Freya is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management employed in UniSA Business.
Before joining the University of South Australia, Freya worked in development, development education and university teaching in international relations. Joining the School of Management of the University of South Australia in 2001 she brought these experiences and knowledges to her work in tourism developing an innovative research agenda.
Freya's work focuses on human rights and social justice issues in tourism, hospitality and events. My topical areas of interest include the impacts of tourism, tourism policy and planning, tourism sustainability, Indigenous tourism, politics of tourism and peace through tourism. Geographical... Read more
About me
Freya is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management employed in UniSA Business.
Before joining the University of South Australia, Freya worked in development, development education and university teaching in international relations. Joining the School of Management of the University of South Australia in 2001 she brought these experiences and knowledges to her work in tourism developing an innovative research agenda.
Freya's work focuses on human rights and social justice issues in tourism, hospitality and events. My topical areas of interest include the impacts of tourism, tourism policy and planning, tourism sustainability, Indigenous tourism, politics of tourism and peace through tourism. Geographical areas of interest include Indigenous Australia, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands and the Asia-Pacific region. Recent reseach projects have explored Aboriginal tourism, sustainable cafes, native foods in restaurants and tourism's role in peace and conflict. She is a recipient of a Council of Australiasian University Educators in Tourism and Hospitality Fellows Award for a signficant contribution to hospitality and tourism research and education in 2013.
Freya's teaching philosophy is based on critical pedagogy and she tries to create learning environments that respect students' prior knowledge and experiences and that challenges them (and herself) to think in new ways and "outside of the box". Freya has on a national teaching award from the Australian Teaching and Learning Council in 2009, as well as university and divisional teaching awards. One area of pedagogical expertise is indigenising the curricula in business school contexts.
Her research is focused on projects that deliver new insights into the tourism phenomenon and that advocate a more just and sustainable tourism future. Her work is engaged and she has formed research partnerships with tourism and hospitality stakeholders. She particularly tries to work with "host communities" and the NGO sector who seek to shape tourism to their needs and for positive futures. She has conducted engaged research with Aboriginal tourism operators, an events organiser, a cafe owner and sustainability advocate, tourism NGOs, among others. She received a commendation for industry collaboration in 2014 from the UniSA Business School.
Freya was recognized as an “Awesome Scholar in Tourism” by Women Academics in Tourism, an international group of female tourism academics committed to advancing gender equity in publishing and career advancement. Awesome Scholars in Tourism represent tourism professors who inspire others “by their contributions, encouragement, creativity, virtues, selflessness, humour, humanity, and even madness.”
About me
TRINET International Advisory Board from 2014-2020
Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) - Associate Member from 2007
Associate of Equality in Tourism from 2014-2021
Co-founder of International Peace Tourism Commission, International Peace Research Association from 2010
Member of Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies since 2010
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 12/04/2021 |
Indigenous scholars struggle to be heard in the mainstream. Here’s how journal editors and reviewers can help, https://theconversation.com/indigenous-scholars-struggle-to-be-heard-in-the-mainstream-heres-how-journal-editors-and-reviewers-can-help-157860 |
| 13/01/2021 |
Enjoy them while you can? The ecotourism challenge facing Australia’s favourite islands, https://theconversation.com/enjoy-them-while-you-can-the-ecotourism-challenge-facing-australias-favourite-islands-152679 |
| 11/06/2020 |
Interview on ABC News 24 on calls to remove monuments to colonial oppression, https://tinyurl.com/y7ge393c |
| 05/05/2020 |
Why a trans-Tasman travel bubble makes a lot of sense for Australia and New Zealand, https://theconversation.com/why-a-trans-tasman-travel-bubble-makes-a-lot-of-sense-for-australia-and-new-zealand-137878 |
| 14/04/2020 |
This could be the end of the line for cruise ships, https://theconversation.com/this-could-be-the-end-of-the-line-for-cruise-ships-135937 |
| 18/03/2020 |
The end of global travel as we know it: an opportunity for sustainable tourism, https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-global-travel-as-we-know-it-an-opportunity-for-sustainable-tourism-133783 |
| 05/06/2019 |
