Dr Peter Robinson
Head of Subject Leeds Beckett
- Leeds
Peter Robinson's expertise covers visitor attractions, transport operations, heritage and museums management and Cold War tourism.
Media
Social
Biography
Peter is an award-winning author and has published both academic books and peer-reviewed journals, as well as books covering a range of transport, tourism and landscape histories. He is also a features writer for a number of publications and has appeared on several television and radio programmes discussing the travel and tourism industry.
Peter has owned businesses in photography, travel, ICT, waste management and publishing, and has delivered consultancy work for organisations in a several industry sectors worldwide. In 2021, he was Awarded the Victor Middleton Prize for Education and Scholarship by the Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE).
Peter is a Fellow of the Tourism Management Institute and the Yorkshire and Humber representative, a Fellow of the Tourism Society, a Fellow of the Institute of Travel and Tourism, and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is Co-Chair of The Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE), a Director of The Institute of Travel and Tourism and he represents ATHE on the Tourism Society Board. He is also Chair of The Tourism Society Consultants Network and is a member of the ABTA Tourism Skills Working Group. He is regularly invited to speak at conferences about employability and careers in the tourism and hospitality sectors and has advised DCMS, the Department for Education and VisitEngland. He is Chair of a charity co-delivering a multi-million-pound regeneration project for the historic house and country park at Elvaston in Derbyshire and is also the Education and Outreach Officer for The Airfield Research Group. He was formerly Vice-Chair of The Museum of Carpet.
Previously, Peter worked as Head of Marketing, Leisure, Innovation and Enterprise at the University of Wolverhampton, and also managed the institution’s Arts Council funded Arena Theatre. Before working in academia, he managed EU-funded projects in the Peak District and tourism projects in Oxfordshire, and spent several years working for The National Trust.
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Victor Middleton Prize for Education and Scholarship
2021
Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE)
Education
University of Derby
BA
Tourism
2000
University of Derby
MA
Tourism
2006
University of Wolverhampton
PhD
2016
Affiliations
- Institute of Travel and Tourism : Committee Member
- Tourism Management Institute : National Council Member
- Trustee & Chair: Elvaston Castle & Gardens Trust
- Director: The Tourism Society
- Chair: The Tourism Consultants Network
- Co-Chair: The Association for Tourism in Higher Education
- Founder and Director: The Cold War Network
- Education and Outreach Officer: The Airfield Research Group
- ABTA Tourism Skills Working Group Member
- Member of the Subject Specialist Network – People, Plants and Landscape
- Member of the Subject Specialist Network – War and conflict
Links
Languages
- English
Media Appearances
Tourists flock to street used as a film set - and Airbnb row is 'final straw'
BBC online
2024-10-27
Dr Peter Robinson, of Leeds Beckett University, points out that smaller filming locations, with fewer ways for visitors to spend money, tend to fare worse. He compares Glenfinnan with Highclere Castle where parts of Downton Abbey were shot - the latter has far more spending opportunities to help boost local income.
Be a better tourist! 28 ways to have a fantastic holiday – without infuriating the locals
The Guardian online
2024-05-28
Some residents in Barcelona have taken action against overtourism by getting a bus route removed from Google Maps – the buses would often end up too packed with sightseers for people to get home from work. But that is not to say the city is off-limits. Dr Peter Robinson, the head of the Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, says: “It’s not as simple as saying: ‘You shouldn’t go.’ But try to understand what is driving the protests and upset of local people. Your responsibility is to make a positive contribution to the destination.” Francis says: “You can travel anywhere with a desire to reduce the negative impact of your trip and increase the positives.”
Universities and colleges working with ABTA
ABTA online
2018-08-22
Being an ABTA partner has been really beneficial to the Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University. Our students are able to access additional resources which help with their assessments and provide additional real-world learning. Annual presentations from senior ABTA colleagues add real value to the student experience and provide unique, interesting and engaging insights into current challenges in the sector. Opportunities for lecturers and senior staff to attend ABTA events, particularly those which are focussed on qualifications, training and future employability is useful and the networking opportunities are highly valuable.
Articles
The asymmetric effect of all-inclusive holiday service quality attributes on tourist satisfaction
Journal of Vacation Marketing2024
All-inclusive holidays have regained popularity among budget-conscious holidaymakers amidst inflation and living cost crisis. Following the pandemic, tourists are now staying at the hotel more and venture out less, which further makes all-inclusive holidays more popular than ever. With the increasing popularity of all-inclusive holidays, knowledge expansion of this tourism segment is necessary.
Conceptualizing Self-learning to Deliver Successful Events in Built Heritage Settings
Event Management2022
In the UK, museums (29%), gardens (38%), and historic buildings (27%) are the most visited attractions, yet admissions revenue is often insufficient for operational costs and long-term repair and investment costs. With the UK events sector worth £42.3 billion annually historic buildings are in a unique position to use events to generate income and raise awareness.
Stand-Up and Be Counted – An explorative investigation into the socio-cultural potential of live comedy
Event ManagementTurner, Z. and Robinson, P
2021
Prosuming Tourist Information: Asking Questions on TripAdvisor
International Journal of Tourism ResearchOriade, A. and Robinson, P.
2018
Destination marketing: The use of technology since the millennium
Journal of Destination Marketing & Management2017
This editorial presents an overview of studies contained in this special issue. Recognising that destination management and marketing remains a key field of academic study and as an issue of importance to the tourism industry. The collection of papers in this issue explore the rapid and expansive technological enhancement and innovations in destination management.
Assessing festival attendees’ behavioural intentions through perceived service quality and visitor satisfaction
Event ManagementHall S, Oriade A and Robinson P
2016
‘Lest we forget’: a veteran and son share a ‘warfare tourism’ experience
Journal of Heritage Tourism2016
‘Warfare tourism’ represents an increasingly significant dimension of contemporary tourism. This paper provides a fresh perspective on participation in ‘warfare tourism’ by investigating the behaviour and experiences of a living veteran and his son returning to two theatres of war in which the veteran had served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
Assessing Festival Attendees' Behavioral Intentions Through Perceived Service Quality and Visitor Satisfaction
Event Management2016
This study examines the festival attributes with the most significant impact on attendee quality perception, and subsequently the relationship between quality, satisfaction, and the likelihood that attendees would revisit and recommend the festival to others. Data were collected via self-completed questionnaires at Worcester city with particular focus on Worcester festival, which is an annual community festival staged for 2 weeks in the summer.
Conceptualising Urban Exploration as Beyond Tourism and as Anti-Tourism
Advances in Tourism and Hospitality Research2015
I Remember it Well: Epiphanies, Nostalgia, and Urban Exploration as Mediators of Tourist Memory
Tourism, Culture and Communication2015
Emediating the tourist gaze: memory, emotion and choreography of the digital photograph
Journal of Information Technology and Tourism2014
