...Vanessa Ratten Purpose Tourism entrepreneurship is an emerging area of study that has both practical and theoretical importance. This paper aims to review past research on tourism entrepreneurship with the view of highlighting neglected areas of study. Design/methodology/approach A review...

.... Findings Results reveal that many surf tourists are interested in surfing as a leisure activity but others see the potential business opportunities of the sport. Originality/value This study fills a gap in the literature between lifestyle entrepreneurship and surf tourism by highlighting the role...

... generate new ideas from various sources, some of which discuss below: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Iran Entrepreneurship Tourism industry Opportunity recognition Tourism Entrepreneurial opportunities...

..., South Tyrol and Trentino. A GABEK analysis was performed. Findings The findings suggest that the tourism sector is suitable for new minority entrepreneurship because of the relatively low entry barriers and because it values the competitive strengths of new minority members (international ties...