Wengel, Y. & Ma, L. (2026). Can the Himalayas Speak? Firework Art, Marketing, and Post-human Ethics of Nature. The Geographical Journal (accepted for publication).
Wengel, Y. (2026). Riding the Waves of Change: Female Surfers Experiences and Cultural Shifts in Hainan, China. Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism - Behaviors and Behavior Change in Tourism (accepted for publication).
Ramanayake, U., & Wengel, Y. (2025). Journeys of Resilience: Navigating Leisure Travel with an Eating Disorder. World Leisure journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2025.2520547
Maciuk, K., Apollo, M., Skorupa, J., Jakubiak, M., Wengel, Y., & Geary, D. C. (2025). Facebook Is “For Old People”—So Why Are We Still Studying It the Most? A Critical Look at Social Media in Science. Journalism and Media, 6(2), 62. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/6/2/62
Wong, S. F., Kler, B. K., & Wengel, Y. (2025). A Netnography of How Multisensory Experiences in Travelogues Shape Tourist Sense of Place. Journal of China Tourism Research, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/19388160.2025.2457065
Apollo, M., Wengel, Y., & Kler, B. (2025). Editorial: Tourism development, sustainability, and inclusion [Editorial]. Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsut.2025.1556258
Ramanayake, U., & Wengel, Y. (2024). Traveling with an eating disorder. Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism, 3, 1395295. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsust.2024.1395295
Wengel, Y., Ma, L., Ramanayake, U., Apollo, M., Liu, Y., & Jung, J. (2024). Balancing people-park conflict, conservation, and tourism in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2024.1234567
Wengel, Y., Han, L., & Hu, Y. (2024). Surfing in Hainan Island: An emerging surfing tourism destination in China. Tourism Cases.
Maciuk, K., Santos, C.A.G., Kulesza, L., Gawlik, A., Orzel, A., Jakubiak, M., Bajdor, P., Pytel, S., Specht, M., Krzykowska-Piotrowska, K., Nistor, S., Wengel, Y. & Apollo, M. (2024). An Analysis of Engine Type Trends in Passenger Cars: Are We Ready for a Green Deal? Transport and Telecommunication Journal, 2024, Sciendo, vol. 25 no. 2, pp. 113-135. https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2024-0009
Ju, X., Wengel, Y., Schänzel, H., Liu, C. (2024). Moving Beyond Western Methods: A Methodological Toolbox for Family Entrepreneurship Research in Tourism by Including Children's Voices. Frontiers Sustainable Tourism. 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsut.2023.1294644
Wengel, Y., Ma, L., & Han, L. (2023). Will the new Chinese National Parks system save the world's rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon? Animal Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12902
Wengel, Y., Ma, L., Ma, Y., Apollo, M., Maciuk, K., & Ashton, A. S. (2022). The TikTok effect on destination development: Famous overnight, now what? Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2021.100458
Wengel, Y., Ramanayake, U., Yarko, O. (2022). "I came, I saw and I Instagrammed": How Instagram influences tourists' choices on Hainan Island. Wakayama Tourism Review.
