: the multiplier man

    David Airey

    13. Carminda Cavaco: pioneer of tourism studies in Portugal

    João Sarmento and Ana Inácio

    14. A portrait of Carson L. Jenkins

    Roy C. Wood

    15. Cathy H.C. Hsu: a role model

    Xiang (Robert) Li

    16. Charles R. (Chuck) Goeldner: a profile of service and contribution to the tourism research community

    Richard R. Perdue

    17. Chris Cooper: a quit, gentle and humble person

    Noel Scott

    18. Clare Gunn: pioneer, maverick and "founding father" of academic tourism in the USA

    John L. Crompton

    19. Claude Kaspar: a life devoted to tourism and transport – moving theory into practice

    Norbert Vanhove

    20. Daniel R. Fesenmaier: an accidental, colourful and quintessential scholar

    Dan Wang and Bing Pan

    Biography

    Metin Kozak is Professor in the School of Communication, Kadir Has University, Turkey. He holds both Master's and Ph.D. degrees in tourism. His research focuses on consumer behaviour, tourism marketing, public health, and sustainability.

    Nazmi Kozak is Professor in the School of Tourism, Anadolu University, Turkey. He gained both his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in tourism. His research activities focus on tourism marketing, history of tourism, and bibliometrics.