Dr Guillaume Tiberghien

  • Senior Lecturer (School of Social & Environmental Sustainability)

Biography

Dr Guillaume Tiberghien completed a PhD degree in Tourism from Auckland University of Technology and holds a Master degree in International Relations from University Paris-Est Marne la Vallée and a Bachelor in Business Administration from Kedge Business School in France. He has over 20 years of experience in researching and teaching Heritage and Sustainable Tourism subjects in an international context.

Since 2017, Guillaume is the programme leader in Dumfries of the triple accreditated Master degree in 'Management and Sustainable Tourism' with the Adam Smith Business School. He was an associate programme leader for the launch and development of an undergraduate Tourism and Hospitality programme at KIMEP University in Kazakhstan between 2008-2012.

His main teaching and research activities focus on the relationships between Cultural Heritage Tourism, Sustainable Tourism Development and Tourism Marketing. Guillaume also conducted and participated in several consulting projects in the fields of Tourism Marketing and Management in Central Asia, New Zealand and the UK.

 

Research interests

  • Tourism Planning and Sustainable Development
  • Authenticity and the Visitor Experience
  • Tourism and Commodification of Cultures
  • Community Development and Empowerment
  • Reciprocity in Tourism
  • Dark Tourism and Heritage Interpretation
  • Cross-cultural Tourism Marketing
  • Mobilities and the Tourism Experience

Publications

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Number of items: 58.

2024

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2024) Investigating space heritage interpretation for tourism development and heritage preservation at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Tourism Planning and Development, (doi: 10.1080/21568316.2024.2319145) (Early Online Publication)

2023

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2023) Heritage tourism planning in Kazakhstan: authenticity, niche tourism development and diversification. In: Xie, Philip F. (ed.) Handbook on Tourism Planning. Series: Research handbooks in tourism. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781803923581 (In Press)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2023) Reciprocity in tourism. In: Jafari, Jafar and Xiao, Honggen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer: Cham. ISBN 9783319016696 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_298-2)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Mukhamejanova, Raushan and Xie, Philip Feifan (2023) Authenticity and spectrality of space heritage: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Tourism Geographies, 25(5), pp. 1445-1464. (doi: 10.1080/14616688.2023.2231422)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2023) Investigating Space Heritage for Tourism and Environmental Preservation: A Case Study of Baikonur, Kazakhstan. British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies Annual Conference (BASEES 2023), Glasgow, UK, 31 Mar-02 Apr 2023.

Xie, P.F. and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2023) Linking Morphology of Tourism to Spatiotemporal Places. Spatiality and Temporality International Conference, London, UK, 11-12 Feb 2023.

2022

Lennon, J. John and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2022) Ambiguity and dilution in Kazakhstan’s Gulag heritage. Tourism Recreation Research, 47(5-6), pp. 470-482. (doi: 10.1080/02508281.2021.1875681)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Lennon, John J. (2022) Managing authenticity and performance in Gulag tourism, Kazakhstan. Tourism Geographies, 24(6-7), pp. 1219-1243. (doi: 10.1080/14616688.2019.1674371)

Lennon, John and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2022) Gulag tourism and visitation: the case of Kazakhstan. Dark Tourism Research Symposium: Memory, Pilgrimage and the Digital Realm, Edinburgh Napier University, 5th May 2022.

2021

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2021) Understanding the Role of Authenticity in the Experience of Place at Rural and Heritage Tourism Sites: A Multiple Case Study Analysis. International Conference on Experience Economy: Museum, Event and Tourism Management, Higher School of Economics, Perm, Russia, 20-22 Oct 2021.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Lennon, J. John (2021) Conflicted histories and dark heritage in Kazakhstan’s Gulags. Tourism Geographic, 10 Mar.