Dashper, K., Turner, J., Wengel, Y. (2020). Gendering knowledge in tourism: Gender (in)equality initiatives in the tourism academy. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1834566
Apollo, M., Mostowska, J., Maciuk, K., Wengel, Y., Jones, T., & Cheer, J. M. (2020). Peak Bagging and Cartographic Misrepresentations. Current Issues in Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1812541
Apollo, M., Andreychouk, V., Moolio, P., Wengel, Y., & Myga-Piątek, U. (2020). Does the altitude of habitat influence residents' attitudes to guests? A new dimension in the residents' attitudes to tourism. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2020.100312
Ma, S., Zhao, X., Gong, Y., & Wengel, Y. (2020). Proposing "healing tourism" as a post-COVID-19 tourism product. Anatolia, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2020.1808490
Apollo, M., Wengel, Y., Schänzel, H., & Musa, G. (2020). Hinduism, Ecological Conservation, and Public Health: What Are the Health Hazards for Religious Tourists at Hindu Temples? Religions, 11(8), 416. www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/8/416
Wengel, Y. (2020). The micro-trends of emerging adventure tourism activities in Nepal. Journal of Tourism Futures. https://doi.org/0.1108/JTF-01-2020-0011
Wengel, Y. (2020). LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in multi-method tourism research. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2019.1611910
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., & Cockburn-Wootten, C. (2019). A critical consideration of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology for tourism studies. Tourism Geographies, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2019.1611910
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wootten, C. (2019). Co-creating knowledge in tourism research using the Ketso method. Tourism Recreation Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2019.1575620
Wengel, Y. (2018). Discourses around World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms in Nepal: A Methodological Approach. Journal of Tourism and Adventure, 1(1), pp 106-116.. https://doi.org/10.3126/jota.v1i1.22754
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wootten, C. (2018) Tourism and 'dirt': A case study of WWOOF farms in New Zealand, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 35, 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.03.001
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wootten, C. (2016) Constructing tourism realities through LEGO Serious Play, Annals of Tourism Research, Volume 56, January 2016, Pages 161-163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2015.11.012
Zhang, K., Lynch, P., McIntosh, A., & Wengel, Y. (2016). Current and future potentialities of critical hospitality studies: Conference workshop report. Hospitality & Society, 6(1), 77-82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/hosp.6.1.77_7
Jordanov, P., Wengel, Y. (2011) Internationalisierung in technischen Bachelor Studiengängen- eine neue Herausforderung in mehrfacher Hinsicht [English Translation: Internationalisation in technical bachelor degrees - A new challenge in several respects]. Die Neue Hochschule, 2011 (3). https://www.hlb.de
Books and Book Chapters
Chon, D., Wengel, Y., Lee, S., & Ferreira, B. (2026). Hainan, Naturally Yours: Branding of Hainan. Student Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (SEIC) at Hainan University-Arizona State University International College (HAIC). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18230889
Wengel, Y. & Ramanayake, U. (2026). Travel our way: Compassionate journeys for children, caregivers, and families travelling with an eating disorder. In Schänzel, H., Khoo, C., & Yang, M. Handbook on Children and Family Tourism. Edward Elgar.
Apollo, M., Wengel, Y. & Pogge, T. (2025). Pro-poor mountain tourism. Routledge.
Wengel, Y., Han, L., & Hu, Y. (2024). Surfing in Hainan Island: An Emerging Surfing Tourism Destination in China. In T. Abdullah & R. Polus (Eds.), Tourism Case Studies Asia-Pacific Region. CABI.
Sherpa, S. & Wengel, Y. (2023). Sherpa and their original identity. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Apollo, M., Andreychouk, V., & Wengel, Y. (2023). Pilgrimage tourism to sacred places of the high Himalaya and its impact on residents across generations. The case of Yamunotri Temple. In R. N. Progano, J. M. Cheer, & X. M. Santos (Eds.), Host Communities and Pilgrimage Tourism: Asia and Beyond. Springer.
Dashper, K., Turner, J., & Wengel, Y. (2023). Gendering knowledge in tourism: Gender (in)equality initiatives in the tourism academy. In C. Eger, A. M. Munar, & C. H. C. Hsu (Eds.), Gender and Tourism Sustainability (pp. 1621-1638). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003329541
Apollo, M., Wengel, Y. (2022). Mountaineering tourism: An introduction. Routledge.
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., & Cockburn-Wootten, C. (2022). A critical consideration of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology for tourism studies. In Ivanova, M., Buda, D.-M., & Burrai, E. (Eds.). (2022). Qualitative Methodologies in Tourism Studies: Disrupting and Co-creating Critical Research (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003274117
Gawlik, A., Apollo, M., Andreychouk, V., Wengel, Y. (2022). Pilgrimage tourism to sacred places of the high Himalaya. In, Gyan Nyaupane, Timothy, D. Tourism and Sustainable Development in the Himalayas: Social, Environmental, and Economic Encounters. Routledge.
Wengel, Y., & Qiao, S. (Eds.). (2022). Human Geography and COVID-19 Pandemic (Vol. 1). Hainan University.
