Professor Scott McCabe

I am module convenor of the following modules:

Undergraduate

Managing and Marketing Tourism (N12502)


Details of all modules can be found on MyNottingham

Current Research Activities
My research stems from an interest in tourists' experiences of place and how accounts of such experiences contribute to people's constructions of their self-identity. Accounts can take the form of travel blogs, journals, interviews or other forms of communication/texts.

I have published a number of journal articles relating to tourism identity and narrative accounts of experience and the rhetorical function of everyday terms such as 'tourist'. This research is part of a broader interest in tourist consumer behaviour.

I have recently become interested in the mental mechanisms behind tourist decision making, including heuristics. My research examines the qualities of tourist experiences and how they are mediated by technology. I am interested in value co-creation in tourism.

I have an enduring research interest in social equity and the links between tourism (non-)participation and social exclusion through the concept of 'Social Tourism'. I have undertaken research work in partnership with the Family Holiday Association, the Family Fund, YHA (England and Wales) and UNISON Welfare. I have also contributed to numerous research projects for example with the EU.

My recent research focuses on the benefits of participation in holidays for low-income and otherwise disadvantaged groups in society in relation to subjective well-being, optimism and resilience and personal growth, education and self-development. More recent research has examined ethical and responsible tourist consumer behaviour, and the rights to tourism in the context of social tourism.

I am currently supervising the following Research Students:

Abbie-Gayle Johnson
Farah M. Y. Shishan
Heppy Millanyani
Matthew Voigts
Somaiah Alotaibi
Tahira Kosar

 

