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Publications and conference papers
 

Publications

Heritage Tourism and Historic Preservation. In T. Jamal & M. Robinson (eds) Handbook of Tourism Studies. Sage Publications Forthcoming 2009 (with A Orbasli)

A railway ‘route’ as a linear heritage attraction: the Hijaz Railway in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Journal of Heritage Tourism Vol 3 No 3 pp 159 - 175 (with A Orbasli)

Faith and Tourism: Planning Tourism in Relation to Places of Worship Tourism & Hospitality Planning & Development Aug 2004 Vol 1 No 2 pp173 - 186

The Role of the Environmental Professional in Sustainable Development The Environment Papers May 1997 No 2, pp20-36

'Happy Holidays’ Parliamentary Review June 1997 p70

Improving the Environmental Performance of Scotland's Hospitality Sector Managing Leisure Apr 1997 Vol 1 No 2 pp94 – 109 (with J Wallis)

School Visits to “Gold of the Pharaohs” Scottish Museum News  Autumn 1989 pp3-5

Is Vacant Urban Land Really Vacant? The Planner January 1988 Vol 74, No 1, pp14

Funding for sport and leisure in Finland  Momentum, Summer 1985

Conference, seminar & workshop papers

“Masterplanning for tourism development in historic coastal towns” Middle East Cultural Tourism Conference, Amman, Jordan, April 2009

“Museums and local area regeneration” ICRT One day Conference on Local Economic Development, Leeds, January 2009

“Hotel development and urban regeneration on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Coast” RGS/IBG Conference on the Geographies of Hospitality, London, August 2008

“Tourism and Heritage: Blessing or Burden?” British Council Training Programme for World Heritage Site Managers, Edinburgh, April 2008

 “Visitor Centres and the Spirit of Place” ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism: Canterbury Symposium, June 2007

“A Strategic Approach to Providing for Young People in North Yorkshire’s Countryside” CRN Seminar on Young People & the countryside, Sheffield, September 2006

 “Geotourism and Norway’s Tourism Sector” UK Market Workshop for Norwegian Tourism Professionals, London, June 2006

“Developing New Audience for Heritage Attractions” Museum & Heritage Show Seminar Programme, London, May 2005

 “Exporting Heritage Services” Museum & Heritage Show Seminar Programme, London, May 2005

 “Planning for Tourism at Pre-Islamic Sites in Wadi Al Qura, Saudi Arabia” 10th International UNESCO Academic Conference on Cultural Landscapes, Newcastle, UK, April 2005

“Faith and Tourism in Historic Cities” US ICOMOS 7th Annual Conference, Annapolis, Maryland, USA, April 2003

“New audiences for the heritage” British Council Training Programme for Museum Managers, Budapest, Hungary, December 2002

 “Audience development for heritage organisations” NEMS Audience Development Seminar, Newcastle, UK, March 2001

 “Developing new audiences for the heritage” Museums Association ‘Responding to Cultural Diversity Seminar, London, UK, September 2001

“Best Value – how to ease the pain” Museum & Heritage Show Seminar Programme, London, UK March 2001

 “Sustainable Tourism and the Hospitality Sector’” Western Sweden Environmental & Quality Assurance Seminar, Gothenburg, Sweden, January 2001

 “Dealing with visitor pressures in sensitive environments” Tourism 2000 Conference, Sheffield, UK, September 2000

 “Sustainable Visitor Management for Parks and the Private Sector” Ecotourism at the Crossroads. Nairobi, Kenya, November 1997

 “Managing visitors at archaeological World Heritage Sites” Ecoworld. Johannesburg, South Africa, September 1996

“Greening the Hospitality Sector: Concerns of a Sympathetic Cynic”. Tourism & Environment Conference, Glasgow, UK, June 1996


Copies of many of the above publications and papers can be obtained, subject to relevant copyright conditions, by contacting simon@simonwoodward.info