Rucitarahma, Ristiawan and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2021) A critical assessment of community-based tourism practices in Nglanggeran Ecotourism Village, Indonesia. Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Development Studies, 9(1), pp. 26-37. (doi: 10.21776/ub.jitode.2021.009.01.04)

2020

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Lennon, John J. (2020) Gulag heritage conservation, visualisation and interpretation for tourism development: a multi-stakeholder perspective. Tourism Planning and Development, (doi: 10.1080/21568316.2020.1855240) (Early Online Publication)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, Hamish and Milne, Simon (2020) Authenticity and disorientation in the tourism experience. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 30, 100283. (doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2020.100283)

Lennon, Justin John and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2020) Kazakhstan gulag heritage: dark tourism and selective interpretation. International Journal of Tourism Research, 22(3), pp. 264-274. (doi: 10.1002/jtr.2341)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2020) Neo-nomadic culture as a territorial brand for ‘authentic’ tourism development in Kazakhstan. Europe-Asia Studies, 72(10), pp. 1728-1751. (doi: 10.1080/09668136.2020.1776842)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2020) Kazakhstani Heritage and Politics of Authenticity in Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges. Heritage Alliance and the New Silk Road Roundtable: Heritage at risk: Connecting the Tangible and Intangible, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 16-19 Nov 2020.

2019

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2019) Are dark tourism performances of gulag life educational – or voyeuristic? Conversation, 13 Nov.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2019) Developing and Planning Authentic Nomadic Eco-Cultural Tourism: Lessons Learnt from a Multi-Stakeholder Approach in Kazakhstan. 2019 International Conference: Development of Sustainable Tourism in Kyrgyzstan - Challenges and Opportunities, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 24th June 2019.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2019) Managing the planning and development of authentic eco-cultural tourism in Kazakhstan. Tourism Planning and Development, 16(5), pp. 494-513. (doi: 10.1080/21568316.2018.1501733)

2018

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2018) Towards a Model of Transnomadic Authenticity in Cultural Heritage Tourism. 2018 ATLAS Annual Conference: Tourism, Lifestyles and Locations, Copenhagen, Denmark, 26-28 Sep 2018.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2018) Exploratory Study to the Development of Gulag Tourism in Kazakhstan: A Multi-stakeholder Perspective. Central Asian Studies Center (CASC), KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 27 Apr 2018.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, Hamish and Milne, Simon (2018) Authenticating eco-cultural tourism in Kazakhstan: a supply side perspective. Journal of Ecotourism, 17(3), pp. 306-319. (doi: 10.1080/14724049.2018.1502507)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Xie, Philip Feifan (2018) The life cycle of authenticity: neo-nomadic tourism culture in Kazakhstan. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 16(3), pp. 234-247. (doi: 10.1080/14766825.2016.1258408)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, Hamish and Milne, Simon (2018) Performance and visitors’ perception of authenticity in eco-cultural tourism. In: Erb, M. and Ee Ong, C. (eds.) Theming Asia: Culture, Nature and Heritage in a Transforming Environment. Routledge: London, pp. 145-158. ISBN 9781138298804 (doi: 10.4324/9780203732373-8)

2017

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2017) Authenticity and the Eco-Cultural Tourism Experience in Bali: Building Alternative Sustainable Forms of Tourism. Guest Lecture Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia, 24 May 2017.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2017) Academic Quality and Integrity at the University of Glasgow: Tourism Research and Teaching Perspectives. 2nd Annual Conference on Academic Integrity and University Governance, Astana, Kazakhstan, 19-20 May 2017.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2017) New Perspectives for Kazakhstan Tourism and Events Development: Assessing the Potential of Astana Expo 2017 as an Event Tourism Generator. KAZGUU University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 16 May 2017.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2017) Reinventing the Local in Tourism: Producing, Consuming and Negotiating Place by Antonio Paolo Russo and Greg Richards. International Journal of Tourism Cities, 3(1), pp. 102-104. (doi: 10.1108/IJTC-11-2016-0052)[Book Review]

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, Hamish and Milne, Simon (2017) Performance and visitors' perception of authenticity in eco-cultural tourism. Tourism Geographies, 19(2), pp. 287-300. (doi: 10.1080/14616688.2017.1285958)

2016

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2016) Authenticity in Tourism and Events Experiences. Tourism and Events in Dumfries and Galloway research symposium, The University of Glasgow in partnership with the Crichton Institute, Dumfries, Scotland, 23 Nov 2016. (Unpublished)