Publications from 2005 to the present day

Journal Articles Li, Q.; Li, C.; McCabe, S.; & Xu, H. (2019), "ALWAYS BEST OR GOOD ENOUGH? The effect of \"mind-set\" on preference consistency over time in tourist decision making.", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.75, 186-201. Liu, Y; Li, C; McCabe, S. (2019), "How small things affect the big picture?:The effect of service product innovation on perceived experience value", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. McCabe, S., and Branco Illodo, I. (2019), "Thrilled to have 'bagged a bargain' or 'bitter' and 'very frustrating'? Exploring consumer attitudes to value and deals in tourism", Journal of Travel Research, Vol.58 (6), pp. 945-960. Oklevik, O.; Gössling, S.; Hall, C.M.; Steen Jacobsen, J.K.; Grřtte, I.P.; and McCabe, S. (2019), "Overtourism, optimisation, and destination performance indicators: A case study of activities in Fjord Norway", Journal of Sustainable Tourism. Çakmak, E., Lie, R. & McCabe, S. (2018), "Reframing Informal Tourism Entrepreneurial Practices: capital and field relations structuring the informal tourism economy of Chiang Mai.", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.72, pp. 37-47. Chong, A., Wang, Y., Khong, K-W., Teng, M., McCabe, S. & Wang, Y. (2018), "Analyzing key influences of tourists - acceptance of online reviews in travel decisions.", Internet Research: Electronic Networking, Applications and Policy, Vol.28 (3), pp. 564-586. Diekmann, A.; McCabe, S.; and Ferreira, C.C. 2018, "Social tourism: research advances, but stasis in policy. Bridging the divide", in Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, pp. 181-188. José David Cisneros-Martínez, Scott McCabe & Antonio Fernández-Morales, (2018), "The contribution of social tourism to sustainable tourism: a case study of seasonally adjusted programmes in Spain", Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol.26 (1), 85-107, forthcoming 2018. Kakoudakis, K; McCabe, S, (2018), "Social tourism as a modest, yet sustainable, development strategy: Policy recommendation for Greece", Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, pp.1-6. Vahideh, A.; Yeoh, K.K.; Khong, K-W.; McCabe, S. (2018), "Understanding Motivations of undertaking CSR Initiatives by Independent Hotels in Malaysia: A Holistic Approach.", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, forthcoming 2018. Braim, K.; McCabe, S., Rickly, J.M, Gadi, M, (2017), "Managing cultural tourism in post-conflict areas: Kurdistan Federal Region, Iraq", Tourism Today, Vol.16, pp. 111-130. Font, X. McCabe, S. (2017), "Sustainability and marketing in tourism: its contexts, paradoxes, approaches, challenges and potential", Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol.25 (7), 869-883. Han, W.; McCabe, S.; Wang, Y. & Chong, A. (2017), "Evaluating user-generated content in social media: an effective approach to encourage greater pro-environmental behaviour in tourism?", Journal of Sustainable Tourism. Ingram, C.; Caruana, R.; McCabe, S. (2017), "PARTicipative Inquiry for Tourist Experience", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.65, pp.13-24. Kakoudakis, K.I.; McCabe, S.; Story, V. (2017), "Social tourism and self-efficacy: Exploring links between tourism participation, job-seeking and unemployment", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.65, 108-121. Li, C; McCabe, S; Song, H, (2017), "Tourist Choice Processing: Evaluating Decision Rules and Methods of Their Measurement", Journal of Travel Research, Vol.65 (6), 699-711. Li, Chunxiao, McCabe, S., and Chen, Y. (2017), "A marketing Perspective of Chinese long-haul Outbound Tourists and their Destination Choice.", Journal of China Tourism Research, Vol.13 (3),, 298-315. S. McCabe, (2017), "Social tourism and its contribution to sustainable tourism", Cuadernos economicos de ICE, Vol.93, 71-86. Fernández-Morales, A., Cisneros-Martínez, J. D., McCabe, S. (2016), "Seasonal concentration of tourism demand: Decomposition analysis and marketing implications.", Tourism Management, Vol.56, 172-190. li, C; McCabe, S; Li, R, (2016), "Digging deeper into decision-marking of Chinese long-haul outbound tourists: combining choice-set and preference estimation approaches", Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, Vol.6, 267-275. Pratt, S.; McCabe, S.; Movono, A. (2016), "Gross happiness of a 'tourism' village in Fiji", Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, Vol.5 (1), 