Michael O' Regan PhD
@michealoregan
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Irish Academic interested in tourist/urban/historic/future /slow/ cultural #mobilities, backpacking and alternative travel, Chinese tourism. Tweets are my own.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Joined January 2009
My blog post on Geography Directions - Remapping youth mobility and Working Holiday Maker schemes: geographic lessons for UK-EU relations post-Brexit https://t.co/WJD45RIzQj
#geographydirections #youthmobility #brexit #workingholidaymakers
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Interesting - new book- When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... By Steven Pinker. https://t.co/K4s9b5saQ3
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The history of British travel writing - how the literature of exploration, which initially presented itself as factual, evolved into the fictional use of travel writing.
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"Have you ever noticed that every motel you've ever stayed at are all owned by Indian people? Look at the name tag, "Patel." They're all from one part of India, and they're all related."
patelmotelstory.com
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Kyoto Implements Japan's Highest Tourist Tax to Combat Overtourism
yahoo.com
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has granted final approval for Kyoto to implement the nation’s highest-ever accommodation tax, authorizing the historic capital to charge...
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Sweden: The country 'prescribed' by doctors https://t.co/0397QdS5cq via @bbc_travel
bbc.com
A cheeky new ad campaign claims that visiting the Nordic nation and embracing Swedish culture can improve your wellbeing – and it's turning to medical experts to make its case.
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How many AI models are we speaking to when we try to book a hotel room online? Behind the branded homepages lies a complex, decentralised and perhaps unregulated digital ecosystem
lse.ac.uk
How many AI models are we speaking to when we try to book a hotel room online? Will Venters explains the complex digital ecosystems behind each homepage.
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Call for Contributions to the Book ‘The End of Tourism’
creatingwhatsnext.com
Is this the end of tourism and hospitality as we know it? We invite scholars, practitioners, and visionaries to contribute to The End of Tourism, a bold new volume in...
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cfp: Popular Culture Tourism Stakeholders Summit in Taiwan (Kaohsiung, 12-14 December 2025).
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'T-plate' plan for tourists driving on Highland roads https://t.co/206eV7eVTE
https://t.co/LSqDfo3rDH Sorry, dont get it - cars will become a target for Tteft (cameras, passports, cash), scams and probably more AGGRESSION from other drivers.
touristplate.com
Explore Tourist Plate for safer, stress-free driving abroad. Promote road awareness, enhance safety, and enjoy worry-free global adventures.
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Call for Papers: III International Conference on Literary and Film Tourism University of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) March 26th, 27th and 28th 2026 Call for papers for the third edition of this event: https://t.co/88ISVvKqcm
cett.es
Outdoor Recreation and Literary/Film Tourism Accessibility and Inclusion Technology and Innovation Case Studies and Best Practices Cultural and Historical Perspectives The Tour Guide Experience
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If you are working on fresh/innovative approaches to infrastructures - there is a scholar-led, Open Access journal designated to be a forum devoted to exploring the social, cultural and political life of infrastructure. They are looking for proposals - https://t.co/tdmwZoehR6
roadsides.net
Dear Editors, Thank you for considering editing a guest collection in Roadsides. The following Guide for Editors will help you understand the application and publication process. The Editorial Board...
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new book: A Journey to Happiness. Discovering Well-Being through Tourism by Robertico Croes. -
archwaypublishing.com
What if tourism wasn’t just about travel—but a pathway to collective well-being? A Journey to Happiness: Discovering Well-Being through Tourism explores the powerful connection between tourism and...
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The first of TH:TM’s The Month in Tourism columns, features myself- Michael O’Regan on youth mobility and the great city of Glasgow -
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Lighthouse tourism worth €33m annually, new report states https://t.co/kZ6BrNJd9e via @rte
rte.ie
Visitors to Irish lighthouses have more than doubled since 2018 - attracting 350,000 visitors annually and lighthouse tourism is generating more than €33 million per year.
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'The future of UK-EU youth mobility will ultimately be determined by how successfully policymakers can map new geographies of opportunity that serve the next generation of Europeans—on both sides of the Channel' - @michealoregan (@CaledonianNews). https://t.co/BZkDLqsKQi
blog.geographydirections.com
By Michael O’Regan, Glasgow Caledonian University Brexit didn’t just redraw political boundaries—it fundamentally transformed the geography of opportunity for young Europeans. Where once a young pe…
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new book: Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions )(re-order 6 Oct. 2025)by Dr Jim Butcher (Editor) https://t.co/0MxHTvn26n
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How are post-Brexit tensions shaping the future of UK-EU youth mobility schemes? @michealoregan (@CaledonianNews) discusses this in a new @geogdirections blog. Check it out here:
blog.geographydirections.com
By Michael O’Regan, Glasgow Caledonian University Brexit didn’t just redraw political boundaries—it fundamentally transformed the geography of opportunity for young Europeans. Where once a young pe…
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In addition to digital nomads, we now have a super rich “disconnected elite”, resulting high-end nomadism - in UAE, Italy -
ft.com
Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile
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The last time US tariffs were this high, smugglers thrived. Now wealthy American travelers face the same temptation. .... the wealthy can be 'poor quality' tourists - upon return?
bloomberg.com
From French gowns to Swiss watches, high tariffs have long tempted affluent travelers to sneak goods past customs. Trump’s tariffs could make them try again.
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*New post* by @michealoregan (@CaledonianNews): 'Remapping youth mobility and Working Holiday Maker schemes: geographic lessons for UK-EU relations post-Brexit'. https://t.co/BZkDLqsKQi
blog.geographydirections.com
By Michael O’Regan, Glasgow Caledonian University Brexit didn’t just redraw political boundaries—it fundamentally transformed the geography of opportunity for young Europeans. Where once a young pe…
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