2015

Garkavenko, V. and Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2015) ICT diffusion and the digital divide in tourism: Kazakhstan perspective. In: Kantarci, K., Uysal, M. and Magnini, V.P. (eds.) Tourism in Central Asia: Cultural Potential and Challenges. Series: Advances in hospitality and tourism book. Apple Academic Press: Oakville, pp. 287-306. ISBN 9781771880558

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2015) Reciprocity, tourism. In: Jafari, J. and Xiao, H. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer International Publishing, pp. 1-2. ISBN 9783319016696 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_298-1)

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Garkavenko, V. and Milne, S. (2015) Authenticity and eco-cultural tourism development in Kazakhstan: potential and challenges. In: Kantarci, K., Uysal, M. and Magnini, V.P. (eds.) Tourism in Central Asia: Cultural Potential and Challenges. Series: Advances in hospitality and tourism book. Apple Academic Press: Oakville, pp. 41-66. ISBN 9781771880558

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Milne, S. (2015) Authenticity and Disorientation in Kazakhstani Tourism Encounters. In: 13th APacCHRIE Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-13 Jun 2015,

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2015) Authenticity and tourism in Kazakhstan: neo-nomadic culture in the post-Soviet era. European Journal of Tourism Research, 12, pp. 202-206.

2014

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, H. and Milne, S. (2014) Visitors’ Perceptions of Authenticity of Eco-cultural Tours in Kazakhstan. In: 11th New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand, 9-12 Dec 2014,

2013

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, Vladimir (2013) Authenticity and eco-cultural tourism development in Kazakhstan: a country branding approach. European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, 4(1), pp. 29-43.

Deuchar, C., Histen, S. and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2013) What’s on the Web about our Place? New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI) and the Albert-Eden Local Board, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand, 31 Jan 2013. (Unpublished)

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2013) Valoriser le passé nomade: le développement de l’écotourisme au Kazakhstan. In: Stépanoff, C., Ferret, C., Lacaze, G. and Thorez, J. (eds.) Nomadismes d’Asie Centrale et Septentrionale. A. Colin: Paris, pp. 271-272.

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Milne, S. (2013) Authenticity and Commodification of Kazakhstani Eco-Cultural Heritage: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach. In: International Conference on Tourism and the Shifting Values of Cultural Heritage: Visiting Pasts, Developing Futures, Taipei, Taiwan, 5-9 Apr 2013,

2012

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2012) Eco-Cultural Tourism Development and Perception of Authenticity in Kazakhstan: A Supply Side Analysis. In: 9th KIMEP University International Research Conference (KIRC), Almaty, Kazakhstan, 19-21 Apr 2012,

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2012) Tourism in Kazakhstan: To Be or Not to Be? Central Asian Studies Center (CASC), KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 27 Apr 2012. (Unpublished)

2011

Garkavenko, V. and Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2011) Kazakhstan’s Travel Industry: Its History, Current Structure, and Perspective for Global Integration. In: World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality, Hong Kong, China, 10-13 Dec 2011,

Garkavenko, V. and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2011) Sustainability in Kazakhstan: Tourism and Hospitality Industry Challenges. Future of Hospitality - Green Hospitality’ with Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) and the Embassy of Switzerland in Kazakhstan, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25 May 2011. (Unpublished)

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2011) Exploratory Study on Contributions of Information and Communication Technologies to the Development of Eco-Cultural Tourism in Central Kazakhstan. In: 18th International Conference on Information Technology and Travel & Tourism IFITT’s Global Travel & Tourism Technology and eBusiness Forum, Innsbruck, Austria, 26-28 Jan 2011,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2011) Exploratory Study on Contributions of the Perception of Authenticity to the Development of Eco-Cultural Tourism in Central Kazakhstan. In: World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality, Hong Kong, China, 10-13 Dec 2011,

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2011) The Societal Challenge of Eco-tourism in Kazakhstan. Perspectives and Challenges of Ecotourism in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Tourism Association in partnership with Eco-Tourism Kazakhstan and Bloomberg, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 22 April 2011. (Unpublished)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2011) Strategies for the Development of Local Sustainable Tourism. Special American Business Internship Training Programme (SABIT), US Department of Commerce, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 2-3 Mar 2011. (Unpublished)

