GREG RICHARDS
CURRICULUM VITAE
Greg Richards is Professor of Leisure Studies at the University of Tilburg, Professor of Events at
Breda University of Applied Sciences and President of the Institute for Gastronomy, Culture Arts
and Tourism (IGCAT). He has worked on projects for numerous national governments, national
tourism organisations and municipalities, and he has extensive experience in tourism research
and education, with previous posts at London Metropolitan University (UK), Universitat Roviria I
Virgili, Tarragona (Spain) and the University of the West of England (Bristol, UK).
He has collaborated on many international projects for the European Commission, the OECD and
the UNWTO on topics including cultural tourism, creative tourism, tourism and gastronomy,
sustainable tourism and tourism education. He has also worked extensively on the analysis and
development of cultural and creative tourism in cities such as Barcelona and Burgos (ES),
London, Newcastle, Manchester and Edinburgh (UK) Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Den Bosch
(NL), Sibiu (RO), Amman (Jordan) and Macau (China). His major publications include Cultural
Tourism in Europe (1996); Cultural Attractions and European Tourism (2001); Tourism and
Gastronomy (2002); The Global Nomad: Backpacker Travel in Theory and Practice (2004);
Cultural Tourism Global and Local Perspectives (2007) Tourism, Creativity and Development
(2007), Eventful Cities: Cultural Management and Urban Regeneration (2010), Cultural Tourism
Research Methods (2010), The Handbook of Cultural Tourism (2013) and Exploring the Social
Dimension of Events (2013).
He was a member of the Palmer/Rae team evaluating the impact of the European Cities of
Culture (ECOC) for the European Commission, an international jury member for the selection of
the Hungarian Capital of Culture in 2010, a contributor to the European Travel Commission study
of City Tourism and Culture and an adviser on the development of national cultural tourism policy
in Austria. He has advised the Dutch city of Den Bosch on the development of multi-annual
cultural events programme to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the painter Hieronymus Bosch.
In 2007 he conducted the evaluation research for both of the ECOC Luxemburg and Sibiu
(Romania), and he advised Stavanger 2008 on the final evaluation report for the 2008 ECOC. He
has worked with Bob Palmer and Diane Dodd on four new editions of the European Cultural
Capital Report (2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012) and is currently working on the evaluation of ECOC
events in the Netherlands, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia.
Current Positions
Professor in Leisure Studies, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Professor of Events at Breda University of Applied Sciences, The
Netherlands.
President, Institute for Gastronomy, Culture Arts and Tourism (IGCAT)
Qualifications
BSc Hons Geography, University College London, 1979,
PhD Geography, University College London, 1982.
Postgraduate Certificate of Education, Garnett College London, 1987.
Commercial Experience
1982-84 Consultant, RPA Marketing (specialist consultants in marketing,
communications, publishing and public relations for the travel industry)
1984- Partner with Tourism Research and Marketing (specialist
consultants in tourism development and marketing)
Educational Experience
1983-85 Lecturer in Geography, Southwark College, London
1985-87 Travel and Tourism Coordinator, Paddington College of Further
Education
1987-1988 Senior Lecturer in Leisure and Tourism, Business School,
Polytechnic of North London
1988-1990 Principal Lecturer in Leisure and Tourism and Programme
Director, Leisure and Tourism Courses, Polytechnic of North London
1990-1993 Director, Centre for Leisure and Tourism Studies, University of
North London (Senior Manager Post, responsible for pure and applied
research management in the fields of leisure and tourism, staff
development and financial management of research).
1993-2002 Lecturer, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
2002
2006 Visiting Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
2004 - 2005 Course Director, Postgraduate Diploma in International
Cultural Cooperation (University of Girona/Interarts).
Research Assessment Experience
Czech Science Foundation (2010-2011)
AGAUR (Catalan research organization) (2010-2011)
Bournemouth University, REF Research evaluation advisor (2013)
Research Management Experience
International Research Projects
1991- present International Cultural Tourism Survey, originally funded by DGXXIII, European
Commission. Project Leader.
1994-1995 European Subject Area Review - Tourism and Leisure DGXXII, European
Commission. Project Leader.
1995-1996 Sustainable Tourism Management Education Project DGXXIII, European
Commission. Team Member.
1995-1996 Transferring Skills and Know How to Central and Eastern Europe
DGXXIII, European Commission. Project Leader.
1996-1999 EUROTEX: cultural tourism regional development project
DGXVI, European Commission. Project Leader.
1996 - 1999 European Thematic Network in Tourism and Leisure DGXXII, European
Commission. Project Leader, Network Coordinator.
1997 Mediterranean Sustainable Tourism Information Network DGXI, European Commission.
Team Member.
1997-2001 Empowerment in the European Hotel Industry DGXII, European Commission, Marie
Curie PhD Studentship. Supervisor.
1998-2000 Information Technology and SMEs in the European Tourism Industry. DGXXII,
European Commission. Team Member.
1999-2001 Labour Mobility in the EU Tourism Sector. CEDEFOP
Professional Education. Project Leader.