The problem with cruise ships. ABC News Online, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-05/the-problem-with-cruise-ships/11174110?pfmredir=sm&fbclid=IwAR1hE6rIRbAhiTYhHhS_jTI3YXixv35YNpDI7np28BwyL7-jfjFCqyJBv78 |
| 29/05/2019 | |
| 28/05/2019 | |
| 21/05/2019 | |
| 29/04/2019 |
Interview with Myf Warhurst for ABC Radio on "Have we reached peak tourism?", https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/myf-warhurst/sustainable-tourism/11055734?fbclid=IwAR2ZGr7j28vvXKMs8Pkw5rHVnMXIqWHAEGqpMpjKCf5i-AlQFQ6o-Fp4SaY |
| 14/03/2019 |
Interview on Radio Adelaide on luxury tourism in national parks- focus on Kangaroo Island, http://radioadelaide.org.au/2019/03/14/the-effects-of-luxury-tourism/ |
| 12/03/2019 |
Interviewed on luxury tourism in national parks, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/myf-warhurst/ |
| 11/03/2019 |
Interviewed on last chance tourism Richelle Hunt's Afternoon program ABC Radio Melbourne, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/people/richelle-hunt/8286832 |
| 12/12/2018 |
Participated in a panel discussing whether there is " too much tourism and over tourism on Philip Clark's Nightlife programme on ABC Radio. , https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/nightlife/10587734 |
| 23/11/2018 |
Interviewed on BBC Radio programme Business Matters on proposal to charge higher fees to visit Komodo National Park in Indonesia. , https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bbc-world-service/bbc-business-matters/e/57371851?autoplay=true |
| 12/08/2018 |
Can Aboriginal ecotourism save communities as companies eye land?, https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/aboriginal-ecotourism-save-communities-companies-eye-land-180808153241582.html |
| 12/07/2018 |
Is too much tourism a bad thing? Radio Adelaide, http://radioadelaide.org.au/2018/07/12/is-too-much-tourism-a-bad-thing/ |
| 07/04/2018 |
Selected 1 of 50 “Awesome Scholar in Tourism” by Women Academics in Tourism. These are tourism professors who inspire others “by their contributions, encouragement, creativity, virtues, selflessness, humour, humanity, and even madness.”, https://www.facebook.com/Awesome-Scholars-in-Tourism-1994841074111272/ |
| 01/12/2017 |
A Creative Turn for Tourism, http://unisabusinessschool.edu.au/magazine/11/a-creative-turn-for-tourism/ |
| 24/08/2017 |
South Sea Islanders say statue of Townsville founder 'whitewashes' slave history, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-24/townsville-statue-whitewash-slave-history-islanders-say/8838984?WT.mc_id=newsmail&WT.tsrc=Newsmail |
| 22/07/2017 |
What is justice tourism? for Cape Talk Radio, https://omny.fm/shows/capetalk/what-is-justice-tourism |
| 08/07/2017 |
The rise of naked tourism, For Cape Talk Radio, https://omny.fm/shows/capetalk/tourists-posing-nude |
| 19/06/2017 |
Radio Adelaide Interview Fostering Reconciliation through tourism, http://radioadelaide.org.au/2017/06/19/fostering-reconciliation-through-tourism/ |
| 08/06/2017 |
How Indigenous tourism can help bring about reconciliation in Australia. The Conversation. , https://theconversation.com/how-indigenous-tourism-can-help-bring-about-reconciliation-in-australia-78344 |
| 30/05/2017 |
Naked Tourism discussed on Radio 2SER 107.3, http://2ser.com/naked-tourism-baring-reason/ |
| 26/05/2017 |
Radio National Blueprint for Living Last Chance to Tourism, http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2017/05/bfl_20170527_0905.mp3 |
| 01/05/2017 |
Achieving Sustainable Tourism, Lifestyle on Radio, http://radioadelaide.org.au/2017/05/01/sustainable-tourism/ |
| 20/04/2017 |
‘Sustainable tourism’ is not working – here’s how we can change that, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/sustainable-tourism-is-not-working-heres-how-we-can-change-that-76018 |
| 20/04/2017 |
RN Drive, Radio National on "Begpackers", http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/begpackers-asking-for-money-in-southeast-asia/8458964 |
| 04/04/2017 |
The Conversation "Banksy's Bethlehem Hotel is an example of how tourism can be political", https://theconversation.com/banksys-bethlehem-hotel-is-an-example-of-how-tourism-can-be-political-75302 |
| 10/11/2015 |
Taste of Sustainability Report., http://apo.org.au/node/74066 |
| 25/10/2015 |
A Taste of Sustainability Forum: Sustainable Cafes in Australia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ycp064SqvI |
| 18/08/2014 |
Panelists at the Women in Business, IORA Summit 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxW90-8CEgU |
| 03/12/2013 |
Ecoclub interview in 2013, https://ecoclub.com/about/20-public/interviews/781-120131-higginsdesbiolles |
About me
Doctorate of Philosophy Flinders University
Master of Arts Schiller International University
Bachelor of Arts University of Dallas
Senior Lecturer, Department of Tourism University of Otago (New Zealand), 2013
Coordinator, Global Education Centre, Adelaide, 1997-2001
Lecturer, International Relations Programme of Schiller International University, London, 1990-1995
Researcher, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, London, 1990
Core Research focus: Human Rights and Social justice in tourism.
