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Past Award Winners

The TTRA awards program was developed to encourage and recognize excellence in the field of travel and tourism research and marketing. Entrants are judged on quality, originality, creativity, usefulness, results, and benefits to the travel and tourism industry.

These pages list the winners of the TTRA awards presented at the Annual International Conferences and during Tourism Week 2020.  

TTRA celebrates all of its historical award winners HERE.

  • 2020 Tourism Awards
  • 2019 Conference Award Winners
  • 2018 Conference Award Winners
  • 2017 Conference Award Winners
  • 2016 Conference Award Winners
  • 2015 Conference Award Winners

2020 TTRA Conferences and Tourism Awards

December 2020


John and Joan Markham Tourism Marketing Award

2020 Winner: Clare Robinson

Clare received the award for her submission titled “Future Tourism Trends and their Significance on Destination Marketing Organizations”.

Clare is a Masters Student in Hospitality Management at Temple University.

2020 Award Sponsor:


Emerging Leader Rising Star Award

2020 Winner: Ladan Ghahramani

Ladan selflessly serves the tourism industry with a commitment to expand insights and understand the inner workings of the industry by analyzing and providing research at the statewide and national level.

Ladan is Head of Research for Travel Oregon.

2020 Award Sponsor:


J. Desmond Slattery Professional Marketing Award

2020 Winner: Erin Francis-Cummings

Erin has been the champion and face of the Coronavirus Traveler Sentiment Study hosting the webinars, going through the findings, and providing engaging focus groups that add additional insight for destinations to leverage. She also offers her team’s services to provide insights to internal stakeholders and boards to keep them abreast of travel perceptions. 

Erin is President & CEO of Destination Analysts.

2020 Award Sponsor:

 

 


DK Shifflet Research Excellence Award

2020 Winner: Joe Black

In his current role, Joe has developed a robust research program, designed to track bookings, spending, and ROI generated by advertising spend and website visitation. Joe works with the internal marketing team and Visit Knoxville’s marketing agency to implement and develop an efficient marketing program that generates bookings with a high ROI. 

Joe is Director of Market Research at Visit Knoxville.

2020 Award Sponsor:


Yesawich Award for Marketing Excellence

2020 Winner: Mark Ezell

Since joining TDTD in January 2019, Ezell has overseen such groundbreaking campaigns as “Kid Reviewed,” which used wearable technology in the effort to scientifically prove kids have more fun in Tennessee. The Department expanded its Tennessee Music Pathways initiative with a new “Country Music Pathway,” encouraging visitors to walk in the footsteps of history. Additionally, he established the department’s new Office of Rural Tourism to better assist rural counties through marketing, grants, education, and outreach.

Mark is Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.

2020 Award Sponsor:

 


2019 TTRA Annual International Conference

June 25-27, 2019
Grand Hyatt ~ Melbourne, Australia


Best Graduate 3-Minute Thesis Award

Awarded to the best graduate colloquium paper presented at the conference.

Yawei Jiang (The University of Queensland). In Recognition of: “”Building Dynamic Capabilities in Tourism Organizations for Crisis and Disaster Management: Antecedents and Barriers”.


Best Illustrated Paper Award

Awarded to the best visual paper presented at the conference.

Leah Gibson, William Angliss Institute. In Recognition of: “What’s Old is New Again: Instagram as the New Slide Night”.


Best Research Paper Award

Awarded to the best research paper.

Yuhua (Melody) Xu, University of Florida. In Recognition of: “Spatial Effects of Crime on Peer to Peer Lodging Performance”.


Shifflet Award for Research Excellence

Marlise Taylor, Visit NC, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.


Desmond Slattery Graduate Student Research Award

Awarded to a master or doctoral student to assist with the completion of their thesis or dissertation.

Jada Lindblom (Arizona State University). In Recognition of “Investigating Emotion and Affect within Residents in a Post-War, Emergent Destination”.

Boeing Travel Research Grant
 

Awarded to a junior researcher (faculty with less than 5 years out of terminal degree) for the creative development of a research project, technique, or methodology.

Ashley Schroeder (Penn State University) and Whitney Knollenberg (North Carolina State University). In Recognition of “Understanding Best Practices to Improve Advocacy Efforts for the Tourism Industry”.

Charles R Goeldner Article of Excellence Award
 

Awarded to recognize the most significant work in the Journal of Travel Research during previous year.

