The GLTRG extends a warm welcome to academics and practitioners alike, with the aim of fostering and progressing geographical research in tourism and leisure studies.

About the GLTRG

The GLTRG was officially founded in 2000 as the result of and is a research branch of the Royal Geographical Society, with the Institute of British Geographers. Stemming from activities of the Limited Life Working Party on the Geography of British Tourism, the GLTRG now has a global reach and encompasses tourism and leisure throughout the world.

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Memberships of the GLTRG is open to all fully paid fellows (including Associate members) of the RGS-IBG. Membership of the GLTRG is free for RGS-IBG Fellows and provides you access to a range of resources, networks and events.

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Featured Research Activity

Research Activities

Nature, Health and Digital: Transcending Borders of Exclusion Through Immersive Solutions

Join us for a virtual event! Nature, Health and Digital: Transcending Borders of Exclusion Through Immersive Solutions In partnership with GLTRG and DGRG (Digital Geographies Research Group) Date: 28th September 2020. Time: 9am – 12pm Location: zoom (details provided upon registration) Register at: https://www.transient-spaces.org/nature-health-and-digital-transcending-borders-of-exclusion-through-immersive-solutions/

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“More than just a number: Re-Humanizing the Tourism Academy” Symposium, 6-7th July, 2025

Join us! The Geographies of Leisure & Tourism Research Group (GLTRG), Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI), TourismRESET, Critical Tourism Studies (CTS) and the Leisure Studies Association (LSA) invites you to participate in the “More than just a number: Re-Humanizing the Tourism Academy” Symposium, 6-7th July, 2025 in-person and online, hosted by York St John University. […]