Research Interests: Impacts of Tourism, Tourism Policy and Planning, Indigenous Tourism, Responsible Tourism, Globalisation and Tourism, Reconciliation Tourism, Peace Through Tourism, Politics of Tourism,Tourism and Terrorism, Critical tourism research, Indigenous Management.
Current Research:
Climate Justice in Tourism - in collaboration with the Travel Foundation.
Previous research projects:
2018 Hospitality & Events driving the design & delivery of the purpose economy: a scoping study of a women's led initiative. Funded by Le Cordon Bleu-UniSA grants scheme. 2018-2019. Chief Investigator.
2018 Unsettling tourism: Settler stories, Indigenous lands and... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Unsettling tourism: Settler stories, indigenous lands, and awakening of ethics of reconciliation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 01/07/2018 - 31/03/2024
Bush to table: connecting the restaurant and catering sector with indigenous food producers for their mutual benefit., Le Cordon Bleu Australia, 28/04/2015 - 30/06/2016
Bigby, B.C., Smith, J. & Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2024). Climate Justice in Tourism: An introductory guide. Travel Foundation. https://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/climatejustice/
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2022) Equity: Ensuring Everyone Can Benefit from Coastal and Marine Tourism. Commissioned by the World Resources Institute for the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy conference, Lisbon, https://oceanpanel.org/perspective/freya-higgins-desbiolles-equity-ensuring-everyone-can-benefit-from-ocean-tourism/.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2023 |
Open access
23
19
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| 2022 |
Open access
50
23
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| 2022 |
4
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| 2021 |
Open access
31
19
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| 2021 |
Open access
112
83
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| 2024 |
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| 2024 |
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| 2023 |
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| 2022 |
Open access
11
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| 2022 |
4
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| 2021 |
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| 2016 |
14
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
Open access
7
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| 2020 |
Open access
5
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
2
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| 2018 |
Open access
6
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| 2017 |
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| 2016 |
1
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| 2015 |
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| 2014 |
37
8
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2012 |
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| 2012 |
16
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| 2011 |
5
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| 2010 |
34
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| 2010 |
6
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| 2010 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2008 |
40
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
14
11
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| 2023 |
Open access
23
19
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| 2023 |
Open access
16
14
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| 2022 |
Open access
50
23
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| 2022 |
Open access
13
15
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| 2022 |
Open access
36
30
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| 2022 |
Open access
8
7
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| 2022 |
Open access
39
23
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| 2021 |
Open access
32
26
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| 2021 |
Open access
29
16
11
|
| 2021 |
Open access
31
19
|
| 2021 |
Open access
112
83
|
| 2021 |
Open access
77
44
|
| 2020 |
Open access
132
91
8
|
| 2020 |
Open access
16
10
|
| 2020 |
Open access
707
526
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| 2020 |
Open access
315
212
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| 2019 |
Open access
271
190
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| 2019 |
Open access
48
42
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| 2019 |
Open access
381
259
111
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| 2019 |
Open access
65
53
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| 2018 |
Open access
26
16
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| 2018 |
Open access
1
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| 2018 |
Open access
51
34
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| 2018 |
Open access
316
248
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
10
2
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| 2016 |
Open access
19
16
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| 2014 |
19
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| 2014 |
Open access
45
38
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| 2014 |
Open access
10
30
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| 2013 |
82
73
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| 2013 |
40
27
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| 2012 |
27
25
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| 2012 |
Open access
38
22
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| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
42
34
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| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
135
102
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| 2009 |
57
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| 2009 |
33
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| 2008 |
150
153
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2014 |
3
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| 2010 |
Open access
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Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2017, 4 April). Banksy’s Bethlehem hotel is an example of how tourism can be political. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/banksys-bethlehem-hotel-is-an-example-of-how-tourism-can-be-political-75302.