EU Centre for Vocational and
2003 Culture, Creativity and Tradition: realising community potential. Marie Curie Experienced
Researcher Fellowship, DG Research European Commission. Research Fellow.
2004 Symbolising Catalunya: Culture, tradition and tourism. Research Fellowship, Universitat
Roviria I Virgili, Tarragona (Catalan Research Council funding).
2009 - Coordinator, Events Research Group, Centre for Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality, the
Netherlands.
2013 - Editorial Advisor for the V.18 Cultural Mapping project, Valletta European Capital of
Culture, Malta.
Editorial Board
Memberships
Annals of Tourism Research (resource editor)
Tourist Studies
Tourism Today
ASEAN Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change
Tourism Review International
Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development
Czech Journal of Tourism and Hospitality
Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice
Encontros Cientficos Tourism & Management Studies
AlmaTourism, Journal of Tourism,Culture and Territorial Development
Turystyka kulturowa (Polish Journal of Cultural Tourism)
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
International Journal of Tourism Cities
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
Publications
Copies of many of the publications listed below can be viewed on:
https://independent.academia.edu/gregrichards
Main publications 1995 onwards:
Richards and Bonink, C.A.M. (1995) European Cultural Tourism Markets. Journal of Vacation
Marketing, 1(2), 173-180.
Richards and Friend, K. (1995) The UK Ski Holiday Market. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 1(3),
259-264.
Richards (1995) The Politics of National Tourism Policy in Britain. Leisure Studies, 14, 153-173.
Richards (1995) Retailing Travel Products: Bridging the Information Gap. Progress in Tourism
and Hospitality Research, 1(1), 17-29.
Richards (ed, 1995) European Tourism and Leisure Education: Trends and Prospects. Tilburg
University Press, 293pp.
Richards (1996) Production and consumption of European Cultural Tourism. Annals of Tourism
Research, 23(2), 261-283.
Richards (1996) Skilled consumption and UK ski holidays. Tourism Management, 17(1), 25-34.
Bramwell, B., Henry, I., Jackson, G., Goytia Prat, A., Richards G. And van der Straaten, J. (1996)
Sustainable Tourism Management: Principles and Practice. Tilburg University Press, 253pp.
Richards, G. (ed, 1996) Tourism in Central and Eastern Europe: Educating for Quality. Tilburg
University Press, 305pp.
Richards, G. (1996) Cultural Tourism in Europe. CAB International, Wallingford, 352pp.
Gratton, C. and Richards, G. (1997) Structural change in the European Package Holiday Industry:
UK/German Comparisons. Tourism Economics 3(3), 213-226. ISSN 1354-8166
Richards, G. (1998) Time for a holiday? Social rights and international tourism consumption. Time
and Society, 7, 145-160.
Richards, G. (ed, 1998) Developments in the European Tourism Curriculum. ATLAS, Tilburg,
60pp. ISBN 90-75775-03-2.
Richards, G. (1998) A European network for tourism education. Tourism Management, Volume
19, Issue 1, February 1998, Pages 1-4.
Richards, G. (1998) Cultural tourism in Europe: recent developments. In Grande Ibarra, J. (ed)
Actas del Congresso Europeo sobre Itenerios Culturales y Rutas Temáticas, pp. 105-113. ISBN
84-89740-14-3.
Richards, G (1999) Vacations and the Quality of Life: Patterns and Structures. Journal of
Business Research, 44(3), 189-198. ISSN 0148-2963
Richards, G. (1999) Cultural Capital or Cultural Capitals? In Nystrom, L. (ed.) City and Culture:
Cultural Processes and Urban Sustainability. Swedish Urban Environment Council, Stockholm.
ISBN 91-7147-529-X, pp 403-414.
Richards, G. (1999, ed) Developing and Marketing Crafts Tourism. ATLAS, Tilburg, ISBN 9075775-06-7,119pp.
Richards, G. (1999) Heritage visitor attractions in Europe: a visitor profile. Interpretation, 4 (3), 913.
Richards, G. (2000) World Culture and Heritage and Tourism. Tourism Recreation Research,
25(1) 9-18.
Richards G. (2000)Tourism and Culture. In van der Straaten, J. and Briassoulis, H. (eds)
Tourism and the Environment (2nd Edition). Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 165-178.
Richards, G. and Hall, D. (2000 eds) Tourism and Sustainable Community Development.
Routledge: London. ISBN 0-415-22462-4. 314pp.
Richards, G., Onderwater, L. and Stam, S. (2000) Why tourists buy textile souvenirs: European
evidence. Tourism, Culture and Communication 2(1), 39-48. ISSN 1098-304X
Richards, G. (2000) The European cultural capital event: strategic weapon in the cultural arms
race? Cultural Policy 6(2), 159-181.
Richards, G. (2000) Políticas y actuaciones en el campo del turismo cultural Europeo. In Herrero,
L.C. (ed) Turismo Cultural: el patrimonio histórico como fuente de riqueza. Fundación del
Patrimonio Histórico de Castillya y León, Valladolid, pp. 68-96. ISBN 84-931163-1-9.