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wootten, C. (2022). World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF). In Buhalis, D. (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. Cheltenham, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377486.world.wide.opportunities.on.organic.farms.wwoof
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wootten, C. (2022). Organic Farming. In Buhalis, D. (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
Apollo, M., Wengel, Y. (2022). Mountaineering Tourism. In Buhalis, D. (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. Cheltenham, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377486.mountaineering.tourism
Apollo, M., Andreychouk, V., Wengel, Y. (2022). Pilgrimage tourism to sacred places of high Himalaya and its impact on residents across generations. The case of Yamunotri Temple. In Progano, N.R., Cheer, J.M., Kato, K., Xose M. Santos, X.M. Host Communities and Pilgrimage Tourism: Asia and Beyond. Springer.
Wengel, Y., Aye, N. Kyi Pyar, W., Kreisz, J. (2021). Protected areas in Myanmar: Outlook for Nature based mountain tourism. In Johnes, T., Bui, H., Apollo, M. (Eds.), Nature-Based Tourism in Asia's Mountainous Protected Areas: A Trans-regional Review of Peaks and Parks. Berlin, Springer.
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wootten, C. (2021). Co-creating knowledge in tourism research using the Ketso method. In Phi, G., Dredge D. (Eds), Critical issues of Tourism Co-creation. (pp. 311-322). Routledge.
Wengel, Y. (2019). An outlook: Emerging adventure tourism activities in Nepal. In P. Sharma (Ed.), NARA Souvenier 2019: Nepal- The World's Best White Water Destination (pp. 71-80). Kathmandu: Nepal Association of Rafting Agents (NARA).
Book Reviews
Wengel, Y. (2023), Masculinities in the Field: Tourism and Transdisciplinary Research. [Book Review]. Journal of Tourism Futures, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 136-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/JTF-03-2023-287
Wengel, Y. (2019). Overtourism: Excesses, discontents and measures in travel and tourism. [Book Review]. Tourism Geographies, 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2019.1697894
Wengel, Y. (2019). Emotional intelligence in tourism and hospitality. [Book Review]. Anatolia, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2019.1655322
Wengel, Y. (2018). Femininities in the field. Tourism and transdisciplinary research. [Book Review]. Journal of Tourism Futures, 4(2), 168-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JTF-06-2018-070
Wengel, Y. (2017). Tourism in Russia: A Management Handbook. [Book Review]. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 9(2), 228-229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2017.1309346
Wengel, Y. (2017). Demystifying Theories in Tourism Research. [Book Review]. Journal of Tourism Futures. 3(2), 198-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JTF-09-2017-059
Wengel, Y., Cockburn-Wootten, C., McIntosh, A. (2017). Tourism as Dirt. Paper presented at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference VI' Reflections on the road less travelled and the journey ahead', June 25-29, 2017, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Wengel, Y., Cockburn-Wootten, C., McIntosh, A. (2015). Constructing tourism realities through Lego Serious Play methodology. Paper presented at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference VI' Reflections on the road less travelled and the journey ahead', 26-30 June 2015, Opatija, Croatia.
Wengel, Y. (2015). Exploring Community Needs with Creative Workshop Technique' Ketso'. A Community Film Series' Food for Thought'. Paper presented at the 18th Waikato Management School Student Research Conference, 12 June 2015, Hamilton, Waikato.
Wengel, Y. (2014). Methodology to Investigate Critical Discourses around World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms as Alternative Tourism. Paper presented at the 49th Latin American Council of Management Schools (CLADEA) Conference, 3-5 September 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
Wengel, Y. (2013). Creative Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision Making using LEGO® Serious Play® Methodology. Paper presented at the 25th New Zealand Communication Association (NZCA) Annual Conference' Waiting for the Communication Revolution', 2-3 December 2013, Wellington, New Zealand.
Phipps, A., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wootten, C. & Wengel, Y. (2013). Vulnerability, Volunteering and Hospitality as Care. Poster presented at the 25th New Zealand Communication Association (NZCA) Annual Conference' Waiting for the Communication Revolution', 2-3 December 2013, Wellington, New Zealand.
