Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Dineke Koerts joined NHTV after working for several tour operators specialising in tours to Asia. At NHTV she has taught and developed courses on the tourist experience, tour guiding, interpretation, storytelling and cross-cultural communication as well as on world history, geography and tourism history. She is involved in the International Research Forum on Guided Tours, a mobile platform for research on all dimensions of guided tours such as new technologies, mobility, creating experiences, interpretation of heritage.
Next to her work at NHTV, Dineke works as a curator and consultant for cultural exchange projects between Europe and China in the field of contemporary performing arts.
In her academic research, Dineke focuses on several aspects of Chinese tourism, on the impact of tourism on the city of Amsterdam, and on tour guiding and the interpretation of heritage.
- PhD, Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam
- PhD thesis: Tourism in China: Representing the nation to English speaking tourists
- MA in Asian History, University of Amsterdam
Subjects
China and Chinese tourism, Amsterdam and the current impact of tourism on the city, Tour guiding, Heritage interpretation, Storytelling, Tourism history
Network
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Research Output 2013 2019
Next tourism generation skills alliance: digital, green and social skill for tourism
Koerts, D., 13 Jun 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Other research output
Amsterdam: interpreting the city in free walking tours
Koerts, M., 18 Mar 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Other research output
Amsterdam: Interpreting the city in free walking tours
Koerts, M., 18 Mar 2017, International Research Forum on Guided Tours 2017 Proceedings. Roskilde: University of RoskildeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Amsterdam: the limits of urban tourism?
Koerts, M., 26 Mar 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Other research output
Chinese independent tourists : new opportunities for independent European guides?
Koerts, M., 7 Dec 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Other research output
Activities 2011 2017
Trends in Western tourism: what to do and where to go in 2017?
M Koerts (Speaker)9 Apr 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures/talks/presentations (not at a conference)
Guestlecture Chinese Millenial Tourists
M Koerts (Speaker)11 Sep 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures/talks/presentations (not at a conference)
Chinese tourism to the Netherlands
M Koerts (Speaker)10 Apr 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures/talks/presentations (not at a conference)
International Research Forum on Guided Tours
M Koerts (Member of programme committee)2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
Donghua University Shanghai
M Koerts (Visiting lecturer)1 Mar 2017 → 14 Apr 2017
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Press / Media
Hora est: Dineke Koerts; Cultuurwetenschappen. "Interessant om dieper in te gaan op wat ik als reisleidster had gezien"
1/01/15
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Projects 2018 2022
- 1 Active
NTG Alliance: Next Tourism Generation Alliance
Dijkmans, C., Koerts, D., Mainil, T., Elbers, L., van Liere, L. & de Vrieze - McBean, R.
1/03/18 → 1/03/22
Project: Research
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