Ian Yeoman

Dr Ian Yeoman

Dr Ian Yeoman

Ian Yeo­man is a futurist.

His new book, Sci­ence Fic­tion, Dis­rup­tion and Tour­ism, dis­cusses the future of tour­ism through the lens of sci­ence fiction.

Dr Yeo­man is Asso­ci­ate Pro­fess­or (Futur­o­lo­gist) at the Vic­tor­ia Uni­ver­sity of Wel­ling­ton, New Zea­l­and, and Vis­it­ing Pro­fess­or at Uni­ver­sity of Ulster, North­ern Ire­land, UK. The Sun­der­land AFC fan also serves as edit­or of the Journ­al of Rev­en­ue & Pri­cing Man­age­ment and co-edit­or of the Journ­al of Tour­ism Futures.

From dystopia, utopia: COVID-19, collapse, and new hope for tourism’s future

January 25, 2022

Does COVID-19 represent a turning point for tourism? Image by geralt (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/signpost-waypoint-hope-hopelessness-466935/

Through the lens of sci­ence fic­tion, his own writ­ings about travel & tour­ism, and the mus­ings of con­tem­por­ary thinkers, tour­ism futur­ist Ian Yeo­man won­ders wheth­er the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic rep­res­ents a turn­ing point for our industry. If so, which path will we take? Dr Yeo­man is hope­ful. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight.  [Thanks to Jim Butcher for inviting […]

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