Gillbanks, D., Wengel, Y. (2023, December 19). What are tourism’s biggest challenges & threats over the next five years to 2028? The Good Tourism Blog. Retrieved from: https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2023/12/tourism-challenges-threats-five-years-to-2028/
Wengel, Y., Doran, A., Apollo M. (2023, May 25). 70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted. The Conversation. Retrieved from: https://theconversation.com/70-years-after-the-first-ascent-of-everest-the-impact-of-mass-mountaineering-must-be-confronted-204270
Wengel, Y., Doran, A., Apollo M. (2023, May 28). Commentary: 70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted. Channel New Asia. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/mount-everest-70-years-first-climbers-ascent-commercial-tourism-risks-challenges-deaths-3517346
Wengel, Y., Doran, A., Apollo M. (2023, May 29). Opinion: 70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted. South China Morning Post. Retrieved from: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3222165/everest-challenges-mount-70-years-after-edmund-hillary-and-tenzing-norgay-reached-top
Gillbanks, D., Wengel, Y. (2022, June 21). “GT” Insight Bites: Diverse perspectives on economic degrowth and tourism. The Good Tourism Blog. Retrieved from: https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2022/06/gt-insight-bites-diverse-perspectives-on-economic-degrowth-and-tourism/
Wengel, Y. (2022, August 3). Wenn wir es nüchtern noch gut finden, machen wir es! (interview by Franziska Bulban for Spiegel.de). Retrieved from: https://www.spiegel.de/reise/outdoor-magazin-female-explorers-vier-frauen-aus-leipzig-ueber-die-gruendung-ihrer-zeitschrift-a-1d642cf0-464b-485d-9c68-39795ea0c304
Wengel, Y. (2021, March 3). WWOOF! An alternative tourism in times of turmoil. The Good Tourism Blog. Retrieved from: https://goodtourismblog.com/2021/03/wwoof-an-alternative-tourism-in-times-of-turmoil
Wengel, Y. (2020, October 22). DTok Show with Dr Yana Wengel by Crispo Mojica (Producer): Mt. Everest Special series: Mt Everest on Detox. [Internet broadcast]. IIFBA Film & Broadcast Services. Manila, Philiippines.
Wengel, Y. (2020, October 4). China's Hainan was supposed to be a world-class beach destination by 2020. What happened? Interview with Yana Wengel (interview by Steven Ribet for China Southern Morning Post). Retrieved from: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3103802/chinas-hainan-was-supposed-be-world-class-beach
Wengel, Y. (2020, April 18). Coronavirus is giving Mount Everest a much needed break from humanity. The Independent. Retrieved from: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/coronavirus-mount-everest-tourism-nepal-china-tibet-a9463926.html
Wengel, Y. (2020, April 16). Everest has again become the unclimbable peak. I News (printed edition).
Wengel, Y. (2020, April 15). Coronavirus lockdown: Mount Everest's environment will now have the time to 'detox' with climbers banned, but a million livelihoods could be hit. I News. Retrieved from: https://inews.co.uk/news/coronavirus-lockdown-mount-everest-nepal-environmental-impact-tourism-industry-418636
Wengel, Y. (2020, April 9). Everest is closed: enforced hiatus will help its environment recover but hit a million livelihoods. The Conversation. Retrieved from: https://theconversation.com/everest-is-closed-enforced-hiatus-will-help-its-environment-recover-but-hit-a-million-livelihoods-134339
Yang, Shanshan (Editor). (2020, 11 February). Foreigners staying in China. Interview with Yana Wengel. CGTN. Retrieved from: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-02-11/Foreigners-staying-in-China-say-they-trust-Chinese-government-NZAcO2Y7tu/index.html
Wengel, Y. (2019, June 7). Death on Everest: the boom in climbing tourism is dangerous and unsustainable. The Conversation. Retrieved from: https://theconversation.com/death-on-everest-the-boom-in-climbing-tourism-is-dangerous-and-unsustainable-114033
Conference presentations
Han, L. & Wengel, Y. (2025). “Her Freedom, Their Fury?”: Gendered Digital Violence in Chinese Women’s Sports Tourism and the Default Masculinity of Online Spaces. 10th International Research Network in Sport Tourism Conference. Faro, Portugal. October 15-17, 2025.
Naria, O. & Wengel, Y. Sport tourism in China: Territorial dynamics and the challenges of sustainable development objectives on the island of Hainan. 10th International Research Network in Sport Tourism Conference. Faro, Portugal. October 15-17, 2025.