2010

Garkavenko, V., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Surnina, S. and Gimranova, D. (2010) Information and Communication Technologies: Kazakhstan Travel Market Perspective. In: ENTER 2010: 17th International Conference on Information Technology and Travel and Tourism, Lugano, Switzerland, 10-12 Feb 2010,

Maurice, J.G., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Maurice, L. (2010) Strategic and Marketing Adjustments to the International Crisis of Entertainment Businesses in Central Asia. In: 7th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25-27 Mar 2010,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2010) Authenticity and Eco-Cultural Tourism in New Zealand: The Case of Whakarewarewa Thermal Village. In: Eco-Tourism in Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, 26-27 Aug 2010,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2010) What is Authenticity and what is Authentic in a Modern World: a Pilot Study of Cultural Heritage Tourism. In: 7th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25-27 Mar 2010,

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2010) Authenticity and Eco-cultural Tourism Practices. First International Eco-tourism Conference in Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, 26-27 Aug 2010. (Unpublished)

2009

Garkavenko, V., Surnina, S., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Gimranova, D. (2009) ICT Impacts on the Kazakhstan Travel Industry. In: 6th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23-24 Apr 2009,

Garkavenko, V., Surnina, S., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Gimranova, D. (2009) Kazakhstan’s Travel Agent Sector: Main Issues, Impacts and Relationships. In: 6th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23-24 Apr 2009,

Maurice, J.G., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Maurice, L. (2009) Best Practices of Entertainment Businesses Development in Central Asia: Focus on Management, International Management and Marketing Strategies of 'Meloman' Company. In: 6th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23-24 Apr 2009,

2005

Lee, J., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Tai, S. (2005) Drawbacks to E-commerce Adoption Perceived By Young Consumers in a Transition Economy: Kazakhstan. In: 2nd KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 14-17 Oct 2005,

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Articles

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2024) Investigating space heritage interpretation for tourism development and heritage preservation at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Tourism Planning and Development, (doi: 10.1080/21568316.2024.2319145) (Early Online Publication)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Mukhamejanova, Raushan and Xie, Philip Feifan (2023) Authenticity and spectrality of space heritage: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Tourism Geographies, 25(5), pp. 1445-1464. (doi: 10.1080/14616688.2023.2231422)

Lennon, J. John and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2022) Ambiguity and dilution in Kazakhstan’s Gulag heritage. Tourism Recreation Research, 47(5-6), pp. 470-482. (doi: 10.1080/02508281.2021.1875681)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Lennon, John J. (2022) Managing authenticity and performance in Gulag tourism, Kazakhstan. Tourism Geographies, 24(6-7), pp. 1219-1243. (doi: 10.1080/14616688.2019.1674371)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Lennon, J. John (2021) Conflicted histories and dark heritage in Kazakhstan’s Gulags. Tourism Geographic, 10 Mar.

Rucitarahma, Ristiawan and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2021) A critical assessment of community-based tourism practices in Nglanggeran Ecotourism Village, Indonesia. Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Development Studies, 9(1), pp. 26-37. (doi: 10.21776/ub.jitode.2021.009.01.04)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Lennon, John J. (2020) Gulag heritage conservation, visualisation and interpretation for tourism development: a multi-stakeholder perspective. Tourism Planning and Development, (doi: 10.1080/21568316.2020.1855240) (Early Online Publication)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, Hamish and Milne, Simon (2020) Authenticity and disorientation in the tourism experience. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 30, 100283. (doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2020.100283)

