Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchHistorical Art and Culture StudiesReligious Tourism and Spaces

The Oxford handbook of tourism history

Kristin Semmens

2026.2.18Journal of Tourism History

DOI: 10.1080/1755182x.2026.2631855

Abstract

It has been over 30 years since John K. Walton, a specialist in British seaside resorts, enjoined historians to ‘take tourism seriously’ (European History Quarterly 27 [1997]). Since that time, hun...

Citation format

SEMMENS, Kristin. The oxford handbook of tourism history. Journal of Tourism History, 2026: 1–2.