Wengel, Y., Han, L., Ramanayake, U., Hu, Y., & Zhou, Y. (2025). Sensory journeys in Hainan's rainforest: Enhancing multi-sensory visitor experience. ATLAS Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hainan University, Haikou, China. January 13–15, 2025.
Ma, L., Wengel, Y., & Ramanayake, U. (2025). Give a fish or teach to fish: Community empowerment and park-people conflict in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. ATLAS Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hainan University, Haikou, China. January 13–15, 2025.
Wengel, Y., Ma, L., Ramanayake, U., & Liu, Y. (2024). Empowering communities: Capacity development and park-people conflict in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. In Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Mountain Tourism and National Parks (pp. [insert page numbers if available]). Sichuan Tourism University, Chengdu, China, March 29-31, 2024.
Zhou, Y., & Wengel, Y. (2024). Dirty work and meaningful volunteering: Self-portrayal of personal transformation by Chinese Gen Z. In Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Mountain Tourism and National Parks. Sichuan Tourism University, Chengdu, China, March 29-31, 2024. [Best paper award]
Han, L., & Wengel, Y. (2024). Unveiling the dynamics of temple tourism among Chinese youth: A netnographic exploration. In Proceedings of the Netnography Conference - Netnocon 2024. Milan, Italy, 29-31 May 2024. https://netnocon.org/netnocon-2024
Wengel, Y. (2023, 9-11 October). Outdoor Tourism, Well-being, and Social Sustainability. 12th International Conference on Sustainable Tourism & Development. Pokhara, Nepal [Keynote]
Wengel, Y. (2023, 17-18 March). Crisis-driven changes in tourism and hospitality education. 1st International Conference The 'CON2023. Institute of Hotel Management, Mahatma Gandhi Mission University, Mumbai, India, [Keynote]
Han, L., Yang, R., Yao, X., Wengel, Y. (2023, 13 - 17 February). Conservation education in the times of capitalocene: The case of Hainan Gibbon. Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Ju, X., Wengel, Y., Schänzel, H. (2023, 13 - 17 February). Moving beyond western methods: A methodological toolbox for family research by including children's voices. Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Pashkevich, A., Wengel, Y. (2023, 13 - 17 February). Unconditional hospitality and care in migration crisis: The role of the recent 'guests' and them becoming 'hosts'. Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Ramanayake, U., Wengel, Y. (2023, 13 - 17 February). An exploration of care needs in connection with tourism for people with an eating disorder. Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Wengel, Y. (2022, September 6-8). Adventure tourism in Nepal. First National Tourism Conclave-2022. Kathmandu, Nepal. [Keynote]
Wengel, Y. (2022, May 18-20). 'Research on the Employment of Local Residents in National Parks from the Perspective of Ecological Civilization —Taking Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Jianfengling area as an example. 11th International Conference on Sustainable Tourism, Culture & Sports. Kathmandu, Nepal. [Keynote]
Ma, L. & Wengel, Y. (2022, May 18-20). 'Research on the Employment of Local Residents in National Parks from the Perspective of Ecological Civilization —Taking Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Jianfengling area as an example. 11th International Conference on Sustainable Tourism, Culture & Sports. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ramanayake, U., Wengel, Y. (2022, March 8-9). Articulating 'accessibility' for people with eating disorders in tourism research. CTR International Conference "International Tourism Research Salon, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan.
Aye, N., Wengel, Y. (2021, April 07-11). People-park conflicts and political ecology perspectives from the Natma Taung National Park, Myanmar. American Association of Geographers' Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA.
Wengel, Y. (2021, August 26). COVID-19, wellbeing and outdoor tourism. 2021 APCHR Research Seminar Speaker Series. School of Hospitality & Service Management, Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Keynote]
Wengel, Y. (2020, October 16-17). Overtourism in outdoor spaces. Honourable speaker at the International e-Symposium in Current Issues in Tourism. International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [Keynote]
Wengel, Y. (2020, September 10-11). Blended Learning: Future of Education. Distinguished speaker at the International Digital Conference 2020: Best Practices in University Governance, Academic Leadership, Research and Quality Enhancement. University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan. [Keynote]
Wengel, Y. (2020, April 10). Impact & Challenges on UN Sustainable Development Golas. Online conference on tourism and Sustainability, Oxford, United Kingdom. [Keynote]
Wengel, Y., Apollo, M. (2020, February 17-19). The evolution of mountaineering tourists. Paper presented at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference Asia Pacific. Wakayama, Japan.