Lennon, Justin John and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2020) Kazakhstan gulag heritage: dark tourism and selective interpretation. International Journal of Tourism Research, 22(3), pp. 264-274. (doi: 10.1002/jtr.2341)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2020) Neo-nomadic culture as a territorial brand for ‘authentic’ tourism development in Kazakhstan. Europe-Asia Studies, 72(10), pp. 1728-1751. (doi: 10.1080/09668136.2020.1776842)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2019) Are dark tourism performances of gulag life educational – or voyeuristic? Conversation, 13 Nov.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2019) Managing the planning and development of authentic eco-cultural tourism in Kazakhstan. Tourism Planning and Development, 16(5), pp. 494-513. (doi: 10.1080/21568316.2018.1501733)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, Hamish and Milne, Simon (2018) Authenticating eco-cultural tourism in Kazakhstan: a supply side perspective. Journal of Ecotourism, 17(3), pp. 306-319. (doi: 10.1080/14724049.2018.1502507)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Xie, Philip Feifan (2018) The life cycle of authenticity: neo-nomadic tourism culture in Kazakhstan. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 16(3), pp. 234-247. (doi: 10.1080/14766825.2016.1258408)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, Hamish and Milne, Simon (2017) Performance and visitors' perception of authenticity in eco-cultural tourism. Tourism Geographies, 19(2), pp. 287-300. (doi: 10.1080/14616688.2017.1285958)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2015) Authenticity and tourism in Kazakhstan: neo-nomadic culture in the post-Soviet era. European Journal of Tourism Research, 12, pp. 202-206.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, Vladimir (2013) Authenticity and eco-cultural tourism development in Kazakhstan: a country branding approach. European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, 4(1), pp. 29-43.

Book Sections

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2023) Heritage tourism planning in Kazakhstan: authenticity, niche tourism development and diversification. In: Xie, Philip F. (ed.) Handbook on Tourism Planning. Series: Research handbooks in tourism. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781803923581 (In Press)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2023) Reciprocity in tourism. In: Jafari, Jafar and Xiao, Honggen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer: Cham. ISBN 9783319016696 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_298-2)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, Hamish and Milne, Simon (2018) Performance and visitors’ perception of authenticity in eco-cultural tourism. In: Erb, M. and Ee Ong, C. (eds.) Theming Asia: Culture, Nature and Heritage in a Transforming Environment. Routledge: London, pp. 145-158. ISBN 9781138298804 (doi: 10.4324/9780203732373-8)

Garkavenko, V. and Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2015) ICT diffusion and the digital divide in tourism: Kazakhstan perspective. In: Kantarci, K., Uysal, M. and Magnini, V.P. (eds.) Tourism in Central Asia: Cultural Potential and Challenges. Series: Advances in hospitality and tourism book. Apple Academic Press: Oakville, pp. 287-306. ISBN 9781771880558

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2015) Reciprocity, tourism. In: Jafari, J. and Xiao, H. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer International Publishing, pp. 1-2. ISBN 9783319016696 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_298-1)

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Garkavenko, V. and Milne, S. (2015) Authenticity and eco-cultural tourism development in Kazakhstan: potential and challenges. In: Kantarci, K., Uysal, M. and Magnini, V.P. (eds.) Tourism in Central Asia: Cultural Potential and Challenges. Series: Advances in hospitality and tourism book. Apple Academic Press: Oakville, pp. 41-66. ISBN 9781771880558

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2013) Valoriser le passé nomade: le développement de l’écotourisme au Kazakhstan. In: Stépanoff, C., Ferret, C., Lacaze, G. and Thorez, J. (eds.) Nomadismes d’Asie Centrale et Septentrionale. A. Colin: Paris, pp. 271-272.

Book Reviews

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2017) Reinventing the Local in Tourism: Producing, Consuming and Negotiating Place by Antonio Paolo Russo and Greg Richards. International Journal of Tourism Cities, 3(1), pp. 102-104. (doi: 10.1108/IJTC-11-2016-0052)[Book Review]

Conference or Workshop Item

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2023) Investigating Space Heritage for Tourism and Environmental Preservation: A Case Study of Baikonur, Kazakhstan. British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies Annual Conference (BASEES 2023), Glasgow, UK, 31 Mar-02 Apr 2023.

Xie, P.F. and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2023) Linking Morphology of Tourism to Spatiotemporal Places. Spatiality and Temporality International Conference, London, UK, 11-12 Feb 2023.

