Overview
Background
Dr. Agyeiwaah’s research focuses on promoting sustainable practices in tourism from both demand and supply perspectives. She specializes in sustainable tourism development, tourist studies, and small and medium tourism enterprises. Her passion lies in understanding how small and medium tourism enterprise owners and tourists can act responsibly to achieve sustainable tourism development. She uses pluralistic research approaches to investigate various sustainable behavioural phenomena, acknowledging the discipline’s complexity. Her research has been featured in prestigious interdisciplinary journals and top publications in tourism and hospitality.
Dr. Agyeiwaah is a certified hospitality educator (2015-2020) and has been teaching tourism and hospitality courses since 2012 in Africa, Asia, and now at UQ. She also has an excellent track record of supervising master’s and PhD theses. Additionally, she is dedicated to serving the communities around her through volunteering. During her leisure time, she likes to watch tennis.
Availability
- Dr Elizabeth Agyeiwaah is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Over-tourism and sustainable consumption of resources through sharing: the role of government
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth (2020). Over-tourism and sustainable consumption of resources through sharing: the role of government. International Journal of Tourism Cities, 6 (1), 99-116. doi: 10.1108/ijtc-06-2019-0078
2019
Journal Article
Exploring the relevance of sustainability to micro tourism and hospitality accommodation enterprises (MTHAEs): Evidence from home-stay owners
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth (2019). Exploring the relevance of sustainability to micro tourism and hospitality accommodation enterprises (MTHAEs): Evidence from home-stay owners. Journal of Cleaner Production, 226, 159-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.089
2019
Journal Article
Understanding culinary tourist motivation, experience, satisfaction, and loyalty using a structural approach
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth, Otoo, Felix Elvis, Suntikul, Wantanee and Huang, Wei-Jue (2019). Understanding culinary tourist motivation, experience, satisfaction, and loyalty using a structural approach. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 36 (3), 295-313. doi: 10.1080/10548408.2018.1541775
2019
Journal Article
'Cool Japan': anime, soft power and Hong Kong generation Y travel to Japan
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth, Suntikul, Wantanee and Carmen, Li Yee Shan (2019). 'Cool Japan': anime, soft power and Hong Kong generation Y travel to Japan. Journal of China Tourism Research, 15 (2), 127-148. doi: 10.1080/19388160.2018.1540373
2018
Journal Article
Domestic tourists to Elmina Castle, Ghana: motivation, tourism impacts, place attachment, and satisfaction
Prayag, Girish, Suntikul, Wantanee and Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth (2018). Domestic tourists to Elmina Castle, Ghana: motivation, tourism impacts, place attachment, and satisfaction. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26 (12), 2053-2070. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2018.1529769
2017
Journal Article
One museum, two stories: place identity at the Hong Kong Museum of History
Dimache, Alexandru, Wondirad, Amare and Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth (2017). One museum, two stories: place identity at the Hong Kong Museum of History. Tourism Management, 63, 287-301. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2017.06.020
2017
Journal Article
Identifying core indicators of sustainable tourism: A path forward?
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth, McKercher, Bob and Suntikul, Wantanee (2017). Identifying core indicators of sustainable tourism: A path forward?. Tourism Management Perspectives, 24, 26-33. doi: 10.1016/j.tmp.2017.07.005
2017
Journal Article
Backpackers in Hong Kong - motivations, preferences and contribution to sustainable tourism
Nok, Lung Ching, Suntikul, Wantanee, Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth and Tolkach, Denis (2017). Backpackers in Hong Kong - motivations, preferences and contribution to sustainable tourism. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 34 (8), 1058-1070. doi: 10.1080/10548408.2016.1276008
2017
Journal Article
The role of global south volunteer NGOS in home-stay arrangements in Ghana: the parallel of Simmel's mediator hypothesis?
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth and Mensah, Esi Akyere (2017). The role of global south volunteer NGOS in home-stay arrangements in Ghana: the parallel of Simmel's mediator hypothesis?. Anatolia, 28 (1), 93-95. doi: 10.1080/13032917.2016.1253024
2017
Journal Article
Will their absence make a difference? The role of local volunteer NGOs in home-stay intermediation in Ghana's Garden City
Mensah, Esi Akyere, Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth and Dimache, Alexandru O. (2017). Will their absence make a difference? The role of local volunteer NGOs in home-stay intermediation in Ghana's Garden City. International Journal of Tourism Cities, 3 (1), 69-86. doi: 10.1108/ijtc-08-2016-0018
2016
Journal Article
Make a customer, not a sale: tourist satisfaction in Hong Kong
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth, Adongo, Raymond, Dimache, Alexandru and Wondirad, Amare (2016). Make a customer, not a sale: tourist satisfaction in Hong Kong. Tourism Management, 57, 68-79. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.05.014
2016
Journal Article
Volunteer tourists' length of stay in Ghana: influence of socio-demographic and trip attributes
Otoo, Felix Elvis, Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth, Dayour, Frederick and Wireko-Gyebi, Sampson (2016). Volunteer tourists' length of stay in Ghana: influence of socio-demographic and trip attributes. Tourism Planning & Development, 13 (4), 409-426. doi: 10.1080/21568316.2015.1136834
2016
Journal Article
What matters to Hong Kong's inbound market? Modeling Hong Kong's tourism demand
Wondirad, Amare and Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth (2016). What matters to Hong Kong's inbound market? Modeling Hong Kong's tourism demand. Tourism Planning & Development, 13 (4), 396-408. doi: 10.1080/21568316.2015.1136837
2014
Journal Article
Accommodation preference among international volunteer tourists in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth, Akyeampong, Oheneba, Amenumey, Edem and Boakye, Kwaku Adutwum (2014). Accommodation preference among international volunteer tourists in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. Tourism Management Perspectives, 10, 7-10. doi: 10.1016/j.tmp.2013.11.004
2014
Journal Article
Pros and cons of hosting international tourists: is it rational?
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth, Akyeampong, Oheneba, Boakye, Kwaku Adutwum and Adu-Gyamfi, Addae Boateng (2014). Pros and cons of hosting international tourists: is it rational?. Tourism Planning & Development, 11 (4), 435-451. doi: 10.1080/21568316.2014.884979
2013
Journal Article
International tourists' motivations for choosing homestay in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth (2013). International tourists' motivations for choosing homestay in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. Anatolia, 24 (3), 405-409. doi: 10.1080/13032917.2013.789972
2013
Journal Article
International tourists' motivations to choose homestay: Do their socio-demographics have any influence?
Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth, Akyeampong, Oheneba and Amenumey, Edem (2013). International tourists' motivations to choose homestay: Do their socio-demographics have any influence?. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 13 (1), 16-26. doi: 10.1177/1467358413517895
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