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2017, 19 April). ‘Sustainable tourism’ is not working – here’s how we can change that. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/sustainable-tourism-is-not-working-heres-how-we-can-change-that-76018
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2017, 29 April). Explainer: The rise of naked tourism. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/explainer-the-rise-of-naked-tourism-76933
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2017, 8 June). How Indigenous tourism can help bring about reconciliation in Australia. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/how-indigenous-tourism-can-help-bring-about-reconciliation-in-australia-78344
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2017, 24 August). The politics of public monuments: it’s time Australians looked at what, and whom, we commemorate. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/the-politics-of-public-monuments-its-time-australians-looked-at-what-and-whom-we-commemorate-82751
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2017, 8 December). Spare a thought for Bethlehem this Christmas as politics and tourism collide. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/spare-a-thought-for-bethlehem-this-christmas-as-politics-and-tourism-collide-88573
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2017, 21 December). Ten tips to make your holidays less fraught and more festive. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/ten-tips-to-make-your-holidays-less-fraught-and-more-festive-88866
Higgins-Desbiolles F. (2018, 11 July). Why Australia might be at risk of 'overtourism'. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/why-australia-might-be-at-risk-of-overtourism-99213#comment_1662016.
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2019, 12 March) From Kangaroo Island to the Great Barrier Reef, the paradox that is luxury ecotourism. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/from-kangaroo-island-to-the-great-barrier-reef-the-paradox-that-is-luxury-ecotourism-113044.
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2019, 8 April) Tourists behaving badly are a threat to global tourism, and the industry is partly to blame. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/tourists-behaving-badly-are-a-threat-to-global-tourism-and-the-industry-is-partly-to-blame-112398.
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2019, 23 May) Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/rethinking-tourism-so-the-locals-actually-benefit-from-hosting-visitors-116066
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2019, 5 June). The darks side of the mega cruise ships that have revolutionised travel. ABC News Online. Available at: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-05/the-problem-with-cruise-ships/11174110
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2019). Has tourism had its day? RSA Journal, Issue 2. Available at: https://medium.com/rsa-journal/has-tourism-had-its-day-4c534b2b5e58
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. & Higham, J. (2019, 16 December). Call for clearer risk information for tourists following Whakaari/White Island tragedy. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/call-for-clearer-risk-information-for-tourists-following-whakaari-white-island-tragedy-128772
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2020, 18 March). The end of global travel as we know it: an opportunity for sustainable tourism. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-global-travel-as-we-know-it-an-opportunity-for-sustainable-tourism-133783
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2020, 14 April). This could be the end of the line for cruise ships. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/this-could-be-the-end-of-the-line-for-cruise-ships-135937
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. & James Higham (2020,5 May). Why a trans-Tasman travel bubble makes a lot of sense for Australia and New Zealand. <i>The Conversation<i/>. Available at: https://theconversation.com/why-a-trans-tasman-travel-bubble-makes-a-lot-of-sense-for-australia-and-new-zealand-137878.
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2021, 13 January). Enjoy them while you can? The ecotourism challenge facing Australia’s favourite islands. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/enjoy-them-while-you-can-the-ecotourism-challenge-facing-australias-favourite-islands-152679.
Movono, A., Carr, A., Hughes, E., Higgins-Desbiolles, F., Hapeta, J.W., Scheyvens, R. & Stewart-Withers, R. (2021, 12 April). Indigenous scholars struggle to be heard in the mainstream. Here’s how journal editors and reviewers can help. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/indigenous-scholars-struggle-to-be-heard-in-the-mainstream-heres-how-journal-editors-and-reviewers-can-help-157860.
