Dr Stu Hayes joined the department as a Lecturer in 2021. He holds a PhD in tourism (University of Otago), a Masters in tourism (University of Otago) and a Bachelor's degree in tourism studies (University of Central Lancashire).
Stu's research focuses mainly on higher tourism education, with an emphasis on postgraduate tourism education, cross-cultural teaching and learning, and curriculum hybridization/Indigenization. Additionally, Stu researches into the relationship between tourism, recreation and natural resource management. Linked to this, Stu has undertaken several consultancy projects in collaboration with Fish and Game New Zealand, most recently an economic impact analysis of the Te Manahuna Mackenzie Basin hydro canal fishery.
He also served as a Research Fellow for the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden-funded project Good Nature, Bad Nature (2020–2023). Most recently, Stu has begun researching into the relationship between tourism and technology. How, and why, is technology used in tourism? What are the limitations of, and potential for, different technologies in the tourism context? Stu's research has been published in leading academic journals across tourism, education and recreation.
Stu currently teaches postgraduate courses related to destination management and events management. At the undergraduate level, he teaches subjects in event management and ecotourism. In recognition of teaching and research excellence, Stu was awarded Best Professional Practice Fellow at the 2020 Otago Business School Awards. This was followed in 2022 with the award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher and, in 2023, with the award for Excellence in Teaching. Stu also brings to his teaching role over 15 years of tourism industry experience, having previously worked for different tourism organisations throughout the UK and Europe.
He sits on the Editorial Advisory Boards for Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education and SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education.
Current PhD/DBA supervision
Yilin Li – The role of tourism live streaming in the tourist experience
Rachel Dyah Wiastuti – Empowering the “UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism” as a Holistic Approach for Tourism Higher Education
Joshu Ajoon – Education for regenerative tourism change
Ratih Tunjungsari – How ‘sharing’ is the sharing economy: the case Virtual Hotel Operators in Indonesia
Parina Yamjal – Spiritually Intelligent Leadership in Hybrid Work Model
Completed Master's supervision
Ying Zhang – The role of wine in the leisure lives of young Chinese
Yilin Li – Comparing the influences of tourism live streaming and tourism short form video on tourists’ experiences.
Publications
Ajoon, E. J., & Hayes, S. (2024). Resilience and loyalty in the face of adversity: A case of local employees in Kerala’s backwater tourism. Tourism Cases. doi: 10.1079/tourism.2024.0021
Journal - Research Article
Li, Y., & Hayes, S. (2024). Comparing the influences of tourism live streaming and short-form video for young Chinese: A qualitative investigation. Journal of China Tourism Research, 20(1), 167-191. doi: 10.1080/19388160.2023.2183922
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S., Lovelock, B., & Madani, M. (2023). Women anglers in Aotearoa New Zealand: Understanding women’s participation in, and perspectives of, freshwater fishing. (pp. 1-136). Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Recreation Research, University of Otago. [Technical/Scientific Report].
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Hayes, S., Lovelock, B., & Carr, A. (2023). ‘They sure do have a pretty colour palette!’: The problematic promotion of invasive species as tourism icons. Tourism Recreation Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/02508281.2023.2199613
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S., & Tucker, H. (2022, November). Lessons learned from emergency 'hybrid' teaching curing Covid-19. Verbal presentation at the COVID-19’s Impact on Teaching and Learning at the University of Otago: Lessons Learned Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Hayes, S., & Tucker, H. (2022). Remaking a case for Philosophic Practitioner education. Annals of Tourism Research, 94, 103404. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2022.103404
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S., & Tucker, H. (2021). Using synchronous hybrid pedagogy to nurture a community of inquiry: Insights from a tourism Master’s programme. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 29, 100339. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2021.100339
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S., & Lovelock, B. (2021). Recreational displacement: The case of anglers on the Greenstone River, New Zealand. In J. N. Albrecht (Ed.), Managing visitor experiences in nature-based tourism. (pp. 94-108). Wallingford, UK: CABI. doi: 10.1079/9781789245714.0008
Chapter in Book - Research
Hayes, S. (2021). Socialising students for Philosophic Practice? An analysis of learning outcomes in tourism taught Master's programmes. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 29, 100274. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2020.100274
Journal - Research Article
Tucker, H., & Hayes, S. (2021). Decentring scholarship through learning with/from each ‘other’. Tourism Geographies, 23(4), 704-724. doi: 10.1080/14616688.2019.1625070
Journal - Research Article
Tripathi, A., Hayes, S., & Tucker, H. (2020). In search of ‘Other’ voices: On the need for non-Western (auto)ethnographic/(auto)biographical accounts of tourist culture. Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism, 1(1), 112-120. doi: 10.4337/jqrt.2020.01.06
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S. P. (2020). A critical analysis of tourism taught master's education (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10219
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Lovelock, B., & Hayes, S. (2020). Challenges associated with implementing discriminatory pricing: The case of international tourist anglers in New Zealand. Tourism Recreation Research, 45(3), 351-363. doi: 10.1080/02508281.2019.1704500
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S., Tucker, H., & Golding, C. (2020). Exploring ‘deep learning’ during an international tourism field school. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 26, 100229. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2019.100229
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S., & Lovelock, B. (2019). Angler displacement on and from pressure-sensitive rivers in Otago and Southland. Commissioned by Southland and Otago Fish and Game Councils. Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Recreation Research, Department of Tourism, University of Otago. 174p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Hayes, S. (2019). A reflexive journey through curriculum space(s). Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 19(1), 39-52. doi: 10.1080/15313220.2018.1560530
Journal - Research Other
Hayes, S. (2018). Aiming for philosophic practice? The outlook of tourism taught Master's programmes. Proceedings of the Higher Education Development Centre (HEDC) Symposium: Celebrating Higher Education. (pp. 26). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/hedc
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hayes, S., & Lovelock, B. (2018). Warning signs over water: Angling tourists' perceptions of change in southern waters. In M. Strack, N. Wheen, B. Lovelock & A. Carr (Eds.), Riverscapes: Research essays on the social context of southern catchments of Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 81-93). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago.
Chapter in Book - Research
Hayes, S., & Tucker, H. (2018). Qualitative research skill training: Learning ethnography in the field. In P. Mura & C. Khoo-Lattimore (Eds.), Asian qualitative research in tourism: Ontologies, epistemologies, methodologies, and methods. (pp. 139-151). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-7491-2_7
Chapter in Book - Research
Carr, N., & Hayes, S. (2017). A comparison of tourism PhD Students' publication records and university of study [Research note]. Tourism Management Perspectives, 23, 151-153. doi: 10.1016/j.tmp.2017.06.005
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S. (2017). Tourism education: A critical analysis. In C. Lee, S. Filep, J. N. Albrecht & W. J. L. Coetzee (Eds.), Proceedings of the 27th Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Annual Conference. (pp. 917-920). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Tourism, University of Otago. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Carr, N., & Hayes, S. (2017). An analysis of tourism PhD students’ publication records against the background of “publish or perish” [Research note]. Anatolia, 28(2), 276-278. doi: 10.1080/13032917.2017.1306715
Journal - Research Article
Hayes, S., & Lovelock, B. (2017). ‘Demystifying’ worldmaking: Exploring New Zealand’s clean and green imaginary through the lens of angling tourists. Tourism Recreation Research, 42(3), 380-391. doi: 10.1080/02508281.2016.1265235
Journal - Research Article
Carr, N., & Hayes, S. (2017). An analysis of trends in Ph.D. research in tourism. Tourism Recreation Research, 42(1), 32-44. doi: 10.1080/02508281.2016.1237412
Journal - Research Article