I attended the an international workshop at Dartington Hall on the topic of Exploiting Mobilities: Governments, law and the instrumentalisation of movement, between 14th-16th March. Thanks to the organizers for the invitation. It was great to get out of Glasgow for …
I was extensively quoted in an article on CNN Travel about why more and more travellers are visiting every country in the world. The article discusses the growing trend of travellers trying to visit every country in the world. It …
I having been playing around with AI and comics. AI could be trained to analyse research papers and identify the major conclusions, innovations, or impacts. It could then autogenerate a short comic strip highlighting these key points in a more …
Youth hostels face tough times – but they are perfect for authentic, spontaneous experiences Michael O’Regan, Glasgow Caledonian University When the New Zealand branch of the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) collapsed in 2021 and the country’s 11 hostels were forced …
I was recently quoted in the Scotsman. The Scotsman (July 22nd): Michael O’Regan, also a lecturer in tourism at Glasgow Caledonian University, says he believes the word “over-tourism” should be banned, as it places the onus of the problems faced …
Great to see this out – Special Issue: Off the Grid and on the Road in Europe: Living in an Age of Uncertainty and Polycrisis. Guest Editor: Michael O’Regan The introduction is available open access online here:https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2023.320202. The entirety of …
I discuss my work on #backpacker #culture and #mobilities in this weeks’ #podcast of the #tourism geographies journal (Season 2, Ep. 8) The talk is based on my book: Backpacking Culture and Mobilities: Independent and Nomadic Travel This book presents fresh contributions from various disciplines, capturing the diversity of backpacker contexts, types …
Tourism, Hospitality, Leisure and Events Colleagues. Thinking of where to hold your next conference/ meeting or seminar? The answer is Glasgow! Great city, with great people, facilities and food. That was underlined yesterday evening at GCU with the GCU Conference …
The Glasgow Tourism 2030 strategy has been launched! Delighted to be invited to the launch along with Jaeyeon Choe O’ Regan, PhD and other Glasgow Caledonian University / Moffat Centre staff to the official launch of the Glasgow 2030 Tourism Strategy at the Trades Hall …
Great Moffat Lecture and Awards Ceremony last night. The Chief Executive of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships Trudy Lindblade delivered the Moffat Lecture 2023. The Moffat Lecture also provided an opportunity to celebrate new talent, with Moffat Scholarships presented …