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Peter Varga

Dr Peter Varga

Dr Peter Varga

Assistant Professor

Fachgebiet

  • Anthropologie und Tourismus
  • Kulturelle Intelligenz
  • Soziokulturelle Nachhaltigkeit
  • Nachhaltige Hospitality-Kultur
  • Tourismusentwicklung

Biographie

Peter Varga besitzt einen Doktortitel und ist Assistenzprofessor an der EHL. Seine Forschungsinteressen liegen in der nachhaltigen soziokulturellen Dynamik aktueller touristischer Praktiken in Aufnahmegesellschaften, in kultureller Intelligenz in interkulturellen Dienstleistungsbegegnungen und in der Symbolik von Lebensmitteln und Essgewohnheiten aus einer kulturellen Perspektive.


Er erwarb einen Doktortitel in Sozialwissenschaften mit Spezialisierung in Anthropologie des Tourismus an der Universität von Guadalajara und einen Master of Arts in Soziologie mit Schwerpunkt Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft an der Central European University und der University of Lancaster. Er lebt mit seiner Frau und seinen beiden Kindern in der Nähe von Genf.

Auszeichnungen

Outstanding Paper Award Runner-Up for "A modified value chain analysis of tourism development in the Inlay Lake region, Myanmar", Conference Proceedings of BEST EN Think Tank XV (2015)

Ausbildung

PhD in Social Sciences, Specialisation in Anthropology of Tourism, University of Guadalajara

Unterrichtete Kurse

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
• Corporate Sustainability
• Gestion de la responsabilité sociétale de l’entreprise
• Sustainability transitions and Innovation in business
MASTER IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
• Foundations of Sustainability

Unterrichtsort

EHL Campus Singapore
Akademische Publikationen

Akademische Publikationen von Peter Varga

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Sociocultural hurdles of sustainable hospitality management

Sustainability in the hospitality industry has been an area of growing interest among stakeholders in the last decades. However, sustainable projects that are often proposed by foreign/international stakeholders have met various obstacles during...

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Insights from images posted on social media : examining the motivations of volunteer tourists

Extensive research has been conducted on the motivations of volunteer tourists; however, the scope has not included how motivation is expressed through the posting of images on social media. This study examines the relationship between volunteer...

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The symbolic understanding of milk in Swiss gastronomy

In the 21st century, in a context where milk and dairy products are at the centre of many debates, this article wonders how doubts about these products are perceived in a gastronomic context where they are particularly appreciated and used. This...

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Ethical concern for Dumbo : elephant tourism in Thailand

There is a growing interest in the treatment of animals used in the tourism industry, yet the academic literature on the animal welfare consideration exhibited by tourists is limited. This exploratory study seeks to identify if demographic...

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KITRO : technology solutions to reduce food waste in Asia-Pacific hospitality and restaurants

This teaching case addresses sustainable hospitality in Asia-Pacific, specifically practices to reduce food waste. Hospitality and foodservice firms often require a third party to manage the introduction of sustainable practices. KITRO is a Swiss...

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To go or not to go, that is the question : using social influence to reduce hot beverage cup waste

While most consumers today feel concerned by environmental issues, the consumption of hot beverage in disposable cups remains very important. In this study, we use influence strategies related to social norms to reduce these behaviors and get...

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Teaching sustainability in higher education institutions : assessing hospitality students’ sustainability literacy

Currently, higher education (HE) institutions include sustainability concepts into their programs. Previous literature examined the opportunities and challenges of integrating sustainability at an institutional, curricular, and instrumental level....

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Welcome to my home : Muslim residents’ perceptions of Western tourists

Religion influences people and their perceptions. This paper examines Muslim hosts' perception of Western mass tourism using the tourist island of Gili Trawangan in Indonesia. The study's primary purpose is to show how the beliefs and practices of...

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Zeitschriftenpublikationen

Laaksonen, S. and Varga, P. (forthcoming). Assessing the impact of selfie-taking tourists on local tour guides in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: A netnographic analysis of a dark tourism location. Journal of Heritage Tourism.

Zizka, L., & Varga, P. (2021). Teaching Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions Assessing Hospitality Student’s Sustainability Literacy. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2020.1726771

Martin-Rios, C., Zizka, L., Varga, P. & Pasamar, S. (2020). KITRO: technology solutions to reduce food waste in Asia-Pacific hospitality and restaurants, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2020.1773513

Zizka, L. & Varga, P. (2020). EDUCATION 2030: Aligning sustainable development goals (SDGS) to and for a higher education. Paper presented at the 12th International (online) Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Online.

Terrier, L., Varga, P. Scaroni, A., & Zizka, L. (2020). To go or not to go, that is the question: Using social influence to reduce hot beverage cup waste, Journal of Foodservice Business Research, 23 (4), 350-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/15378020.2020.1768041

Leroy, P., & Varga, P. (2019). The symbolic understanding of milk in Swiss gastronomy. Research in Hospitality Management, 9(1), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/22243534.2019.1653608

Worwag, S., Varga, P., & Zizka, L. (2019). Tourists’ Ethical Concern for Dumbo: Elephant Tourism in Thailand. Journal of Travel, Tourism and Recreation, 1(2), 17-27.

Haslebacher, C., Varga, P. & Murphy, H.C. (2019). Insights from images posted on social media: Examining the motivations of volunteer tourists. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, 18(2), 259-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332845.2019.1558490

Varga, P., & Binder, A. (2015). Sociocultural Hurdles of Sustainable Hospitality Management. Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism, 4(1), 77-92. DOI: 10.7603/s40930-015-0005-7

Varga, P. and Losa, A. S. (2013). Cultural stereotypes as work tools in the luxury setting? Investigating interactional practices in intercultural hotel front-desk encounters. Proceedings of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC).

Varga, P., & Losa, A. S. (2011). Enseigner la sociologie à l’EHL (HES-EHL). Au-delà de l’Université. La sociologie face à la diversité de ses publics. Bulletin de la Société suisse de Sociologie, (140), 11-13.