New publication in the Journal of Leisure Research

** From Daniel Guttentag, Assistant Professor, Director of the Office of Tourism Analysis **

The following article was recently accepted and published in the Journal of Leisure Research (an ABDC A journal):

Hosting friends and relatives as a catalyst for immigrant participation in touristic leisure

The study examined the phenomenon of immigrants hosting friend/family tourists. The results showed that such hosting pushes immigrants to engage in nearby tourist activities for the first time, thereby strengthening immigrants’ attachment to their new communities.