Dr Denis Tolkach ~ Senior Lecturer, Tourism and Hospitality Management

Dr Tolkach is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Management at James Cook University, Cairns. He teaches various subjects in Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events and Masters of International Tourism & Hospitality Management. Prior to joining James Cook University in 2020, Dr Tolkach has worked as an Assistant Professor at School of Hotel and Tourism Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Dr Tolkach has earned a PhD degree at Victoria University, Melbourne in 2013. The topic of his thesis was Community-based tourism in Timor-Leste: A collaborative network approach. Dr Tolkach research interests are predominantly within areas of sustainable tourism: ethics of tourism, community-based tourism, nature-based tourism, cultural tourism, regenerative tourism, tourism in Southeast Asia and in Small Island Developing States.

Geographically, Dr Tolkach is predominantly involved in research and engagement activities in Asia Pacific, including East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Pacific Islands. This is exemplified by the recently completed DFAT Australia-ASEAN Council funded project titled "Cultural Tourism Recovery: Sharing Best Practices", which involved Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. Moreover, Dr Tolkach is a Visiting Fellow at Center for Tourism Research at Wakayama University, Japan.

Dr Tolkach has published his research in top tourism journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management and Journal of Sustainable Tourism. He is an associate editor of Tourism Geographies. He is also a Guest Editor for "Monitoring and evaluating sustainable tourism" curated collection of articles in Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights. Dr Tolkach serves on editorial boards of  Tourism Recreation Research, Tourism Review and International Journal of Tourism Research. Dr Tolkach also serves as a reviewer for various highly ranked journals.

Teaching

• BX2094: Conference and Events Management (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• LB5203: Sustainable Enterprise (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• TO2051: Innovation for Tourism, Hospitality and Events Futures (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• TO2117: Food and Beverage Management (Level 2; CNS)

Interests

Research

• Sustainable tourism
• Small Island Developing States
• Community-based tourism
• Ethics

Teaching

• Destination management
• Tourism management

Research Disciplines

• Tourism (3508)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Tourism services (1104)

Awards

• Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Fellows Commendation for significant contribution by a mid-career scholar to Hospitality, Tourism and/or Events Research, 2022

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• McKercher B, Jin X, Tolkach D, Lee A and Macionis N (2023) Career development of tourism, hospitality and events graduates. International Journal of Tourism Research, 25 (3). pp. 350-358
• McKercher B, Tolkach D, Lee A, Macionis N and Jin X (in press) How Successfully Do We Educate Tourism, Hospitality, and Events Graduates? Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education,
• McKercher B, Tolkach D, Mahadewi N and Byomantara D (2023) Choosing the Optimal Segmentation Technique to Understand Tourist Behaviour. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 29 (1). pp. 71-83
• Pratt S, Tolkach D and Gibson D (2023) Understanding Backpacker Behavior through Market Basket Analysis. Tourism Analysis, 28 (3). pp. 469-486
• Pratt S and Tolkach D (2023) Ethical-decision making of 'Flights to Nowhere' passengers in the COVID-19 and climate change era. Current Issues in Tourism, 26 (5). pp. 735-751
• Giumelli N, Scarinci J and Tolkach D (2022) The Changing Role of Regional Australian Destination Management Organisations in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Resilient Economies, 2 (1). pp. 131-141
• Pratt S and Tolkach D (2022) Affective and coping responses to quarantine hotel stays. Stress and Health, 38 (4). pp. 692-707
• Pratt S and Tolkach D (2022) Stupidity in tourism. Tourism Recreation Research, 47 (1). pp. 3-16
• McKercher B, Tolkach D, Eka Mahadewi N and Ngurah Byomantara D (2021) The relationship between motive and in-destination behaviour. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 46. pp. 432-439
• McKercher B, Tolkach D, Mahadewi N and Byomantara D (2021) Individual tourism systems. Tourism Management, 82.
• Tolkach D and Pratt S (2021) Travel Professors: a YouTube channel about tourism education & research. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 28.
• Tolkach D and Pratt S (2021) Globalisation and cultural change in Pacific Island countries: the role of tourism. Tourism Geographies, 23 (3). pp. 371-396

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 37+ research outputs authored by Dr Denis Tolkach from 2012 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Community events as facilitators of pro-environmental behaviour change (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Digitalisation and Digitisation: The Impact on Memory-Making and the Role of Museums (PhD , Advisor Mentor)

Completed

• Towards Non-technological Innovation: Communicating Environmental Science to the Tourism Workforce (2023, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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