Apollo, M., Andreychouk, V., Wengel, Y. (2020, February 17-19). Pilgrimage tourism to sacred places of high Himalaya and its impact on residents across two generations: The case of Yamunotri Temple. Paper presented at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference Asia Pacific. Wakayama, Japan. [Best Paper Award]
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wooten, C. (2019, June 24-28). Proposing LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology for tourism studies: A critical reflection. Paper presented at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference VIII. Ibiza, Spain.
Wengel, Y. (2018, September 16-18). Creative tools in tourism planning. Paper presented at the 14th Responsible Tourism in Destinations Conference, 'Loving them to death?'. Plymouth, United Kingdom.
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wooten, C. (2017, June 25-29). Social construction of WWOOFing as volunteer tourism exchange. Paper presented at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference VII. Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Published in Proceedings: Vol. 2017, Article 13. https://digitalcommons.library.tru.ca/cts-proceedings/vol2017/iss1/13/
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wooten, C. (2017, April 24-29). Sustainable ideals in volunteer tourism. The case of WWOOF in New Zealand. 8th Sustainable Tourism Development Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Wengel, Y., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wooten, C. (2015, June 25-29). Constructing tourism realities through LEGO® Serious Play® Methodology. Paper presented at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference VI. Opatija, Croatia.
Wengel, Y., (2015, June 12). Exploring community needs with creative workshop technique 'Ketso'. A community film series' Food for Thought'. Paper presented at the 18th Waikato Management School Student Research Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y., (2014, September 3-5). Methodology to investigate narratives and ideals around World Wide Opportunities On Organic Farms as alternative tourism in New Zealand. Paper presented at the 49th Latin American Council of Management Schools (CLADEA) Conference. Barcelona, Spain.
Phipps, A., McIntosh, A., Cockburn-Wooten, C., Wengel, Y. (2013, December 1-2). Hospitality, volunteering, vulnerability. Poster presented at the 26th New Zealand Communication Association Conference. Wellington, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2013, October 16). Critical discourses around World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms as a part of alternative tourism. Paper presented at the 17th Waikato Management School Student Research Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand. http://cms.mngt.waikato.ac.nz/Portals/65/documents/2013/ywengel.pdf
Presentations, Seminars & Workshops
Wengel, Y., Cheer, J., Ong, C. E., Li, F., Kim, J.-H., & Wong, A. (2025). Supporting early career researchers in tourism [Round table discussion]. ATLAS Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hainan University, Haikou, China, January 13–15 2025.
Wengel, Y. (2024). Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism. [Speaker & Symposium Co-organiser]. Yale Global Justice Programme: Symposium on pro-poor mountain tourism. New Heaven, USA. December 5, 2024.
Zhou, J., Chen, Y., Zhao, L., Li, Y., Wengel, Y. (2024). Dongzhaigang Mangrove Tourism Area: A model of ecotourism and sustainable community development. [Student Competition Mentor] Sustainable Innovation in Tourism & Hospitality: 2024 Global Student Challenge, Kaoshung, Taiwan. December 7, 2024.
Wengel, Y. (2024). Enhancing collaboration for sustainable tourism development [Workshop]. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH), 6-11 August 2024, Kuching, Malaysia.
Wengel, Y. (2023, April 5). "The Ketso Method for Research in Stakeholder Consultation Projects". The Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA) international seminar series online.
Cheer, J., Lean, G., Edelheim, J., Alampay, R., Wengel, Y., Phi, G. & Giddy, J. (2023, 13 - 17 February). Transforming tourism education within a critical tourism studies agenda. Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Adams, K., Bloch, N., Cole, S., Dodds, R., Dolezal, C., Hardy, A., Huong, B., Sin, H. L., Stephenson, M., Schanzel, H., Trupp, A., Tucker, H., Wengel, Y. (2023, 13 - 17 February). Reflections on book publications featuring. Critical Tourism Studies Asia Pacific, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Wengel, Y. (2021, September 3). "Leadership and Skills Set for Future: Hospitality & Tourism Industry". Faculty of Commerce and Management, C Z Patel College of Business and Management – a constituent college of Charutar Vidya Mandal University (CVM University), Gujarat, India.