Lennon, John and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2022) Gulag tourism and visitation: the case of Kazakhstan. Dark Tourism Research Symposium: Memory, Pilgrimage and the Digital Realm, Edinburgh Napier University, 5th May 2022.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2021) Understanding the Role of Authenticity in the Experience of Place at Rural and Heritage Tourism Sites: A Multiple Case Study Analysis. International Conference on Experience Economy: Museum, Event and Tourism Management, Higher School of Economics, Perm, Russia, 20-22 Oct 2021.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2020) Kazakhstani Heritage and Politics of Authenticity in Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges. Heritage Alliance and the New Silk Road Roundtable: Heritage at risk: Connecting the Tangible and Intangible, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 16-19 Nov 2020.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2019) Developing and Planning Authentic Nomadic Eco-Cultural Tourism: Lessons Learnt from a Multi-Stakeholder Approach in Kazakhstan. 2019 International Conference: Development of Sustainable Tourism in Kyrgyzstan - Challenges and Opportunities, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 24th June 2019.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2018) Towards a Model of Transnomadic Authenticity in Cultural Heritage Tourism. 2018 ATLAS Annual Conference: Tourism, Lifestyles and Locations, Copenhagen, Denmark, 26-28 Sep 2018.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2018) Exploratory Study to the Development of Gulag Tourism in Kazakhstan: A Multi-stakeholder Perspective. Central Asian Studies Center (CASC), KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 27 Apr 2018.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2017) Authenticity and the Eco-Cultural Tourism Experience in Bali: Building Alternative Sustainable Forms of Tourism. Guest Lecture Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia, 24 May 2017.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2017) Academic Quality and Integrity at the University of Glasgow: Tourism Research and Teaching Perspectives. 2nd Annual Conference on Academic Integrity and University Governance, Astana, Kazakhstan, 19-20 May 2017.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2017) New Perspectives for Kazakhstan Tourism and Events Development: Assessing the Potential of Astana Expo 2017 as an Event Tourism Generator. KAZGUU University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 16 May 2017.

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2016) Authenticity in Tourism and Events Experiences. Tourism and Events in Dumfries and Galloway research symposium, The University of Glasgow in partnership with the Crichton Institute, Dumfries, Scotland, 23 Nov 2016. (Unpublished)

Deuchar, C., Histen, S. and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2013) What’s on the Web about our Place? New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI) and the Albert-Eden Local Board, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand, 31 Jan 2013. (Unpublished)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2012) Tourism in Kazakhstan: To Be or Not to Be? Central Asian Studies Center (CASC), KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 27 Apr 2012. (Unpublished)

Garkavenko, V. and Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2011) Sustainability in Kazakhstan: Tourism and Hospitality Industry Challenges. Future of Hospitality - Green Hospitality’ with Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) and the Embassy of Switzerland in Kazakhstan, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25 May 2011. (Unpublished)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2011) The Societal Challenge of Eco-tourism in Kazakhstan. Perspectives and Challenges of Ecotourism in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Tourism Association in partnership with Eco-Tourism Kazakhstan and Bloomberg, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 22 April 2011. (Unpublished)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2011) Strategies for the Development of Local Sustainable Tourism. Special American Business Internship Training Programme (SABIT), US Department of Commerce, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 2-3 Mar 2011. (Unpublished)

Tiberghien, Guillaume ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2010) Authenticity and Eco-cultural Tourism Practices. First International Eco-tourism Conference in Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, 26-27 Aug 2010. (Unpublished)

Conference Proceedings

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Milne, S. (2015) Authenticity and Disorientation in Kazakhstani Tourism Encounters. In: 13th APacCHRIE Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-13 Jun 2015,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Bremner, H. and Milne, S. (2014) Visitors’ Perceptions of Authenticity of Eco-cultural Tours in Kazakhstan. In: 11th New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand, 9-12 Dec 2014,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Milne, S. (2013) Authenticity and Commodification of Kazakhstani Eco-Cultural Heritage: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach. In: International Conference on Tourism and the Shifting Values of Cultural Heritage: Visiting Pasts, Developing Futures, Taipei, Taiwan, 5-9 Apr 2013,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2012) Eco-Cultural Tourism Development and Perception of Authenticity in Kazakhstan: A Supply Side Analysis. In: 9th KIMEP University International Research Conference (KIRC), Almaty, Kazakhstan, 19-21 Apr 2012,

