Staff profile

Dr Elspeth Frew

Associate Professor

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

La Trobe Business School
Department of Marketing and Tourism and Hospitality

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

MA (Edin); MSc (Strath); PhD (VUT)

Area of study

Tourism and Hospitality Management

Brief profile

Dr Elspeth Frew is an Associate Professor in Tourism Management in the Department of Marketing, Tourism and Hospitality at La Trobe University. Elspeth’s research interest is in cultural tourism, with a particular focus on festival and attraction management and, arts and entertainment. She recently co-edited two books - one on festivals and events management and one on the relationship between tourism and national identities.

Teaching units

 

  • THS2ELS Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
  • THS3SCE Sustainable Community Events

Recent publications

 

Edited Books

Frew, E. A. and White, L. K. (Editors) (2011) Tourism and National Identities: An International Perspective, Routledge, Oxon, UK. ISBN 978-0-415-57277-4.

Robertson, M. and Frew, E. (Editors) (2008). Events & Festivals: Current Trends and Issues. Routledge, Oxon, UK. ISBN 978-0-415-44918-2.

Journal Articles  

Frew, E. A. (2012). "Interpretation of a Sensitive Heritage Site: The Port Arthur Memorial Garden, Tasmania", International Journal of Heritage Studies, Vol 18, Issue 1, pp. 33-48.

Frew, E. A. and Ali-Knight, J. (2011). “Creating High and Low Art: Experimentation and Commercialisation at Fringe Festivals", Tourism, Culture and Communication, Volume 10, No 3, pp. 231-245.

Frew, E. A. and Winter, C. (2010) "Tourist Response to Climate Change: Regional and Metropolitan Diversity", Tourism Review International, Volume 13, No 4, pp. 237-246.

Cameron, L., Miller, P., and Frew, E. A. (2010) “Relationship Marketing in the Recruitment and Retention of Service Industry Staff in Family Owned Business”, Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 71-91.  

Frew, E. A. (2009) "Festival Image Creation: The Role of Local and Interstate Newspapers”, Tourism Analysis, Volume 14, Number 2, pp. 221-230.   

Frew, E. A. and Ali-Knight, J. (2009). “Independent Theatres and the Creation of a Fringe Atmosphere”, International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp. 211-227.   

Bergin-Seers, S., Breen, J. and Frew, E. A. (2008). “The Drivers and Barriers Affecting Innovation in Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs) in the Tourist Park Sector”, Tourism Recreation Research, Volume 33, Issue 3, pp 245-253.

Frew, E.A. (2006). “The Humour Tourist: A Conceptualisation”, Journal of Business Research, Volume 59, Issue 5, pp. 643-646.   

Book Chapters

Frew, E. A. (2012). "Advertising World Heritage Sites: Tour Operators and Last Chance Destinations", In H. Lemelin, J. Dawson and E. J. Stewart (Eds), Last Chance Tourism: Adapting Tourism Opportunities in a Changing World, Routledge, Oxon, (pp. 117-132). ISBN: 978-0-415-61823-6.

 

Frew, E. A. (2011) “Location and Landscape: Small-Scale Sporting Events and National Identity”. In E. Frew and L. White, (Eds.) Tourism and National Identities: An International Perspective. Routledge, Oxon, (pp.136-147). ISBN: 978-0-415-57277-4.

 

Frew, E. A. (2011). “Transforming Mines into Tourist Attractions: Conceptual and Practical Considerations.” In M. Conlin, L. Jolliffe, (Eds.) Mining Heritage and Tourism: A Global Synthesis. Routledge, Oxon, (pp. 72-83). ISBN: 978-0-415-56090-0.

Winter, C. & Frew, E.A. (2009). “Holidays at Home: Exploring the Role of Regional Recreation in a Low-Carbon Society”, in J. Martin, M. Rogers and C. Winter, (Eds.) Climate Change in Regional Australia: Social Learning and Adaptation. VURRN Press, Ballarat, (pp. 282-300). ISBN 9781876851361.  

Frew, E. A. (2008) “Industrial Tourism Theory and Implemented Strategies”. In A. G. Woodside (Ed.), Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research Volume 2. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley,  (pp. 27-42). ISBN 9780762314515.   

Frew, E. A. (2006). “Comedy Festival Attendance: Serious, Project-based or Casual Leisure?” in S. Elkington, I. Jones, and L. Lawrence (Eds.). Serious Leisure: Extensions and Applications, Leisure Studies Association Publication No. 95, Eastbourne, (pp. 105-122). ISBN 1 905369069.

Refereed Conference Papers  

Frew, E. A. (2009). “Theatrical Events: Megamusicals in the Cultural Tourism Landscape”, in J. Allen, (Ed.) Sustainable Development and Events Proceedings of ACEM 5th International Event Management Summit, 6 - 8 July 2009, Gold Coast, Australia. Australian Centre for Event Management, University of Technology, Sydney. (pp. 298-308) ISBN 978-0-9803860-8-0.  

Frew, E. A. and Winter, C. (2008). “Purchasing Carbon Offset flights in Australia: An Exploration of Airline Websites”, in S. Richardson, L. Fredline, A. Patiar and M. Ternel (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference: Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice: “Where the bloody hell’ are we?” , CD-ROM, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 11-14 February. ISBN 978-1-921291-33-3.