Wengel, Y. (2020, December 1). Online learning during the pandemic. Organiser of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® workshop for Academic Support Centre at HAITC (Hainan University), Haikou, China.
Wengel, Y. (2020, September 28). Celebrating Tourism. Organiser of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® workshop at HAITC (Hainan University). Haikou, China. https://www.unwto.org/node/11394
Wengel, Y. (2020, September 28). Organiser of the celebrations of U.N. World Tourism Day at HAITC (Hainan University). Haikou, China. https://www.unwto.org/node/11394
Wengel, Y. (2020, July 8). Hainan Free Trade Port Policy: How it will impact us? Panellist at the Town Hall Event. Haikou, China.
Wengel, Y. (2020, January 10-16). Participant at the TEFI symposium and Walking Workshop. Hanoi, Vietnam.
Wengel, Y. (2019, December 20-22). Chair of the Island World Knowledge Network Panel. Island World Cultural Tourism Sub-Forum of the Maritime Silk Road Tourism Alliance Forum & Pacific Rim Island Maritime Silk Road Tourism Education. Haikou, China.
Wengel, Y. (2019, December 12). Hainan, Free Trade Port and tourism development. Panellist at the Hainan Overseas Talents Innovation and Development Forum. Haikou, China
Wengel, Y. (2019, June 24-28). LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology as a data collection tool. Organiser of the workshop at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference VIII. Ibiza, Spain.
Wengel, Y. (2018, June-September). Exploring equality opportunities at the School of Events, Tourism & Hospitality for the ATHENA SWAN Charter. Organiser of the series of Ketso Workshops at the Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Wengel, Y. (2018, May 22-25). Migrant hospitality or hospitality of the migrant? Workshop attendee at the CHME 2018 Research Conference. Bournemouth, UK
Wengel, Y. (2018, February 28). The importance of theoretical debates & creative methodologies in our fields. Presenter at the ICRETH Assembly, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Wengel, Y. (2017, November 13). Becoming an effective academic writer. Organiser of the LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop at the Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2017, April 24-29). Exploring ideals of the future of sustainable tourism. Organiser of the LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop at the 8th Sustainable Tourism Development Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Wengel, Y. (2016, November 21-25). Exploring creative training methods as teaching tools for supervisory management programme. Organiser of the LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop at the LuxDev Aid and Development Agency. Yangon, Myanmar.
Wengel, Y. (2016, May 27). Planning for sustainability in tourism. Organiser of the Ketso Workshop at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2016, April 22). Exploring alternative tourism products. Organiser of the LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2015, August 20). Strategic planning of future activities in the sea scouts section. Organiser of the series of Ketso Workshops at the St Peter's Sea Scout Group, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2015, May 15). Exploring the future of sustainable tourism. Organiser of the LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2015, April 17). Exploring strategies for effective academic writing. Organiser of the LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop for the Doctoral Writing Circle at The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
McIntosh, A., Wengel, Y. (2015, June 25-29). Current and future potentialities of critical hospitality studies. Organiser of the Ketso Workshop at the Critical Tourism Studies Conference VI. Opatija, Croatia.
Cockburn-Wootten, C., Wengel, Y. (2014, March 23). Dealing with communication challenges. Organiser of the Ketso Workshop at the Volunteering Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2013, December 1-2). Ideas on ideal organisational communication. Organiser of the LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop at the 26th New Zealand Communication Association Conference. Wellington, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (December 2013- April 2014). An ideal WWOOFing experience. Organiser of the series of LEGO® Serious Play® Workshops on organic farms, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2013, October). Research into doctoral education. Colloquium organiser at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2013, September 26). Holidays on an organic farm. Finalist in the "3 Minute Thesis" competition at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2013, September 13). Critical Discourses around World Wide Opportunities on Organic farms as a part of alternative tourism. Presenter & organiser at the Departmental Seminar, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wengel, Y. (2013, August 23). Shared ideas about an alternative tourism. Organiser of the LEGO® Serious Play® Workshop at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.