26-35. Bos, L.; McCabe, S.; Johnson, S. (2015), "Learning never goes on holiday: an exploration of social tourism as a context for experiential learning.", Current Issues in Tourism, Vol.18 (9), pp. 859-875. Bosangit, C.; Hibbert, S.; McCabe, S. (2015), "If I was going to die I should at least be having fun: travel blogs, meaning and tourist experience", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.55, pp. 1-14. Ferrer, J.; Ferrer, M.; Ferrandis, E.; McCabe, S.; Garcia, J. (2015), "Social tourism and healthy aging", International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol.18 (4), pp. 297-307. Foster, C.; McCabe, S. (2015), "The role of liminality in residential activity camps", Tourist Studies, Vol.15 (1), pp. 46-64. Hunter-Jones, P.; McCabe, S.; Coles, T.; Fyall, A. (2015), "Special Issue: Innovative approaches to tourism marketing and management research", International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol.16 (4), pp. 313-350. McCabe, S. (2015), "Family leisure, opening a window on the meaning of family", Annals of Leisure Research, Vol.18 (2), pp. 175-179. McCabe, S.; Diekmann, A. (2015), "The rights to tourism: reflections on social tourism and human rights", Tourism Recreation Research, Vol.40 (2), pp. 194-204. McCabe, S.; Li, C. (2015), "A case of the Emperor's New Clothes'? Is the idea of the new tourist a reality in the Chinese outbound tourism market?", Tourism Tribune, Vol.30 (12), 5-8. McCabe, S.; Li, C.; Chen, Z. (2015), "Time for a radical reappraisal of tourist decision making- Towards a new conceptual model", Journal of Travel Research, Vol.55 (1), pp.3-15. Caruana, R.; Glozer, S.; Crane, A.; McCabe, S. (2014), "Tourists Accounts of Responsible Tourism", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.46, pp. 115-129. Malone, S.; McCabe, S.; Smith, A. (2014), "The role of Hedonism in Ethical Tourism", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.44, pp. 241-254. McCabe, S. (2014), "Towards a better theory of tourism experience? A response to Gnoth and Matteucci", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality, Vol.8 (2), 238-241. McCabe, S.; Johnson, S. (2013), "The happiness factor in tourism:subjective well-being and social tourism.", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.41 (April), pp. 42-65. Li, S.; McCabe, S. (2012), "Measuring the legacies of mega events: indicators and propositions", International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol.15 (4), pp. 388-402, DOI: 10.1002/jtr.1885. McCabe, S.; Sharples, M.; Foster, C. (2012), "Stakeholder Engagement in the Design of Scenarios of Technology-Enhanced Tourism Services", Tourism Management Perspectives, Vol.4, pp. 36-44. Diekmann, A.; McCabe, S. (2011), "Systems of Social Tourism in the European Union: A Comparative Study", Current Issues in Tourism, Vol.14 (5), pp. 417-430. Foster, C.; McCabe, S.; Dewhurst, H. (2010), "Management Development Skills in the Hospitality and tourism sector: needs and issues from a regional perspective", Tourism Planning and Development (formerly Tourism and Hospitality: Planning and Development), Vol.7 (4), pp. 429-445. McCabe, S.; Joldersma, T.; Li, C. (2010), "Understanding the benefits of Social tourism: Linking participation to subjective wellbeing and quality of life", International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol.12, pp. 761-773. McCabe, S.; Stokoe, E. (2010), "'Have you been away?' Holiday talk in everyday interaction", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.37 (4), pp. 1117-1140. Pratt, S.; McCabe, S.; Cortes Jimenez, I.; Blake, A. (2010), "Measuring the effectiveness of destination marketing campaigns: comparative analysis of conversion studies", Journal of Travel Research, Vol.49 (2), pp. 179-190. McCabe, S. (2009), "Who needs a holiday? Evaluating social tourism", Annals of Tourism Research, Vol.36(4), pp. 667-688. Bramwell, C.; Lane, B.; McCabe, S.; Mosedale, J.; Scarles, C. (2008), "Research perspectives on responsible tourism", Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol.16 (3/4), pp. 253-257. Carnegie, E.; McCabe, S. (2008), "Re-enactment events and tourism: meaning, authenticity and identity", Current Issues in Tourism, Vol.11 (4), pp.349-368. Simoni, V.; McCabe, S. (2008), "From ethnographers to tourists and back again: On positioning issues in the anthropology of tourism", Civilisation, Vol.57(1-2), pp. 173-190. McCabe, S.; Martin, E. (2007), "Part Time Work and