Jungkeun Kim (Auckland University of Technology), Peter Beomcheol Kim (Auckland University of Technology), and Jae-Eun Kim (Massey University). In Recognition of, “Different or Similar Choices: The Effect of Decision Framing on Variety Seeking in Travel Bundle Packages”.

Distinguished Researcher Award

Jeff Dalley, New Zealand Department of Conservation.


Lifetime Winner Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor given by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.  This award is presented at the TTRA International Conference to the individual or organization who has made a highly significant contribution to TTRA as well as to the travel and tourism industry.

Sue Beeton, Independent Researcher.


2018 TTRA Annual International Conference

June 26-28, 2018
The Biltmore, Miami~Coral Gables, Florida USA


J. Desmond Slattery Graduate Student Research Award

Awarded to a master or doctoral student to assist with their thesis or dissertation.

Presented to Seojin Lee, Ph.D. Candidate, Arizona State University for “Adoption and Rejection of Service Innovations by Travelers in the Sharing Economy”.

Award sponsored by TTRA.

 


Keeling Dissertation Award

Awarded to a doctoral student for their completed thesis or dissertation.

Presented to Rawan Nimri, Griffith University, for “Positive versus Negative Framing: Triggering Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Hotel Guests“.

Award sponsored by TTRA.


Shifflet Award for Research Excellence

The Shifflet Award for Research Excellence recognizes a practitioner or their DMO for research that resulted or contributed to key decisions or actions for their organization and/or its constituents. 

Presented to Stephen Schwer, Tourism Central Australia Inc., for the “Tourism Central Australia Membership Review“.

Award sponsored by D.K. Shifflet and Associates.


Charles R. Goeldner Article of Excellence Award

Awarded to recognize the most significant work in the Journal of Travel Research during 2017.

Presented to Fred Bronner, University of Amsterdam; and Robert de Hoog, University of Twente for “Tourist Demand Reactions: Symmetric or Asymmetric across the Business Cycle?“.

Journal of Travel Research, vol. 56, 7: pp. 839-853

Award sponsored by Sage Publications.


Best Research Paper

Awarded to the best research paper presented at the Annual International Conference.

Presented to Alana Dillette, Ph.D., San Diego State University and Stephanie Benjamin, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville for “Tweeting The Black Travel Experience: Social Media Counter-Narrative Stories as Innovative Insight on #TravelingWhileBlack”.

Award sponsored by The University of Queensland.


Best Visual Paper

Awarded to the best visual paper presented at the Annual International Conference.

Presented to Ye (Sandy) Shen, University of Guelph, Michael M. Lever, University of Guelph; Marion Joppe, Ph.D. University of Guelph for “Determining Visitor Guide Appeal Using Eye Tracking and in-depth Interviews:  The Case of Ottawa, Canada“.

Award sponsored by Hainan University-Arizona State University International Tourism College.


Best Graduate Colloquium Paper

Awarded to the best graduate colloquium paper presented at the Annual International Conference.

Michael Lever, University of Guelph; Ye (Sandy) Shen, University of Guelph and Marion Joppe, Ph.D., University of Guelph for “Using Eye-Tracking Technology to Segment Tourism Brochure Reading Typologies”.

Award sponsored by Tourism Review International.


Chapter Achievement Award

The Travel and Tourism Research Association’s Chapter Achievement Award is presented to the chapter that best furthers the mission of TTRA through spirit, innovation, effectiveness, and creativity.

Presented to the CenStates Chapter.

Award sponsored by TTRA.

 


Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor given by the Travel and Tourism Research Association. This award is presented to the individual or organization who has made a highly significant contribution to TTRA as well as to the travel and tourism industry. The award is based on significant, long-term contributions to the industry and/or TTRA.

Presented to Dr. John L. Crompton, Texas A&M University

Award sponsored by TTRA.


2017 TTRA Annual International Conference

June 20-22, 2017
Hilton Québec City, Québec City, Canada


J. Desmond Slattery Graduate Student Research Award

Awarded to a master or doctoral student to assist with their thesis or dissertation.

Presented to Florian Kock, Ph.D. Candidate, Copenhagen Business School


Charles R. Goeldner Article of Excellence Award

Awarded to recognize the most significant work in the Journal of Travel Research during 2016.

Presented to Ding Du, Alan A. Lew, and Pin T. Ng (Northern Arizona University) for “Tourism and Economic Growth.”