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. & Higham, J. (2023, 3 November). Whakaari/White Island court case will change the level of accepted risk in NZ’s tourism industry. The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/whakaari-white-island-court-case-will-change-the-level-of-accepted-risk-in-nzs-tourism-industry-216817.
Higgins-Desbiolles, F. (2024) End of the line for P&O: why is Australia such a tough market for the cruise ship industry? The Conversation, 6 June, https://theconversation.com/end-of-the-line-for-pando-why-is-australia-such-a-tough-market-for-the-cruise-ship-industry-231607
Research
Core Research focus: Human Rights and Social justice in tourism.
Research Interests: Impacts of Tourism, Tourism Policy and Planning, Indigenous Tourism, Responsible Tourism, Globalisation and Tourism, Reconciliation Tourism, Peace Through Tourism, Politics of Tourism,Tourism and Terrorism, Critical tourism research, Indigenous Management.
Current Research:
Climate Justice in Tourism - in collaboration with the Travel Foundation.
Previous research projects:
2018 Hospitality & Events driving the design & delivery of the purpose economy: a scoping study of a women's led initiative. Funded by Le Cordon Bleu-UniSA grants scheme. 2018-2019. Chief Investigator.
2018 Unsettling tourism: Settler stories, Indigenous lands and awakening an ethics of reconciliation. Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Collaborator.
2016 Bush to Table: Connecting the restaurant and catering sector and native food producers for their mutual benefit. Funded by Le Cordon Bleu-UniSA grants scheme.
2014 A taste of sustainability: Can restaurateurs contribute to sustainability pedagogy and urban place-making efforts? Funded by Le Cordon Bleu-UniSA grants scheme.
2012 Survey of 2012 Spirit Festival . Funded by Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute and the School of Management, UniSA.
2011 Aboriginal Hostels Ltd: A case study of Indigenous Australians as tourists.. Funded by the Division of Business, UniSA.
2006 The Coorong Wilderness Lodge: Case Study Of Aboriginal Tourism enterprise. Funded by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre.
Panelists at the Women in Business, IORA Summit 2014. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxW90-8CEgU
Interviewed ABC News 24 on controversy over public monuments. See: https://tinyurl.com/y7ge393c
UniSA Business School Excellence Award: Public Intellectual of the Year (2020)
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Aalborg University | DENMARK |
| Alternative Tourism Group | PALESTINE |
| Breda University of Applied Sciences | NETHERLANDS |
| Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Collab4Good | AUSTRALIA |
| Colorado State University | UNITED STATES |
| Coorong Wilderness Lodge | AUSTRALIA |
| Federation University Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Ku Leuven | BELGIUM |
| Lakehead University | CANADA |
| Lincoln University | NEW ZEALAND |
| Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
| Michigan State University | UNITED STATES |
| Murdoch University | AUSTRALIA |
| Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority | AUSTRALIA |
| NHTV Breda University | NETHERLANDS |
| Otago Polytechnic | NEW ZEALAND |
| Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Sarah’s Sister’s Sustainable Café | AUSTRALIA |
| Sarah's Sister's Sustainable Cafe | AUSTRALIA |
| Southern Cross University | AUSTRALIA |
| St. Marianna University | JAPAN |
| Stockton University | UNITED STATES |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Texas A and M University | UNITED STATES |
| The University of Notre Dame Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Cagliari | ITALY |
| University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Guelph | CANADA |
| University of Hawaii | UNITED STATES |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | UNITED STATES |
| University of Lincoln | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Quebec at Montreal | CANADA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Maine | UNITED STATES |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of the West of Scotland | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Waikato | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Waterloo | CANADA |
| Vancouver Island University | CANADA |
| Wakayama University | JAPAN |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Associate MemberEquality in Tourism |
2018 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2018 |
Awesome Scholar in TourismWomen Academics in Tourism |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberTourism Recreation Research |
2018 |
International Advisory BoardTRINET |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2018 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2018 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2017 |
Associate MemberEquality in Tourism |
2017 |
Co-Founder and convenorInternational Peace Tourism Commission of the International Peace Research Association |
2017 |
Executive Committee MemberAustralian Friends of Palestine Association |
2017 |
International Advisory BoardTRINET |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2017 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2017 |
AAG Enrichment Fund awardAssociation of American Geographers Annual Conference |
