Personal profile
Research interests
Heritage tourism - Managing the tourist experience in heritage sites .
Ignored tourists - Studies of tourist expeience of populations ignored by scholars and industry alike (People with Disabilities, LGBTQ, Children, Obese people, Arabs).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, School of Management Studies for the Service Sector in Surrey University, Guildford, UK
1999 → 2001
Bachelor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Dept. of Hotel and Tourism Management (Summa Cum Laude)
1994 → 1997
Keywords
- GV Recreation Leisure
- Recreation
- Leisure
- Heritage
- Tourism
- Accessibility
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Autistic children visiting shopping malls as part of their tourism experience: Barriers and challenges
Blas, A., Poria, Y. & Reichel, A., 1 Jan 2025, De Gruyter Studies in Tourism. Halpern, N., Rickly, J., Garrod, B. & Hansen, M. (eds.). Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 367-383 17 p. (De Gruyter Studies in Tourism; vol. 14).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Delicious – but is it authentic: Consumer perceptions of ethnic food and ethnic restaurants
Arviv, B., Shani, A. & Poria, Y., 8 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. 7, 4, p. 1934-1948 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
20 Scopus citations -
IDF Soldiers’ Visits to Extermination Camps in Poland: The Experience and Its Effects on Soldiers’ Attitudes
Applboim, T. & Poria, Y., 1 Jan 2024, Holocaust and its Contexts. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 97-115 19 p. (Holocaust and its Contexts; vol. Part F2904).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Attention please - the tour guide is here to speak out: the role of the Israeli tour guide at Holocaust sites in Israel
Shtauber, Y., Poria, Y. & Gross, Z., 29 Nov 2022, Visitor Experience at Holocaust Memorials and Museums. Popescu, D. I. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 76-87 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The positive role of negative emotions in heritage-site visits: the case of Auschwitz Death Camp
Oren, G., Poria, Y. & Reichel, A., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Heritage Tourism. 17, 2, p. 158-173 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
24 Scopus citations -
"You feel like a second-class guest": Customer discrimination against Arab guests in Israeli hotels
Nagar, R., Shani, A. & Poria, Y., 1 May 2022, In: International Journal of Hospitality Management. 103, 103216.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Scopus citations -
ALWAYS THE SUN: THE UNIQUENESS OF SUN EXPOSURE IN TOURISM
Franco, M., Shani, A. & Poria, Y., 1 Jan 2021, In: Tourism Review International. 25, 1, p. 19-30 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Corrigendum to “Dialectical emotions in a dark heritage site: A study at the Auschwitz Death Camp” [Tourism Management 82, (2021) 104194] (Tourism Management (2021) 82, (S0261517720301205), (10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104194))
Oren, G., Shani, A. & Poria, Y., 1 Apr 2021, In: Tourism Management. 83, 104239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Dialectical emotions in a dark heritage site: A study at the Auschwitz Death Camp
Oren, G., Shani, A. & Poria, Y., 1 Feb 2021, In: Tourism Management. 82, 104194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the images of hospitality line-level employment: Hotel employees’ perceptions vs. the general public's perceptions
Fuchs, G., Reichel, A. & Poria, Y., 1 Jan 2021, In: European Journal of Tourism Research. 27, p. 1-18 18 p., 2703.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations
Activities
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