Richards, G. (2000) Cultural tourism. In MacManus, P. (ed) Archaeological Collections and
Display. University of London, pp. 1-11. ISBN 1 873132 67 0
Evans, G., Bohrer, J. and Richards, G. (2000) ICT development and small tourism enterprises in
Europe. Anatolia International Journal of Tourism and Hopitality Research 11(1), 22-40. ISSN
1300-4220.
Richards, G. (2001, ed.) Cultural Attractions and European Tourism. CAB International,
Wallingford. 259pp. ISBN 0-85199-440-7.
Bras, K, Dahles, H. Gunawan, M. and Richards, G. (2001 eds) Entrepreneurship and Education
in Tourism. ATLAS Asia, Tilburg. ISBN 989-95311-8-7.
Richards, G. (2001) Marketing China Overseas: The role of theme parks and tourist attractions.
Journal of Vacation Marketing 8(1), 26-38. ISSN 1356-7667.
Richards, G. (2002) Creating a new tourism? In Garcia, S. (ed.) Turisme i Cultura. Debats del
Congrés de Turisme Cultural SITC. Fundacio Interarts, Barcelona, pp. 61-66. ISBN 84-607-3501X.
Richards, G. (2002) Traditional and contemporary culture and tourism. In Belda, E. and
Laaksonen, A. (eds) Pyrenne: a European project to foster linguistic diversity and the role of
tradition in contemporary arts production. Fundacio Interarts, Barcelona, 65-73. ISBN 84-6073742-X.
Hjalager, A-M. and Richards, G. (2002, eds) Tourism and Gastronomy. Routledge, London.
Richards G., Hitters E. and Fernandes C. (2002) Rotterdam and Porto: Cultural Capitals 2001:
visitor research. Arnhem, ATLAS, 67 pp.
Richards, G. (2002) El desarrollo del turismo cultural en Europa. Estudios Turísticos no. 150, pp
3-13.
Richards, Greg (2002) Tourism attraction systems: Exploring Cultural Behavior Annals of Tourism
Research 29(4), 1048-1064. ISSN 0160-7383
Hitters, E. and Richards, G. (2002) Cultural Quarters to Leisure Zones: the role of partnership in
developing the cultural industries. Creativity and Innovation Management , Volume 11, 234-247.
Richards, G. (2002) Developments in European cultural tourism. Tourism 50 (3), 235-248.
Richards, G. (2002) Creative tourism as a factor in destination development. In N. Andrews, S.
Flanagan and J. Ruddy (eds) Innovation in Tourism Planning. Dublin: Dublin Institute of
Technology. ISBN 0-9542930-2-9
Richards, G. (2003) Tourism and Labour Mobility in the European Union. Tourism Recreation
Research, vol 28, 77-86.
Richards, G. (2003) Sistemas de attractivos turisticos: un análisis del comportamiento cultural.
Annals of Tourism Research en Español, 4(2), 380-398. ISSN1575-443-X
Richards, G. (2003) What is Cultural Tourism? In van Maaren, A. (ed.) Erfgoed voor Toerisme.
Nationaal Contact Monumenten.
Richards, G. (2003) Gastronomy: an essential ingredient in tourism consumption and production?
In Sampaio, F. (ed) Proceedings of the First International Gastronomy Congress, pp. 72-88. ISBN
972-98059-6-2
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2003) New Horizons in Independent Youth and Student Travel.
Amsterdam: International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC). ISBN: 90-75775-15-6
Richards, G. (2003) Turismo creativo: una nueva strategia? In Ortega, E. (ed) Investigación y
estrategias turísticas. Madrid: Thomson, pp. 107-122.
Richards, G. and King, B. (2003) International Youth Travel. Travel and Tourism Analyst, no. 6,
December.
Collen, J. and Richards, G. (2003 eds) Gastronomy and Tourism. Schilde: ASG.
Richards G. and Wilson, J. (2004) Student and Youth Travel: a bibliography of research and
publications. Amsterdam: International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC).
Richards G. and Wilson, J. (2004, eds) The Global Nomad: Theory and Practice in Backpacker
Travel. Clevedon: Channel View Publications.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2004) The Impact of Cultural Events on City Image: Rotterdam
Cultural Capital of Europe 2001. Urban Studies 41(10), 1931-1951.
Richards, G. (2004) New directions for cultural tourism? Tourism Market Trends, World Tourism
Organisation, pp. 137-148.
Richards, G. (2004) The future of leisure consumption. In Bargeman, B., Breedveld, K. and
Mommaas, H. (eds) De Veranderende Tijd: Opstellen over tijd and vrijetijd. Tilburg: Tilburg
University, pp. 329-339.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2004) Nuevos horizontes en el turismo independiente juvenil y
estudantil. Amsterdam: International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC).
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2004) Travel writers and writers who travel: Nomadic icons for the
backpacker subculture? Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change 2(1), 46-68.
Richards, G. (2004) Cultura popular, tradición y turismo en las Festes de la Mercè de Barcelona.
