Prof Beeton is a travel and tourism researcher and writer who became involved in tourism in the late 1980s through guiding horseback tours, and witnessed first-hand the growth of tourism and its effects on local communities. For over a quarter of a century, Prof Beeton has conducted tourism-based research into community development and public land management, but is best known for her work in film-induced tourism and pop culture. As well as producing numerous academic papers, book chapters and reports, she has published a range of research-based books, including Ecotourism: a practical guide for rural communities, Community Development Through Tourism and Tourism and the Moving Image, along with two editions of the acclaimed monograph, Film-Induced Tourism. Her most recent book, Unravelling Traveling was published in 2022 by Emerald Publishing.
Sue remains actively engaged in sustainable tourism and is also undertaking further studies at the University of Divinity.
In 2019 Prof Beeton was awarded the TTRA Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to tourism research and scholarship.
Experience
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2020–2022Visiting professor, University of Hokkaido
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2016–2020Foundation Chair, College of Eminent Professors, William Angliss Institute
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1995–2014Associate Professor, Latrobe University
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2008–2009Head of School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, La Trobe University
Education
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2004Monash University, PhD
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1999Monash University, Masters in Tourism
Research Areas
- Tourism (1506)
- Impacts Of Tourism (150601)
- Tourist Behaviour And Visitor Experience (150606)
Honours
TTRA Lifetime Achievement Award
- Melbourne, Australia
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For media enquiries,
s.beeton@latrobe.edu.au - Joined
