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ABSTRACT

An account is provided of hospitality research developments over the last two decades. The author offers a personal reflection of voyage travelled, knowledge discovery, and the evolution of what is referred to as hospitality studies, supported by illustrative examples. Activities of scholars from within the field of hospitality management, and those located in the wider social sciences are discussed. As the voyage progresses, it is apparent that the endeavours of academic communities have resulted in some legacies. The opinion piece concludes that a future beckons hospitality research that celebrates intellectual diversity and plural ways of knowing.

2. Legacies and futures

In reading the foregoing, I hope that the legacies are self-evident. They are not in the physicality of texts, journals and conferences albeit their significant catalytic and ‘meeting point’ function. The real legacies are in the: manner in which: distinct communities of hospitality scholars have coalesced around hospitality concepts and practices; reciprocal travel of research and knowledge between hospitality and social science communities internationally; knowledge creation and cocreation as existing and novel schools of thought critically confront; and evolution of the study of, and the study for, hospitality as complimentary companions, and not polar positions. In terms of my advice for younger hospitality researchers I offer the following. In 2002 I reviewed the current state of hospitality research proposing that the core role of research was: academic freedom; knowledge pursuit and creation; and scientific enquiry, integrity, rigor, critique and autonomy. Secondary were aspects, such as: inform practice, policy and education; research assessment/funding formula; means of academic career progression. That is to say, provided researchers focused their energies on the core, the secondary outputs would take care of themselves. Today I am struck by just how’ ‘romantic’ this notion presents, where academic freedom tends to be bounded by institutionally dictated research strategies, priority themes, and research assessment metrics, with career advancement guided to deliver within this framework. My career stage renders me immune to these institutional forces, free to indulge my passion for hospitality as a social phenomenon. This is not the case for the majority of younger hospitality scholars, and particularly those located within a business school type of environment. For you I would advocate a dual, but not disconnected approach. Play a strategic ‘game’ in terms of alignment with, and active contribution to, your host institute's research strategy, and national research assessment metrics. Alongside explore the ‘other’ knowledge, in ‘stranger’ disciplines and fields of study, and be bold in constructing inventive, multi-disciplinary collaborations. In your research methodology design be ever curious to seek out the differences, novel, and illuminating that can enrich and stimulate our never-ending quest for knowledge of hospitality.