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
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2022–presentLecturer in Tourism and Society, University of Tasmania
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2019–2022Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality and Events, Edith Cowan University
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2017–2019Lecturer in Management, University of Tasmania
Education
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2017University of Tasmania, PhD
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2012University of Southern Denmark, BSc
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2010Vilnius University of Applied Sciences, BA
Publications
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2021Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Resisting marginalisation and reconstituting space through LGBTQI+ events
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2021Tourism Management Perspectives, The formation and functioning of the Airbnb neo-tribe. Exploring peer-to-peer accommodation host groups
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2021Channel View Publications, Gay Tourism: New Perspectives
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2020Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing, Identifying firm resources and capabilities for successful export: The case of regional SME premium food producers
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2020Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Questioning the inclusivity of events: the queer perspective.
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2020Journal of Sustainable Tourism, LGBTIQ + identities in tourism and leisure research: a systematic qualitative literature review
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2019International Journal of Tourism Cities, From the Sharing Economy to the Visitor economy: The Impact on Small Retailers
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2019Annals of Tourism Research, Regulating, then deregulating Airbnb - The unique case of Tasmania (Australia)
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2018Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Enhancing knowledge transfer in tourism: an Elaboration Likelihood Model approach
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2018Tourism Review, The strange case of dating apps at a gay resort: hyper-local and virtual-physical leisure
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2018Annals of Tourism Research, Gay neo-tribes: Exploration of travel behaviour and space
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2017Tourist Studies, The shared oasis: An insider ethnographic account of a gay resort
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2016International Journal of Tourism Research, The Evolution of Gay Travel Research
Grants and Contracts
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2020A Partnership for Critical Tourism Studies
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2019Tourism 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)
Research Areas
- Tourism (1506)
- Impacts Of Tourism (150601)
- Marketing (1505)
- Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Website
- @DrOscarVP
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
