Mr David Scott
Assistant Lecturer
Office - Commerce 4.55
Tel 64 3 479 8430
Email d.scott@otago.ac.nz
Background
David’s background is in hospitality operations management. Previous employment has included management positions at Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland and as a member of the pre-opening management team at The St David’s Hotel and Spa in Cardiff (the first 5* hotel in Wales). His career has taken him to hotels (and pubs!) in Australia, the UK and New Zealand and it was through these experiences that he began to think more about the social and cultural aspects of the hospitality industry.
David returned to New Zealand in 2000 and, a few years later in 2002, decided to broaden his knowledge of the industry by gaining a Graduate Diploma in Tourism. His knowledge of the industry, combined with his passion for asking questions led him to the Master of Tourism degree offered by the Department of Tourism, which he obtained with distinction in 2006.
His current role continues to illustrate his passion for hospitality and tourism and includes the coordination of two papers in the Hospitality Minor; TOUR303 (Tourist Accommodation Management) and TOUR304 (Events and Conventions Management). He is a member of the PIHMS (Pacific International Hotel Management School) Industry Advisory Board, a role he shares with his colleague, Tara Duncan and is an Undergraduate Advisor within the Department of Tourism.
Research Interests
David’s research interests reflect this background. Recent publications illustrate work on Farmer’s Markets and hotel spaces. His current research broadens these interests to look at how the rhythms of the banal and quotidian act to (re)configure tourist’s everyday performances. This research takes a multi-disciplinary approach to consider how developing an understanding of the multiple mobilities hidden by the taken-for-grantedness of the everyday may allow us to questions concepts such as ‘home’ and ‘away’. David is also interested in developing an understanding of how the power of the individual to affect their everyday, and how they are affected by the everyday world around them, is implicated in constructing various social identities. These include those of, for example, ‘hosts’ and ‘guests’.