Location:                 Bronte Hall Room 222, Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QW

Prior to joining the UK Centre for Events Management team at the start of September 2009, Richard spent five and a half years based within the Department of Tourism at the University of Otago, New Zealand.  In addition to completing a Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and PhD during this time, he was also involved in the development and delivery of a sport tourism course and two events management focused modules, including the distance learning course offered during the university’s summer school programme. 

His research interests focus on the relationship between sport, tourism and the events industry, especially in relation to local/regional planning, legacy development and the evaluation of socio-economic impacts.  Before moving to New Zealand, Richard was employed by Cambridge City Council as a Tourism Officer, working both inside the Information Centre and alongside those involved in the production/promotion of local, regional and international events.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Tourism Management (1^st Class)

Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism (Distinction)

Masters of Tourism (Distinction)

Doctor of Philosophy (Accepted September 2009, pending minor modifications)

Refereed Journal Articles

Wright, R. K. 2007. ‘Planning for the Great Unknown: The Challenge of Promoting Spectator-driven Sports Event Tourism’, International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol 9, pp.345-359

Book Chapters

Morgan, M. & Wright, R. K. 2008. ‘Elite sports tours: special events with special challenges’, in J. Ali-Knight, M. Robertson, A. Fyall & A. Ladkin (eds), International Perspectives of Festivals and Events, Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier: Oxon

Wright, R. K., Higham, J. & Mitchell, R. 2007. ‘Sport, Nostalgia and Tourism Planning: The Case of the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand’, in S. Gammon & G. Ramshaw (eds) Heritage, Sport and Tourism: Sporting pasts –Tourist Futures, Routledge: Oxon                                                                    

Industry Reports

Carr, A., Lovelock, B. & Wright, R. K. 2006. ‘Ahuriri Conservation Park Visitor Survey 2006’. Visitor Impact Assessment for New Zealand’ Department of Conservation.

International Conferences

Wright, R. K. 2008.  If Being There is Everything: How important is it to Know Where We’ve Come From?, Exploring self through personal heritage, nostalgia & the construction of an ‘away’ Sports Fan narrative, Paper presented at the ATLAS  2008 Annual Conference;  Selling or Telling? Paradoxes in Tourism, Culture and Heritage, Brighton, July 2008.

Wright, R. K. 2008.  If Being There is Everything: How important is it to Show Where We’ve Come From?, Exploring Identity through the Performance(s) & Pilgrimage(s) of Trans-Tasman Sport Tourists, Paper presented at the LSA 2008 Conference; Community, Capital & Cultures, Liverpool, July 2008.

Wright, R. K. 2007. Planning for ‘the Great Unknown’, Paper presented at the Event Tourism Conference: Enhancing Destinations and the Visitor Economy, Bournemouth University, UK. January 2007.

Wright, R. K. & Mitchell, R. 2006. Co-opetition amongst RTOs during the 2005 Lions Tour of New Zealand. Paper presented by R. Mitchell at the 2007 NZTRC Conference: Dunedin, New Zealand, December 2006.

Carr, A. Lovelock, B. & Wright, R. K. 2006. Beyond National Parks: Conservation Parks – the New Destination for New Zealand Outdoor Families. Paper presented by A. Carr at the 2007 NZTRC Conference: Dunedin, New Zealand, December 2006.

Dutton, C. and Wright, R. K. 2004. ‘Retailer Internationalization and Global Sports Brands: Manchester United FC in the Far East and the US: A case study’. Paper presented by C. Dutton at the 11th International Conference: Recent Advances in Retailing and Services Science, Prague, Czech Republic. June 2004.  

Additional Symposium & Seminars

Wright, R. K. 2007. If “Being There is everything”; How important is it to show who we’re with & know where we’ve come from? Poster Presented at University of Otago Postgraduate Symposium, September 2007.

Wright, R. K. 2006. Getting to Grips with Richard: Investigating Giulianotti’s notions of Spectator ‘Sociability’ and the ‘Carnival’ of Sport, Department of Tourism Seminar Series, September 2008.