In Font, Joseph (ed.) Casos de turismo cultural: de la planificación estratégica a la evaluación de
productos. Barcelona: Ariel, pp. 287-306.
Richards, G. (2004) Cultural Tourism: Globalising the local localising the global. Proceedings of
a conference held at Fundaciò Interarts, Barcelona, November 2003.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2004) The international student travel market: travelstyle,
motivations, and activities. Tourism Review International, 2004, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 57-67(11).
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2004) Social networks, culture and tourism in Catalunya. In Petrillo,
C. and Swarbrooke, J. (eds) Networks and Partnerships in Destination Development and
Management, Napoli: Enzo Albano, pp. 673-689.
Richards, G. (2005) Textile Tourists in the European Periphery: New Markets for Disadvantaged
Areas? Tourism Review International, Volume 8, no. 4, pp. 323-338.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2005) Youth tourism finally coming of age? In Novelli, M. (ed.)
Niche Tourism: Contemporary issues, trends and cases. Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 39-46.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2005) Youth and adventure tourism. In Buhalis, D. and Costa, C.
(eds) Global Tourism Trends. Oxford: Elsevier, 40-47.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2005) Social capital, cultural festivals and tourism in Catalunya.
Turismo y Sociedad, 6(4) 170-181.
Van der Ark, L.A. and Richards, G. (2006) Attractiveness of cultural activities in European cities:
A latent class approach. Tourism Management 27, 1408-1413.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2005.12.014
Richards, G. And Wilson, J. (2006) Developing creativity in tourist experiences: A solution to the
serial reproduction of culture? Tourism Management 27, 1209 1223.
Richards, G. (2006) ISTC/UNWTO survey on student and youth tourism among National Tourism
Adminstrations/Organizations. Tourism Market Trends 2005 Edition, Madrid: UNWTO, pp. 95123.
Richards, G. (2006) Tourism education in the New Europe. In Hall, D., Smith, M. and
Marciszweska, B. (eds) Tourism in the New Europe: The challenges and opportunities of EU
enlargement. Wallingford: CAB International, pp. 52-61.
Richards, G. (2007, ed.) Cultural Tourism: Global and local perspectives. New York: Haworth
Press.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2007) The Creative Turn in Regeneration: Creative Spaces,
Spectacles and Tourism in Cities. In Smith, M. (ed.) Tourism, Culture and Regeneration,
Wallingford: CABI, pp. 12-24.
Vallbona, M. and Richards, G. (2007) The Meaning of Cultural Festivals: Stakeholder
perspectives. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 27, 103-122.
Richards, G. and Pereiro, X. (2007) Cultural Tourism: Negotiating identities. Vila Real: UTAD.
Richards, G. (2007) Globalisation, localisation and cultural tourism. In Smith, M. and Onderwater,
L. (eds) Destinations Revisited: Perspectives on developing and managing tourist areas. Arnhem:
ATLAS, 25-34.
Richards, G. (2007)
Amsterdam: WYSE Travel Confederation.
.
Richards G. and Wilson, J. (2007) Tourism, Creativity and Development. London: Routledge.
Richards, G. and Palmer, R. (2007) European Cultural Capital Report. Arnhem: ATLAS
Richards, G. (2007) The authenticity of a traditional event
Event Management, 11, 33-44.
the views of residents and visitors.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2008) Changing experiences: The development of creative tourism.
Arnhem: ATLAS.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2008) The Changing Context of Cultural Tourism. Arnhem: ATLAS.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2008) Changing Structures of Collaboration in Cultural Tourism.
Arnhem: ATLAS.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2008) Changing Places
Arnhem: ATLAS.
The spatial challenge of creativity.
Fernandes, C., Richards, G. and Rebelo, M. (2008) O turismo religioso no Norte de Portugal:
Avaliação do seu potencial de desenvolvimento. Turismo & Desenvolvimento 9, 45-62.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2008) Sibiu European Capital of Culture 2007: Evaluation report.
Arnhem: ATLAS.
Richards, G. and Richards, B. (2008) Volunteer tourism: A global analysis. Arnhem: ATLAS.
Wilson, J. and Richards, G. (2008) Suspending Reality: An Exploration of Enclaves and the
Backpacker Experience. Current Issues in Tourism 11, 187-202.
Richards, G. (2008) Un nuovo turismo culturale per una nuova Europa. (A new cultural tourism
for a new Europe)
. Milan: Touring Club Italiano, pp.
418-422.
Richards, G. (2008) Turismo Cultural: Padrões e implicações. In de Camargo, P. and da Cruz, G.
(ed.) Turismo Cultural. Salvador: Bahia University Press.
Richards, G. (2008) Youth Travel Matters: Understanding the global phenomenon of youth travel.
Madrid: World Tourism Organisation/WYSE Travel Confederation.
Richards, G. (2008) Global Directions in Language Travel. Amsterdam: WYSE Travel
Confederation.
Richards, G. and Welk, P. (2008) The Youth Travel Accommodation Industry: A benchmark
study. Amsterdam: WYSE Travel Confederation.
