Dr Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Society in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania. He is a Board Member of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Research, an Associate Editor of Event Management, and the Social Media Editor of Annals of Leisure Research. Oscar's research interests are LGBTQI+ tourism, leisure and events, the sociology of tourism, tourist behaviour, and the sharing economy. In 2021, Oscar has published an edited book 'Gay Tourism: New Perspectives'. He has also a broad interest and industry experience in innovative tourism research and is involved in a number of projects focusing on resilience, and technology-enabled advanced tracking of visitors. These projects have each been built on extensive stakeholder and industry engagement.
Experience
2022–present
Lecturer in Tourism and Society, University of Tasmania
2019–2022
Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality and Events, Edith Cowan University
2017–2019
Lecturer in Management, University of Tasmania
Education
2017
University of Tasmania, PhD
2012
University of Southern Denmark, BSc
2010
Vilnius University of Applied Sciences, BA
Publications
2021
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Resisting marginalisation and reconstituting space through LGBTQI+ events
2021
Tourism Management Perspectives, The formation and functioning of the Airbnb neo-tribe. Exploring peer-to-peer accommodation host groups
2021
Channel View Publications, Gay Tourism: New Perspectives
2020
Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing, Identifying firm resources and capabilities for successful export: The case of regional SME premium food producers
2020
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Questioning the inclusivity of events: the queer perspective.
2020
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, LGBTIQ + identities in tourism and leisure research: a systematic qualitative literature review
2019
International Journal of Tourism Cities, From the Sharing Economy to the Visitor economy: The Impact on Small Retailers
2019
Annals of Tourism Research, Regulating, then deregulating Airbnb - The unique case of Tasmania (Australia)
2018
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Enhancing knowledge transfer in tourism: an Elaboration Likelihood Model approach
2018
Tourism Review, The strange case of dating apps at a gay resort: hyper-local and virtual-physical leisure
2018
Annals of Tourism Research, Gay neo-tribes: Exploration of travel behaviour and space
2017
Tourist Studies, The shared oasis: An insider ethnographic account of a gay resort
2016
International Journal of Tourism Research, The Evolution of Gay Travel Research
Grants and Contracts
2020
A Partnership for Critical Tourism Studies
Role:
Co-Investigator
Funding Source:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
2019
Tourism Tracer Research
Role:
Co-Investigator
Funding Source:
Sydney, Newcastle Port Corporation
Professional Memberships
Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE)
Australia and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS)