When the stars align – exploring inclusive tourism from human rights perspective at ISA RC50 Interim conference
(Text: Tuuli Pulkkinen | Photo: Bella Thanakarn Vongvisitsin) Konnichiwa! My conference trip to Japan might have happened already months ago, but the spirit of Japan will now never leave me. I started my PhD journey in 2022, with the first couple of years being hectic with other work, I only started to work fulltime on my dissertation from the beginning of 2024. I always found it difficult to find conferences that would be a perfect fit for my topic, which is about inclusive tourism in the case of sexual and gender minorities, rainbow individuals. I study the topic from both individual (traveler) and business perspectives. I have participated in conferences before and made some great connections, but I always felt that there was something missing from those conference experiences. Hence, when I found out about the ISA RC50 (International Sociological Association, Research Committee 50) Interim Conference on Human Rights , I was immediately interested. That seemed like a good ...