Richards, G., Russo, A.P. and Grossman, M. (2008) Cultural Corridors in South East Europe:
Refinement of concept and development of pilot projects. Strasbourg: Council of Europe.
Richards, G. (2009) The Impact of Culture on Tourism. Paris: OECD.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2009) Trends in Tourism Development after a European Cultural
Capital Programme. Proceedings of the International Conference on Administration and
Business, University of Bucharest, November, pp 694-701.
http://www.itchannel.ro/faa/694_pdfsam_ICEA_FAA_2009.pdf
Richards, G. (2009) Creative tourism and local development. In: Wurzburger, R., Pattakos, A. and
Pratt, S. (eds) Creative Tourism: A global conversation. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, pp. 78-90.
26-27.
Richards, G. (2010) Increasing the attractiveness of places through cultural resources. Tourism,
Culture and Communication, Volume 10, Number 1, 47-58.
Richards, G. (2010) Metropolitan tourism: competition, collaboration and creativity. Asia Pacific
Studies 1, 75-94.
Richards, G. and Wilson, J. (2010) The Impact of Cultural Events on City Image: Rotterdam
Cultural Capital of Europe 2001. In Page, S. and Connell, J. (eds) Event Tourism, Routledge:
London, Volume 2, pp. 116-134.
Richards, G. and Palmer, R. (2010) Eventful Cities: Cultural Management and Urban
Revitalisation. Routledge: London, 516pp.
Richards, G. (2010) Leisure in the Network Society: From pseudo-events to hyperfestivity?
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/68264365/Leisure-in-the-network-society
Richards, G. (2010) Review of Cultural Capitals by Louise Johnson. Journal of Policy Research in
Tourism, Leisure & Events Vol. 2, No. 2, July 2010, 193 194.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) The Impact of the 2007 European Cultural Capital in Sibiu:
-973-739954-0
Richards, G. and Munsters, W. (2010) New perspectives in cultural tourism research. CABI,
Wallingford.215 pp.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) 2007 European Cultural Capital In Sibiu Preliminary
Findings Concerning The Impact On Major Stakeholders. Studies in Business and Economics, 5
(1), 146-155.
Richards, G. (2010) Un nuovo turismo culturale per una nuova Europa. Ministero per i Beni e le
Attivit Culturali, Newsletter Numero 3/2010. Rome, pp 3-6.
Richards, G. (2010) Le Capitali europee della cultura. Ministero per i Beni e le Attivit Culturali,
Newsletter Numero 3/2010. Rome, pp. 12-14.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) Tourism impacts of the European Cultural Capital Event
Sibiu 2007. Preliminary findings of a longOvidius, Economic Sciences Series, Volume XV, 2010.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) USING TOURISM STATISTICS: A CASE STUDY OF SIBIU,
-422. ISSN 1582-6260.
http://economice.ulbsibiu.ro/rom/profesori/publicatii/revista_economica.php
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) Tourism Impact of European Cultural Capital
Programs Sibiu 2007. Preliminary Findings of a Follow up Aproach. OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY
ANNALS ECONOMIC SCIENCES SERIES, Volume X, Issue 1,
422-425.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) SIBIU EUROPEAN CULTURAL CAPITAL PROGRAM:
MEASURING THE IMPACT ON THE ACCOMMODATION SYSTEM. In DODESCU, Anca and
POP, Nicolae (eds) EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
370. ISBN 978-606-10-0149-1.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) SIBIU EUROPEAN CULTURAL CAPITAL PROGRAM:
MEASURING THE IMPACT ON THE ACCOMMODATION SYSTEM. Annals of the University of
Oradea, Economic Sciences Series, 20(1), 78-84. ISSN 1582 5450.
Rotariu, I. and Richards, G. (2010) Trends in tourism development after a European Cultural
Capital Programme The International Conference on Administration and Business ICEA - FAA
2009 ISBN 978-606-501-03-7 pag. 9 pg 694-702
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) - Tourism Impacts of the European Cultural Capital EventSibiu 2007. Preliminary Findings of a long-term Monitoring Program Conferinta internationala
Annals Economic Sciences Series, Volume X, Issue 1, 2010, B+ ISSN 1582-9383 pag 4 pg
423-425
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) Sibiu European Cultural Capital Program: Measuring the
Impact on the Accommodation System Conferinta internationala "European Integration New
Volumul XIX, 2010, category B+ ind
-1582-5450 pag.6 pg
365-370
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) Using Tourism Statistics: A case Study of Sibiu, Romania 17th International Economic Conference
Glo
Richards, G. (2010) Tourism development trajectories: From culture to creativity? Tourism and
Management Studies 6, 9-15.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2010) Sibiu European Cultural Capital Program: Measuring the
Impact on the Accommodation System. Journal of the Faculty of Economics - University of
Oradea, 1 (1), 85-90. http://anale.steconomiceuoradea.ro/volume/2010/n1/011.pdf
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2011) Ten Years of Cultural Development in Sibiu: The European
Cultural Capital and Beyond. ATLAS: Arhem. http://ideas.repec.org/p/pra/mprapa/31167.html
Palmer, R., Richards, G., and Dodd, D. (2011) European Cultural Capital Report, Volume 3.