2016 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2016 |
Board MemberEquality in Tourism |
2016 |
Co-Founder and convenorInternational Peace Tourism Commission of the International Peace Research Association |
2016 |
Co-Founder and memberTourism Advocacy and Action Forum |
2016 |
Executive Committee MemberAustralian Friends of Palestine Association |
2016 |
International Advisory BoardTRINET |
2016 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2016 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2016 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2015 |
Best Paper AwardJournal of Hospitality and Society |
2015 |
Board MemberEquality in Tourism |
2015 |
Co-Founder and convenorInternational Peace Tourism Commission of the International Peace Research Association |
2015 |
Co-Founder and memberTourism Advocacy and Action Forum |
2015 |
Executive Committee MemberAustralian Friends of Palestine Association |
2015 |
International Advisory BoardTRINET |
2015 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2015 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2015 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2014 |
Associate MemberEquality in Tourism |
2014 |
Co-Founder and convenorInternational Peace Tourism Commission of the International Peace Research Association |
2014 |
Co-Founder and memberTourism Advocacy and Action Forum |
2014 |
Executive Committee MemberAustralian Friends of Palestine Association |
2014 |
International Advisory BoardTRINET |
2014 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2014 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2014 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2013 |
Award for a Significant Contribution to Hospitality and Tourism Research and EducationCouncil of Australasian University Educators in Tourism and Hospitality Fellows |
2013 |
Co-Founder and convenorInternational Peace Tourism Commission of the International Peace Research Association |
2013 |
Fellows AwardCouncil for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education |
2013 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2013 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2013 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2012 |
Co-Founder and convenorInternational Peace Tourism Commission of the International Peace Research Association |
2012 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2012 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2012 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2011 |
Co-Founder and convenorInternational Peace Tourism Commission of the International Peace Research Association |
2011 |
Committee MemberInternational Institute for Peace Through Tourism, Australian chapter |
2011 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2011 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2011 |
Associate MemberCouncil for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) |
2010 |
Co-Founder and convenorInternational Peace Tourism Commission of the International Peace Research Association |
2010 |
Committee MemberInternational Institute for Peace Through Tourism, Australian chapter |
2010 |
MemberInternational Peace Research Association |
2010 |
MemberAustralian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
2010 |
2020 Panel presenter for Greens on Screens Newcastle on transforming tourism
2020 Panel presenter on business, society and environment for Wilderness Society
2019 Faciliated workshop for Fleurieu Business on sustainable tourism business
2019 Panelist for Ideas in the Pub discussing the future of the Fleurieu on invitation of Fleurieu Peninsula leadership
2019 As Affiliate of international NGO Equality in Tourism, supporting gender auditing, training and action in tourism
2019 Media spokesperson supporting Kathmandu Company campaign entitled "Helpful or Harmful?" on travelling responsibly
2019 Presenter for Reconciliation Week Morning Tea for state government Department of Trade, Tourism and Investment
2018 Awesome Scholar in Tourism, one of 50 tourism academics voted internationally as “tourism professors who inspire others by their contributions, encouragement, creativity, virtues, etc.”, run by Women Academics in Tourism
2017 TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT PANELIST for Australia Awards for Short Course: Sustainable Tourism Development – Sri Lanka. Administered by Scope Global for Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2001-2004 Academic Board - Bachelor of Business, Regency Institute of TAFE, (Professional organisation)
The Politics of Tourism, Tourism Impacts and Sustainability, Indigenous Tourism,Tourism and Peace, Globalisation of Tourism, Tourism Policy and Planing, International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| The movements of business, the business of movements: private sector and Aboriginal organisation relations in remote and Aboriginal Australia | Current |
| Building resilience through connection: exploring networking in remote Aboriginal tourism enterprises | Completed |
| Compassion for animals in culture and organizational life: exploring and actualizing compassion for suffering animals | Completed |
| Theatre in Vietnam in a time of change: from a centrally planned approach to a market driven model | Completed |
