Richard Keith Wright
Auckland University of Technology
23 Papers
73 Citations
Richard Keith Wright is an academic researcher from Auckland University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tourism & Autoethnography. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 21 publications. Previous affiliations of Richard Keith Wright include University of Otago & Leeds Beckett University.
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Papers
Planning for the great unknown: the challenge of promoting spectator-driven sports event tourism.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine narratives from representatives of New Zealand-based regional tourism organisations responsible for maximising the local benefits associated with hosting the 2005 British and Irish Lions Tour.
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Event bidding, politics, persuasion and resistance
TL;DR: McGillivray and Turner as discussed by the authors conclude their text by calling for continued critique of the world of event bidding, concluding with a long-overdue addition to the ev...
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‘Doing it for Dot’: exploring active ageing sport tourism experiences through the medium of creative analytical practice
TL;DR: A true story about the active sport tourists encountered at the 17th World Veterans Championships (WVC 2014), with a particular focus on the movements and memories of the world's oldest int... as mentioned in this paper.
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‘All the lonely people’: embracing autoethnographic creative analytical practice at the 2017 World Masters Games.
TL;DR: The first day was the opening day of a multi-sport event that involved 24,905 participants, 1,094 non-playing officials and 3,216 volunteers as mentioned in this paper.
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“Looking back (and forth)”: Acknowledging the people who make personal narratives plausible
TL;DR: In this article, the author encourages readers to reflect on the things they have seen, the places they have been, and the lived experiences they have produced along the way, and readers are prompted to consider the costs and consequences of presenting auto-ethnography through the guide of creative non-fiction.
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