Very happy to be joining Swansea University, School of Management, as Senior Lecturer in International Tourism Management. Ranked 22nd in the UK for the impact of our research and 26th in the UK for research excellence. I am excited by the University, a great …
I visited the Seoul National University Asia Center yesterday. Amazing work being done here, with a great team of scholars. I was especially interested in work on mobilities (Migration and Tourism). From work on Airbnb to tourism and North Korea, …
I was heavily quoted in a CNN Travel article entitled “The trouble with maskless tourists“, by Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN • Updated 20th April 2021. Some quotes But why are so many tourists seemingly ignoring the rules around mask wearing? According …
Should your business become a B Corp? I was quoted in a Raconteur (Sunday Times) piece on B-Corp: But some say it has neither the resources nor the authority to drive change fast enough. Dr Michael O’Regan, senior lecturer at …
My New article: From its drifter past to nomadic futures–future directions in backpacking research and practice has been published in Tourist Studies. Volume: 21 issue: 1, page(s): 45-56 Abstract While the label ‘backpacker’ didn’t originate in 1990 when first presented …
Having undergone quarantine myself (4 times) as I travelled over borders twice for essential travel, I am well aware of the impacts and emotions of two weeks in a hotel. I am looking for people or families who have experienced …
I was quoted in a recent article on B-Corps in Raconteur, which is distributed by the Times newspaper in the United Kingdom. The number of certified B corps is growing as shareholders, employees and consumers seek out companies with a …
O’Regan, M. (2020). How Airbnb got its IPO plans back on track. Read the original article on the Conversation UK. Abstract/ Introduction t’s been a rollercoaster year for Airbnb and its much-anticipated plans for an initial public offering or IPO. …
Norfolk L. & O’Regan, M. (2020) Biometric technologies at music festivals: An extended technology acceptance model, Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/15470148.2020.1811184 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of user acceptance of Biometric Technologies (BT) at outdoor …
Our article ‘Filipino migrant workers’ leisure and subjective quality of lifein Macao’ has been published in WORLD LEISURE JOURNAL https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2020.1798052 by Jaeyeon Choe, Michael O’Regan and Albert N. Kimbu ABstract Utilizing 14 semi-structured interviews in a non-western context, this exploratory …