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Christopher J. Hayes
Christopher J. Hayes is an interdisciplinary researcher whose research focuses on tourism development in Japan along two main strands: first, he is interested in international perceptions of Japan as a tourism destination and the influence of foreign media on destination image; and second, he is conducting research on tourism destination development in Japan aligned to the government’s commitment to hosting international sports events, taking the 2019 Rugby World Cup as a longitudinal case study, investigating its legacy for tourism and wider impacts.
Contact: Department of Finance, Performance and Marketing, Teesside University, International Business School, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BX, UK.