ATLAS: Arnhem.
Richards, G. (2011) Creativity and tourism: The state of the art. Annals of Tourism Research,
38(4),1225 1253.
Richards, G. (2011) What can the capital of culture mean for BrabantStad? In: Horsten, P., de
Wijs, S. and Zegers, K. (eds) European Capital of Culture: More than a year of celebration.
COLIN: Breda, pp. 96-98.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2011) Ten years of cultural development in Sibiu: the European
cultural capital and beyond. Statistical dilemmas. 18th International Economic Conference - IECS
2011
Romania, May 19-20, 2011
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2011) Tourism development in Sibiu. The International Conference
17 April, 2011. Ovidius
University.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2011) Ten years of cultural development in Sibiu: the European
cultural capital and beyond. Statistical dilemmas. 18th International Economic Conference - IECS
2011
Romania, May 19-20, 2011.
Boom, M. and Richards, G. (2011) De identiteit van leisure clusters. Recreatie en Toerisme
Augustus/September, 15-17.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2011) Sibiu
the European Cultural Capital and Beyond. Annals of
-1811.
http://www.ovidius-stec.ro/html/anale/RO/cuprins%20rezumate/rezumate2011p1.pdf
van Bommel, M., du Long, K., Luijten, J. and Richards, G
European Capital of Culture 2018. Baseline study: the main conclusions. Tilburg: PON.
Richards, G. (2011) Cultural tourism trends in Europe: a context for the development of Cultural
Routes. In: Khovanova-Rubicondo, K.
innovation and competitiveness. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, pp. 21-39.
http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/culture/routes/StudyCR_en.pdf
Richards, G. (2011) Transromanica. In: Khovanova-Rubicondo, K. (ed.) Impact of European
Publishing, pp. 216-236.
Richards, G. (2012) Food and the tourism experience: major findings and policy orientations. In
Dodd, D. (ed.) Food and the Tourism Experience. OECD, Paris, pp. 13-46.
Marques, L. and Richards, G. (2012) Edited journal issue: Exploring creative tourism. Journal of
Tourism Consumption and Practice, 4(2).
Marques, L. and Richards, G. (2012) Exploring creative tourism: Introduction. Journal of Tourism
Consumption and Practice, 4(2), 1-11.
Richards, G. and Tomor, Z. (2012) Leisure clusters: From theory to practice. Tilburg University.
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2012) The Impact of Cultural Events on Tourism Development: Sibiu
During and After the European Cultural Capital. Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences
Series, Volume XII, Issue 1, pp. 120-125.
Richards, G. (2012) Food and the tourism experience. In UNWTO (ed.) Global Report on Food
Tourism. UNWTO AM Reports no. 4, pp. 20-21.
Mommaas, J.T., Richards, G. and Tomor, Z. (2012) Leisure clusters in noordwest Europa. In
NRIT Media (eds)Trendrapport Toerisme, recreatie en vrijetijd 2012, pp. 142-145.
Palmer, R., Richards, G. and Dodd, D. (2012) European Cultural Capital Report, volume 4.
Arnhem: ATLAS.
Richards, G. and Ferla, J. (2012) Guimarães European Capital of Culture 2012 Research Project.
Breda: NHTV.
Kong Weng Hang, Hilary du Cros, Greg Richards and Ong Chin Ee (2012) Symbolizing Macao:
Tourism, Culture and Social Change: Research Report Oct 2012. Institute for Tourism Studies,
Macau.
Richards, G. and van der Ark, A. (2013) Dimensions of Cultural Consumption among Tourists:
Multiple correspondence analysis. Tourism Management, 37, August, pp. 71-76.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.01.007
Richards, G. (2013) Cultural and Creative Sectors for Growth and Jobs. Draft Opinion of the
Commission for Education, Youth, Culture and Research. Committee of the Regions, Brussels.
EDUC-V-029. (Rapporteur Anton Rombouts).
Richards, G. (2013) Cultural Tourism, in Blackshaw, T. (ed.) The Handbook of Leisure. London:
Routledge, pp. 483-492.
Richards, G., de Brito, M. and Wilks, L. (2013) The Social Dimension of Events. London:
Routledge.
Richards, G. and de Brito, M. (2013) The future of events as a social phenomenon. In Richards,
G. et al. (eds) The Social Dimension of Events. London: Routledge.
Richards, G. (2013) Events and the Means of Attention. Journal of Tourism Research &
Hospitality, 2:2, .http://www.scitechnol.com/2324-8807/2324-8807-2-118.pdf
Richards, G. and Rotariu, I. (2013) The impact of cultural events on tourism development: The
European Cultural Capital. Annals of the Constantin Brancusi University, Economy Series,
1/2013, 6-12.
experience mediates the relationship between motivation and satisfaction. International Journal of
Event and Festival Management, 4(2).
Richards, G. (2013) Cultural Tourism, in Blackshaw, T. (ed.) The Handbook of Leisure. London:
Routledge, pp. 483-492.
