Tourism Research Centre

The Tourism Research Centre was established to build networks on campus and beyond, build research programs with those interested in tourism research, and to facilitate outreach opportunities with communities and tourism agencies and organizations.

About Us

On January 20, 2003 a group of faculty engaged in tourism-related research came together to establish a Tourism Research Group. The primary purpose of the group was to collaborate on research projects of mutual interest and develop a centre to facilitate collaboration around tourism research. On Thursday March 17, 2003, the Board of Governors of Brandon University established the Tourism Research Centre at Brandon University. The goals for establishing a research centre for tourism include:

  1. Building networks on campus and beyond
  2. Building research programs with those interested in tourism research
  3. Facilitating outreach opportunities with communities and tourism agencies and organizations

Announcements

The three principal members of the Tourism Research Centre, Dr. Doug Ramsey, Dr. Christopher Malcom, and Dr. Derrek Eberts, received a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on local tourism. Here is the link to the Brandon University announcement: https://www.brandonu.ca/news/2020/09/21/federal-grant-supports-brandon-university-study-of-covid-19-effect-on-local-tourism/.

Research Interests

Faculty research interests include:

  • Rural Economic Diversification (Community Futures, Western Diversification),
  • Craft and Artisanal Industries and Community Development,
  • Mexico (resorts) and Manitoba (Inglis Grain Elevators),
  • Whale Watching (east and west coast of Canada),
  • Heritage Tourism,
  • Religious Tourism,
  • Cross-border Shopping
  • Tourism in Peripheral Areas