Staff profile

Dr Sue Beeton

Associate Professor in Tourism, Coordinator Tourism & Hospitality Research Un

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

La Trobe Business School
Department of Marketing and Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism and Hospitality Research Unit

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

PhD (Monash); MA; Grad Dip (Tourism)

Membership of professional associations

Council of Australian Tourism and Hospitality Education; Travel and Tourism Research Association; Tourism and Transport Forum

Area of study

Tourism and Hospitality Management

Brief profile

Dr Beeton began her life in tourism guiding horseback tours in the Australian High Country, largely in response to the ‘Man from Snowy River’ movies.  She witnessed first-hand the growth of a specific sector of tourism and its effects on local, country communities and families.  She was an early Board Member of an industry tourism association (Victorian Tourism Operators Association) where she represented the interests of such groups to local and state government. Since moving to academia some 14 years ago, Sue has conducted tourism-based research into public land management, nature-based tourism, rural tourism, community development, cycle tourism and film-induced tourism.  As well as producing numerous academic papers, she has published four books, “Beeton’s Guide to Adventure Horse Riding”, “Ecotourism: a practical guide for rural communities”, “Community Development Through Tourism” and “Film-Induced Tourism”.  She is an international Board member of the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) and co-convenor of the bi-annual International Tourism and Media conference (ITAM).

Research Boards, Committees

  • 2008 - current  - International Board Member of Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Co-Organiser and Host for the Third International Tourism and Media Conference, 25-28 Nov
  • 2007 – current  - Tourism Education Futures Initiative working group
  • 2006-end 2007 - ST CRC Victorian Network Coordinator
  • 2006 - Co-Organiser and Paper Chair for the Second International Tourism and Media Conference, 28 Nov - 1 Dec - Academic Paper and Poster Chair and proceedings editor for 2006 TTRA Annual Conference
  • 2005-current  - Editorial Board Member of Tourism Review International - Associate Editor (Tourism and Media), International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research
  • 2005-2007  - Executive Board Member of Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE); Second Vice Chair from 2006
  • 2005-6 - Scientific Committee for CAUTHE 2006 Conference
  • 2004-2008 - Founding Board Member of Bicycle Research Network

 

Research interests

Film induced tourism and Tourism and Media

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Tourism destination development and community development

- Rail Trails as a Tourism and Community Development Tool

Tourist Motivations

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Wine, Culture, Heritage, Cycle, Battlefield, Festival and Event Tourism

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Teaching units

  • Tourism and the Media
  • Tourism Destination Development
  • Tourism Advertising and Promotions
  • Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
  • Destination Marketing  and Management

 

Recent publications

Refereed journal articles

Beeton, S. (2010) Landscapes as Characters: Film, Tourism and a Sense of Place, Metro, Special Feature Section on Landscape and Location in Australian Cinema, No.166, pp.114-119

Beeton, S. (2010) The Advance of Film Tourism, Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development, Vol.7, No.1, pp.1-6

Beeton, S. (2010) Regional community entrepreneurship through tourism: the case of Victoria’s rail trails, International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development, Vol.2, Nos.1/2, pp.128-148

Cynthia, D. and Beeton, S. (2009) Supporting Independent Film Production through Tourism Collaboration, Tourism Review International, , Vol.13, No.2, pp.113-119

Beeton, S. (2008) From the Screen to the Field: the influence of film on tourism and recreation, Tourism Recreation Research, Vol.31 No.1 pp.39-47

Beeton, S. (2008) Location. Location , Location: Film Corporations’ Social Responsibilities, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Vol.24, Nos.2-3, pp.107-114

Beeton, S. (2007) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: CSR, Film and Tourism. Two Cases of Filming in a Small Community, Tourism Review International, Vol.11 No.2, pp.145-154

Beeton, S. (2006) From Theory to Practice: Participant Interpretation of Research Results, Tourism Recreation Research, Special Edition 2: Tourism Research, guest editor, John Tribe, Vol.31, No.2, pp.3-10

Beeton, S. (2006) Understanding Film-Induced Tourism, Tourism Analysis, Vol.11, No.3, pp.181-188

