837
RC50 Open Session

Tuesday, 17 July 2018: 15:30-17:20
Location: 201A (MTCC NORTH BUILDING)
RC50 International Tourism (host committee)

Language: English

The purpose of this session is to call for innovative papers and other presentations which aim to advance the current state of knowledge within the sociology of international tourism but which may not fall directly within the remit of the main themes of the conference.
Session Organizers:
Jens Kr. Steen JACOBSEN, University of Stavanger, Norway and Scott MCCABE, Nottingham University Business School, United Kingdom
Oral Presentations
Roots Tourism of Israeli Ethiopian Jews: Stories of Identity Reformulation
Yaniv BELHASSEN, Eilat Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Efrat Trongo ADIS, Eilat Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Tal LITVAK HIRSH, Program of Conflict Management & Resolution, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Ethnocentrism and Attitudes Towards Tourism Destination Choices: Empirical Evidence from the GENE Scale
Kimo BOUKAMBA, Wakayama University, Japan; Tatsuo OI, Wakayama University, Japan; Kaede SANO, Wakayama University, Japan
Fake News in Real Paradise: Turning a Blind Eye to Untold Truths in Tourism.
Scott MCCABE, Nottingham University Business School, United Kingdom