Postgraduate Students: Developing the Skills for Employment", Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, Vol.6 (2), pp. 29-40. McCabe, S.; Foster, C. (2006), "The Role and Function of Narrative in Tourist Interaction", Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, Vol.4 (3), pp. 194-215. McCabe, S. (2005), "Who is a Tourist? A Critical Review", Tourist Studies, Vol.5 (1), pp. 85-106. Books McCabe, S. (2014), The Handbook of Tourism Marketing, Routledge, London. McCabe, S.; Minnaert, L.; Diekmann, A. (2011), ed Social Tourism in Europe: theory and practice, Bristol. Channel View. McCabe, S. (2009), Marketing Communications in Tourism and Hospitality: Concepts, Strategies and Cases., London. Taylor and Francis.. Chapters in Books Rickly, J.; McCabe, S. (2017), "Authenticity for Tourism Design and Experience", in Fesenmaier, D and Xiang, Z (ed) Design science and Tourism Places, 55-68, Springer, forthcoming 2017. McCabe, S. (2015), "Are We All Post-Tourists Now? Tourist Categories, Identities and Post-Modernity", in Challenges in Tourism research, pp. 18-26, Bristol Channel View. McCabe, S. (2014), "Introduction", in McCabe, S (ed) The Handbook of Tourism Marketing, Routledge. McCabe, S.; Foster, C. (2014), "Marketing Communications in tourism: a review and assessment of future research", in McCabe, S (ed) The Handbook of Tourism Marketing., Routledge. McCabe, S.; Li, C.; Foster, C.; Nanda, B. (2014), "Tourism marketing goes mobile: Smartphones and the consequences for tourist experiences", in The Handbook of Tourism Marketing. Melis, G.; McCabe, S.; Del Chiappa, G. (2014), "Conceptualizing the Value Co-Creation Challenge for Tourist Destinations: A Supply Side Perspective", in Kozak, M., Correia, A and Fyall, A (ed) Advances in Tourism Marketing, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, forthcoming 2014. McCabe, S. (2013), "Social Tourism", in Cater, C., and Garrod, B (ed) The Encyclopaedia of Sustainable Tourism., London. Routledge.. McCabe, S. (2013), "The Tourist.", in Adey, P., Bissell, D., Hannam, K., Merriman, P. and Sheller, M. (ed) The Handbook of Mobilities., London. Routledge.. Bosangit, C.; McCabe, S.; Hibbert, S. (2009), "What is told in travel blogs? Exploring travel blogs for consumer narrative analysis", in Hopken, W.; Gretzel, U.; Law, R. (ed) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2009: Proceedings of the International Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 61-72, Wien, Springer-Verlag. McCabe, S. (2009), "Who is a tourist? Conceptual and theoretical developments", in Tribe, J. (ed) Philosophical Issues in Tourism: Truth, Beauty and Virtue, pp. 25-42, Bristol, Channel View. Martin, E.; McCabe, S. (2008), "Embedding Employability in Postgraduate Hospitality and Tourism courses through work placement", in Grave, S.; Maher, A (ed) Developing Graduate Employability: Case studies in hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism, pp. 98-116, Threshold Press. Long, P.; McCabe, S.; Scullion, M. (2007), "Tourism and the Inclusive Society", in Casado-Diaz, M.; Everett, S.; Wilson, J. (ed) Social and Cultural Change: Making space(s) for tourism and leisure, 45-66, Brighton, Leisure Studies Association. McCabe, S. (2007), "The Beauty of the Form: Ethnomethodology and Tourism Studies", in Ateljevic, I.; Morgan, N.; Pritchard, A.; Morgan, N. (ed) The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies: Innovative Research Methodologies, pp. 227-243. McCabe, S. (2006), "The Making of Community Identity Through the Historic Sporting Event: The Case of Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football", in Picard, D.; Robinson, M. (ed) Festivals, Tourism and Social Change: Remaking Worlds, pp. 99-118, Clevedon, Channel View Publications. McCabe, S.; Marson, D. (2006), "The Consumption of Tourism Space: Place, Modernity and Meaning", in Burns, P.; Novelli, M. (ed) Advances in Tourism Research: Tourism and Social Identities, Global Frameworks and Local Realities, pp. 91-110, Elsevier. Conferences Johnson, S.; McCabe, S. 2012, "The effects of social tourism on subjective well-being.", in Paper presented to the International Social tourism Organisation conference \'Social Tourism in the World: State of the Art\', Brussels, May 24th 2012.. Johnson, S.; McCabe, S. 2012, "Exploring the effects of holidays on Wellbeing and Quality of Life.", in Paper presented at the ATLAS conference, \'Re-creating the Global City: Tourism, Leisure and Mega-Events in the Transformation of 21st Century Cities\', London, UK. 12-15th September, 2012.. McCabe, S. 2011, "Problematics and potentials for interdisciplinarity in tourism studies.", at Paper presented at the Advancing Tourism Social Sciences conference, University of Surrey, 28th June-1st July, 2011.. McCabe, S. 2011, "The mobile tourist: transforming visiting experiences through mobile technology.", at Paper presented to the DRHA conference at University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus, China. 