King, R. and Beeton, S. (2006) Influence of Mass Media’s Coverage of Adventure Tourism on Youth Perceptions of Risk, Tourism, Culture and Communications, Special Edition on Media and Tourism, guest editors S. Beeton, G. Croy and W. Frost, Vol.6 No.3, pp.161-169

Beeton, S. (2006) Sustainable Tourism in Practice: Trails and Tourism – Critical Management Issues of Multi-Use Trails, Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development, Vol.3, No.1, pp.47-64

 

Beeton, S. (2004) Rural Tourism in Australia – has the gaze altered? Tracking Rural Images Through Film and Tourism Promotion. International Journal of Tourism Research - Special Issue: Rural Tourism. Vol. 6, pp.125-135

Beeton, S. (2003) ‘Swimming against the tide - Integrating marketing with environmental management via demarketing’ Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Vol. 10 No.2, pp. 95 - 107.

Beeton, S. & Benfield, R. (2003) ‘Demand Control: The case for demarketing as a visitor and environmental management tool’ Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol.10 Issue 6, pp.497-513

Beeton, S. &  Pinge, I. (2003) ‘Casting the Holiday Dice: Demarketing Gambling to Encourage Local Tourism’. Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 309-322

Beeton, S. (2002) ‘Entrepreneurship in Rural Tourism?  Australian Landcare Programs as a Destination Marketing Tool’ Journal of Travel Research, Vol.41 No.2, pp.206-209

Beeton, S.  (2002) ‘The Cost of Complacency – Horseback Tourism and Crisis Management Revisited’ Current Issues in Tourism Vol.5, No.5. pp. 467-470

Beeton, S. (2001) ‘Horseback Tourism in Victoria: Cooperative, Proactive Crisis Management’ Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 403-421

Beeton, S. (2001) ‘Smiling for the Camera: the influence of film audiences on a budget tourism destination’ Tourism, Culture and Communication, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp.15-26

Beeton, S. (2000), ‘Hoofing It - On Four or Two Feet?  Managing multi-use trails and sites’ Current Issues in Tourism, Vol.2(2/3) , pp.211-225

Books

Beeton, S. (2006) Community Development through Tourism, Landlinks Press, Melbourne

Beeton, S. (2005) Film-Induced Tourism. Channel View Publications, Clevedon

Beeton, S. (2002) Eko Tsu-Rizumu Kyouhon. Heibonsha Ltd., Tokyo Beeton, S. (1998) Ecotourism, A Practical Guide for Local Communities, Landlinks Press, Melbourne Beeton, S. (1994) Beeton's Guide to Adventure Horse Riding, On-track Tourism Consultants, Melbourne

Book chapters

Beeton, S. (2008) Partnerships and Social Responsibility: leveraging tourism and international film business, International Business and Tourism: Global Issues, Contemporary Interactions, edited by Tim Coles and C.Michael Hall, Routledge, pp.256-272

Beeton, S. Bowen, H. & Santos, C. (2005) State of Knowledge: Mass Media and its Relationship to Perceptions of Quality, Quality Tourism Experiences, eds G. Jennings & N. Nickerson, pp.25-37

Beeton, S. (2005) The Case Study in Tourism Research: A Multi-Method Case Study Approach. Tourism Research Methods. Integrating Theory and Practice, eds. Brent Ritchie, Peter Burns and Cathy Palmer. CAB International, pp.37-48

Beeton, S. (2004) Business Issues in Wildlife Tourism: From Theory to Practice. Wildlife Tourism, ed. Karen Higginbottom, Common Ground, pp.187-209

Beeton, S. (2003) ‘The Effect of Film on Tourism: A Case of Making a Sea Change?’  in Hall, CM, Introduction to Tourism: Dimensions and Issues, 4th edition, Pearson Education, Web Companion

Beeton, S. (2001) 'Lights, Camera, Re-action.  How does film-induced tourism affect a country town?' MF Rogers, YMJ Collins (eds) The Future of Australia’s Country Towns, Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities, La Trobe University, Bendigo, pp. 172-183