Richards, G. (2013) Tourism and creativity in the city. Current Issues in Tourism.
DOI:10.1080/13683500.2013.783794
Marques, L. and Richards, G. (2013) The dimensions of art in place narrative. Tourism Planning
& Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2013.852990
Richards, G. (submitted) Tourism and the Creative Economy. OECD: Paris.
De Geus, S., Richards, G. and Toepoel, V. (submitted) Conceptualisation and Operationalisation
of Event and Festival Experiences: creation of an Event Experience Scale. Scandinavian Journal
of Tourism and Hospitality.
Richards, G. (submitted) Festivals in the network society. In Maughan, C. and Bianchini, F. (eds)
Festivals in Focus. Budapest: Central European University Press.
Colombo, A. and Richards, G. (submitted), titled: The flow of festival spaces: A field-configuring
event as innovation hub. Industry and Innovation.
Richards, G., Marques, L. and Mein, K. (in preparation) Event Design. Routledge: London.
Marques, L. and Richards, G. (in preparation) Creative Clusters: A global review.
Richards, G. (in preparation) Guimarães and Maribor, European Capitals of Culture 2012.
Arnhem: ATLAS.
Richards, G. and Russo, P. (in preparation) Alternative and creative tourism. Arnhem: ATLAS.
Applied Research and Consultancy Projects
Airwork Ltd (1982), Feasibility study for proposed hotel development, Perth
County Clwyd (1982), Concert hall/theatre expansion feasibility study
County Clwyd (1983) County Clwyd hotel demand and development study
Spectrum Communications (1984), Llandrindod Wells conference market survey
Durham City Council (1985), Tourism development survey and action plan
Warwick University (1985), Conference and vacation letting study and marketing plan
British Tourist Authority (1986), Hello Britain readership survey
Strathclyde University (1986), Ross Priory conference feasibility study
Rank Organisation (1986), Conference development at Butlins holiday centres
British Tourist Authority (1986), UK tourism seasonality survey and development proposals
Scottish Tourist Board (1986), Conference Market Survey
Leeds City Council (1987) Exhibition Centre Feasibility study
Torbay (1987) Agatha Christie Festival study
Stockton-on-Tees (l988) Hotel and Leisure Complex feasibility study
Owl Leisure Marketing (l988) Sondon Springs Leisure Complex project evaluation
Countryside Commission (l988) National Trail sponsorship study
Exhibition Industry Federation (l988-93) Value survey of the UK exhibition industry
Financial Times (1988) Information needs in the tourist industry
Owl Leisure Marketing (1988) Edinburgh Carriage Centre Feasibility Study
Exhibition Industry Federation (1988) Case studies on the effectiveness of exhibitions
Antelme et Associes, Paris (1989) Tourism marketing in the Indian Ocean
Spectacor Management Group International (1989) Exhibition feasibility study for Sheffield Arena
and Velodrome
Open College (1989) Development of open learning for travel and tourism
Owl Leisure Marketing (1989) Manchester conference market study
Newcastle City Council (1989) exhibition market survey
Hawaii Visitors Bureau (1989) European visitor market appraisal
Fremdenverkehrswirtchaft International (1989) Review of recent developments in the British
travel industry.
Thomson Holidays (1990) Development of Short Course for Resort Representatives.
Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre (1990) UK and European Exhibition Market Survey.
Exhibition Industry Federation (1990) Exhibition Effectiveness Survey
Earls Court Olympia Ltd (1991) Customer Service Quality Monitoring Survey
Earls Court Olympia Ltd (1991) Econometric modelling of UK and European exhibition market.
European Commission DGXXIII (1991-96) European Cultural Tourism Project
Council for National Academic Awards (1992) Tourism Teacher Survey
British Association of Tourism Officers (1992) Local Authority Tourism Survey.
British Travel Education Trust (1992) US visitor and convention bureau survey
Earls Court Olympia Ltd (1992) Customer perception study
Church House Conference Centre (1992) Conference Market Study.
Department of National Heritage (1992) Analysis of visitors to the Royal Parks
Earls Court Olympia Ltd (1992) Visitor origin and destination study
Kolpron Consultants BV, Nertherlands (1992) European Regions Delphi Study
Islington Festival Ltd (1993) Arts festival feasibility study
Department of National Heritage (1993) Research Methodology study for visitor satisfaction
project
California Ski Industry Assocation (1993) Analysis of UK ski market, and development of media
plan
Earls Court Olympia Ltd (1993) Elton John Concert survey.
Generale Bank Belgium (1996) Assessment of European Holiday Centre Industry
Italian Ministry of Labour/Department of Tourism (1996) European tourism and employment on
the threshold of the Millenium - Delphi study.
TRAM UK (1997) Market assessment for cultural and adventure tourism in Ethiopia.
Artbase Marketing and Communications (1998) Business plan for cultural tourism product
development.
Comhdáil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, Dublin (1999) Business plan for Interreg application
Netherlands Bureau for Tourism (1999) Analysis of German cultural tourism market.
Netherlands Bureau for Tourism (1999) Future scenarios for the attraction market.