5-7th September 2011.. McCabe, S.; Foster, C.; Li, C.; Nanda, B. 2011, "Our Mobile Future: how smartphones will transform visitor experiences,", at paper presented to the Academy of Marketing conference, Marketing Fields Forever, July 5-7th 2011, Liverpool. McCabe, S. 2010, "Potentials for interdisciplinary in tourism studies? Trojan horse or pious hope! Paper presented at the ISA World Congress on Sociology", in Sociology on the move, Goteborg, Sweden, July 2010. McCabe, S.; Foster, C.; Li, C.; Nanda, B. 2010, "Tourists' use of mobile digital media/online tools in shaping visitor experiences.", in Paper presented to the \'Tourism Metrics\' workshop, USI, Lugano, Switzerland, October, 2010.. McCabe, S.; Foster, C.; Li, C.; Nanda, B. 2010, "Tourists' use of mobile digital media/online tools in shaping visitor experiences", in \'Tourism Metrics\' workshop, USI, Lugano, Switzerland, October, 2010. McCabe, S.; Pratt, S. 2010, "Marketing communications in tourism: future research directions", at CAUTHE conference, Hobart, Tasmania, February 2010. McCabe, S.; Pratt, S. 2009, "Marketing communications in tourism: state of the art and future research issues", at the Advances in Tourism Marketing conference, Bournemouth, September 2009. McCabe, S. 2008, "Plain common horse sense: exploring representations of Britain", at ATLAS conference "Selling or Telling: paradoxes in tourism", Brighton. McCabe, S.; Joldersma, T.; Chunxiao, L. 2008, "Understanding the benefits of Social tourism: health, wellbeing and quality of life", at World Congress on Social Tourism/World Leisure Forum, Quebec City, Canada. McCabe, S. 2007, "Holiday participation and the benefits of tourism", at RGS-IBG Annual conference, London. McCabe, S.; Simoni, V. 2007, "From ethnographer to tourist and back again: positioning self and others in touism research", at Critical Tourism Studies Conference. McCabe, S.; Simoni, V. 2007, "From ethnogrpher to tourist and back again: On positioning strategies in the anthropology of tourism", at ASA Conference, London Metropolitan University. McCabe, S. 2006, "Tourism and the modern citizen: should a holiday be a fundamental human right?", at ISA world congress of Sociology, Durban, SA July 23-29th 2006. McCabe, S. 2006, "Tourism and social equity: issues of participation in the UK", at Invited speaker presentation to the Tourism, Leisure and Socio-spatial Change Research Group research seminar on "Social Exclusion in Leisure, Sport and Tourism: theorising race and class." UWE. January 2006. McCabe, S.; Long, P. 2006, "Tourism and the inclusive society", at LSA conference on Making space for leisure at UWE in July 2006. McCabe, S.; Martin, E. 2006, "Part time work and postgraduate students: Developing the skills for employment?", at CHIME conference at NTU, Nottingham May 2006. McCabe, S. 2005, "'Sociology of tourism' or 'sociology and tourism' or 'society and tourism'", at RC50 of the International Sociological Association interim symposium on New Directions in Tourism Theory, Wageningen University, Holland, June 2005. McCabe, S. 2005, "Tourism and social class revisited: The poverty of tourist experience and the immateriality of place?", at "On Voyage: New Directions in Tourism Theory", University Of California, Berkeley, October 2005. McCabe, S.; Carnegie, E. 2005, "Re-enacting the past, re-locating the self: fantasy and identity politics in re-enactment festivals and events", at JoE IV conference on Carnival and Folklore, Dubrovnik, March 2005. McCabe, S.; Carnegie, E. 2005, "Re-enactment, history/fantasy and identity politics in post-modern leisure events", at UNESCO conference on cultural Landscapes, University of Newcastle April, 2005. McCabe, S.; Martin, E. 2005, "Exploring the relationships between skills and part time work of International Postgraduate students in Tourism and Hospitality", at ATHE conference on "The future of tourism in higher education", Wirral, November/December 2005.