Garkavenko, V. and Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 (2011) Kazakhstan’s Travel Industry: Its History, Current Structure, and Perspective for Global Integration. In: World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality, Hong Kong, China, 10-13 Dec 2011,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2011) Exploratory Study on Contributions of Information and Communication Technologies to the Development of Eco-Cultural Tourism in Central Kazakhstan. In: 18th International Conference on Information Technology and Travel & Tourism IFITT’s Global Travel & Tourism Technology and eBusiness Forum, Innsbruck, Austria, 26-28 Jan 2011,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2011) Exploratory Study on Contributions of the Perception of Authenticity to the Development of Eco-Cultural Tourism in Central Kazakhstan. In: World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality, Hong Kong, China, 10-13 Dec 2011,

Garkavenko, V., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607, Surnina, S. and Gimranova, D. (2010) Information and Communication Technologies: Kazakhstan Travel Market Perspective. In: ENTER 2010: 17th International Conference on Information Technology and Travel and Tourism, Lugano, Switzerland, 10-12 Feb 2010,

Maurice, J.G., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Maurice, L. (2010) Strategic and Marketing Adjustments to the International Crisis of Entertainment Businesses in Central Asia. In: 7th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25-27 Mar 2010,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2010) Authenticity and Eco-Cultural Tourism in New Zealand: The Case of Whakarewarewa Thermal Village. In: Eco-Tourism in Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, 26-27 Aug 2010,

Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Garkavenko, V. (2010) What is Authenticity and what is Authentic in a Modern World: a Pilot Study of Cultural Heritage Tourism. In: 7th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25-27 Mar 2010,

Garkavenko, V., Surnina, S., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Gimranova, D. (2009) ICT Impacts on the Kazakhstan Travel Industry. In: 6th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23-24 Apr 2009,

Garkavenko, V., Surnina, S., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Gimranova, D. (2009) Kazakhstan’s Travel Agent Sector: Main Issues, Impacts and Relationships. In: 6th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23-24 Apr 2009,

Maurice, J.G., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Maurice, L. (2009) Best Practices of Entertainment Businesses Development in Central Asia: Focus on Management, International Management and Marketing Strategies of 'Meloman' Company. In: 6th KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23-24 Apr 2009,

Lee, J., Tiberghien, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-9607 and Tai, S. (2005) Drawbacks to E-commerce Adoption Perceived By Young Consumers in a Transition Economy: Kazakhstan. In: 2nd KIMEP International Research Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 14-17 Oct 2005,

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Grants

Awards and grants: 

  • Principal investigator, British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant 2017/2018, Award SRGx063 (£9518): 'Authenticity, Interpretation and Ideology: The Case of Gulag Tourism in Kazakhstan'
  • Principal investigator, Auckland University of Technology Culture and Society Contestable Research Grant 2014 (NZ$4000)
  • Auckland University of Technology Graduate Assistantship Award 2013 (NZ$12000)
  • Auckland University of Technology Summer Research Scholarship 2012 (NZ$4000)

Supervision

 

 

Thesis awarded (secondary supervisor): 'Tourism Host-Guest Encounters in the Conservative Muslim Setting of the Sultanate of Oman'.

Teaching

Postgraduate

MSc Management and Sustainable Tourism - MSc Sustainable Tourism and Gobal Challenges

  • Course Convenor: Tourism Marketing (DUMF5102)
  • Course Convenor: Work Placement (DUMF5104)

Contributor to: 

  • Tourism Dissertation (DUMF5012)
  • Heritage, Interpretation and Development (DUMF5009)

Undergraduate

BSc (Hons) Environmental Science and Sustainability

  • Course Convenor: Rural Tourism and Stewardship (DUMF3033)

Professional activities & recognition

Editorial boards

  • 2019 - ongoing: Europe-Asia Studies
  • 2023 - ongoing: Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism

Professional & learned societies

  • 2022 - ongoing: Fellow, Royal Geographical Society

Research datasets

Jump to: 2023 | 2019
Number of items: 2.

2023

Tiberghien, G. (2023) Authenticity and Spectrality of Space Heritage: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. [Data Collection]

2019

Tiberghien, G. and Lennon, J. (2019) Authenticity, Interpretation and Ideology: the case of Gulag Tourism in Kazakhstan. [Data Collection]

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