Stichting Castellum (1999) Feasibility study for visitor attraction in Drenthe, The Netherlands.
Bank van de Nederlandse Gemeenten (2001) Imagovorming van Gemeenten in Nederland.
Rotterdam Cultural Capital (2001) Visitor survey and economic impact assessment of the Cultural
Capital Year.
Bank van de Nederlandse Gemeenten (2002) Imagovormingsprocessen van Gemeenten in
Nederland - case studies.
French Ministry of Culture (2003) Review of cultural heritage policy in the Netherlands.
International Student Travel Confederation (2003) Study of the cultural impacts of student travel
Norte Region of Portugal (2003) Background study on religious tourism
European Commission, Culture Directorate (2003) Study on Intergovernmental Cultural
Cooperation in Europe.
European Commission, Culture Directorate (2004) Review of the impact of the European Cultural
Capitals 1995-2004.
European Travel Commission (2004) City tourism and culture: a strategic analysis.
Exhibition Industry Research Group (2004) UK Exhibition Industry Market Study.
Open Society Institute, Azerbaijan (2005) Advice on the development of cultural tourism in
Azerbaijan.
Department of Social and Cultural Affairs, Macau, China (2004-5) Study of the image of Macau.
Municipality of Barcelona, Department of Tourism and Quality of Life (2005) Study of the attitudes
of the residents of Barcelona to tourism.
City of Edinburgh (2005) Edinburgh Festival Strategy.
International Student Travel Confederation (2005) Youth and student travel international industry
trends and forecasts.
World Tourism Organisation (2005) Youth and Student Travel Policy and Activities of National
Tourism Organisations.
Invent, Vienna (2005) Advice on a cultural tourism strategy for Austria.
SofiaLab, Barcelona (2005-2006) Development of a tourism resort scenario workshop, Tenerife
Municipality of Barcelona, Department of Tourism and Quality of Life (2006) Development of a
tourism barometer.
Northern Way Consortium (North West, North East and Yorkshire regions of the UK) Study of the
potential for high quality cultural tourism development (2006)
World Tourism Organization (2006) Seminar on cultural tourism (part of the International Cultural
Tourism Fair, Malaga).
World Youth Student Educational Travel Confederation (2006) Survey of the global youth
accommodation industry.
Greater Amman Municipality (2006) Feasibility study for exhibition and events complex, Amman,
Jordan.
City of Burgos, Spain (2007- present) Member of European Cultural Capital bid advisory team.
World Youth Student Educational Travel Confederation and World Tourism Organization (2007)
Compendium of Youth Travel Research.
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City of ´s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands (2007) Feasibility study of Hieronymus Bosch 500
anniversary events programme
Council of Europe (2007) Study on the development of cultural corridors in South East Europe.
City of Budapest, Hungary (2007) Analysis of Barcelona for comparative study of city tourism
offices.
Luxemburg 2007
2007.
Sibiu 2007
2007.
Evaluation of the European Cultural Capital in the Luxemburg Greater Region,
Evaluation of the visitor impacts of the European Cultural Capital in Sibiu, Romania,
OECD (2008) Study on the role of culture and tourism in the attractiveness and competitiveness
of regions.
World Tourism Organisation (2008) Lead consultant for Metropolitan Tourism Conference, Kobe,
Japan
Scottish Institute of Sports Foundation (2008) Study of tourist levy models
One North East RDA (2008) Evaluation of Regional Marketing Programme
World Youth Student Educational Travel Confederation (2008) Youth hostel business metrics
study
World Youth Student Educational Travel Confederation (2008) Volunteer tourism study
International Au Pair Association (2008) IAPA Membership Survey
Craft Northern Ireland (2008) Scoping study for Craft and Tourism Strategy
Municipality of Sibiu (2008-2010) Long term monitoring of the impacts of Sibiu European Capital
of Culture event 2007.
Stavanger 2008 (2008) Advice on production of final report for the 2008 European Cultural
Capital.
World Youth Student Educational Travel Confederation (2009) Youth travel business barometer.
Invent, Vienna (2009) Advice on marketing strategy for European Capital of Culture, Ruhr
Region, 2010.
Sibiu (2007-2013) Long-term monitoring and evaluation study of the 2007 European Capital of
Culture.
Eindhoven/Brabant 2018 (2009-2010) Analysis of economic, cultural and social impacts of the
European Capital of Culture. Study for the city network in the Province of Noord Brabant, the
Netherlands.
Valletta 2018 (2011-2013) Advice on organisation and programming for the European Capital of
Culture.
Ministry of Tourism, Aruba (2011) Contribution to development of national tourism strategy.
Eindhoven/Brabant 2018 (2011) Baseline study of the impacts of the European Capital of Culture.
Midden Brabant (2011) Study of leisure clusters in Europe.
OECD (2011) Study on tourism and gastronomy
OECD (2013) Study on the creative economy and tourism
Eindhoven/Brabant 2018 (2013) Advice on European Cultural Capital bid.
City of Den Bosch (2013) Advice on culture and events strategy.