This article was published in Volume 55, Issue no. 4.


Best Research Paper

Presented to Jason Stienmetz, University of Surrey for “Destination Value System Taxonomy for Smarter Tourism Management.”


Best Visual Paper

Presented to Jyoti Sood, Deepak Chhabra, and Kathleen Andereck (Arizona State University) for “Sustainable Promotion of Homestay Tourism in the Remote Himalayas of India.”


Best Graduate Colloquium Paper

Presented to Yu-Hua (Melody) Xu, Jin-won Kim, and Lori Pennington-Gray (University of Florida) for “Exploring the Spatial Relationship between Airbnb Rental and Crime.”


Chapter Achievement Award

Presented to the SouthEast TTRA Chapter


Distinguished Researcher Award

Presented to  Sara Dolnicar, Ph.D., The University of Queensland


Lifetime Achievement Award

Presented to Dee Ann McKinney, Missouri Division of Tourism


2016 TTRA Annual International Conference

June 14-16, 2016
Vail Marriot Mountain Resort, Vail, Colorado  USA


J. Desmond Slattery Graduate Student Research Award

Awarded Awarded to a master or doctoral student to assist with their thesis or dissertation.

Presented to Becky Liu for: Developing Effective Crisis Responses.


Keeling Dissertation Award

Awarded to a doctoral student for their completed thesis or dissertation.

Presented to Ye Zhang for: Self-Determined Travel Facilitation with Primed Mental Construal.


Charles R. Goeldner Article of Excellence Award

Awarded to recognize the most significant work in the Journal of Travel Research during 2015.

Presented to Sara Dolnicar, Tim Coltman, and Rajeec Sharma for: Do Satisfied Tourists Really Intend to Come Back? Three Concerns with Empirical Studies of the Link between Satisfaction and Behavioral Intention.


Travel Research Grant

Awarded to a junior researcher for the creative development of a research project, technique, or methodology.

Presented to Emily Ayscue for: Airbnb: Assessing Its Engagement and Sustainability in Athens, GA


Best Research Paper

Presented to Ye Zhang, Peter Ricci, Ed.D., and Anil Bilgihan, Ph.D. for: Agent-Based Modeling of Destination-Based Tourist Interactice Evolution


Best Visual Paper

Presented to Jason Stienmetz and Dan Fesenmaier for: Validating Volunteered Geographic Information:  Can We Really Trace Visitors Digital Footprints?


Best Graduate Colloquium Paper

Presented to Jennifer K. Young for: Non-Travel: The Role of Design in the Experience of Contemporary Travel


Chapter Achievement Award

Presented to the Asia-Pacific Chapter


2015 TTRA Annual International Conference

June 15-17, 2015
Portland, Oregon USA


Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner:  Dr. Rick Perdue, Virginia Tech Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Pictured with Rick are past award winners: Dr. Dan Fesenmaier, Dr. Jim Burke, Dr. Chuck Goeldner, Dr. Pauline Sheldon, John Markham, and Dr. Peter Williams


Boeing Master Student Research Award
Winner:  Ibrahim Nasreen, College of Innovation, Thammasat University


Boeing Master Student Research Merit Award
Winner: Fei (Evelyn) Ye, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Pictured with Fei:  Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray and Dan Mishell


Best Research Paper Award
Winners:  Jeongmi Jamie Kim and Dr. Dan Fesenmaier, University of Florida

Pictured with Dr. Fesenmaier:  Dr. Rick Perdue, Dr. Marion Joppe, and Dan Mishell 

(Jeongmi Jamie Kim not pictured)


Best Illustrated Paper Award
Winner:  Dr. Pete Parker, Vancouver Island University

Pictured with Pete:  Dr. Cynthia Messer, Dr. Dan Erkkila, Dr. Sue Beeton, and Dan Mishell


Charles R. Goeldner Article of Excellence Award
Winners:  James Higham (University of Otago), Scott Cohen (University of Surrey), and Christina Cavaliere (University of Otago)

Pictured with Christina:  Dan Mishell, Dr. Dan Fesenmaier, and Dr. Rick Perdue

(James Higham and Scott Cohen not pictured)


Best Graduate Colloquium Award
Winner:  Jake Jorgenson, University of Montana

Pictured with Jake:  Dr. Marion Joppe and Dan Mishell


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