Senior Lecturer
I am a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing, Retail and Tourism, Manchester Metropolitan University
My name is Erose Sthapit. I am a Senior Lecturer in Tourism, MRT Department, Manchester Metropolitan University. I moved to Manchester in December 2021 from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland. I successfully completed by PhD in Marketing (focusing on Consumer Behaviour in Tourism) in 2018 from University of Vaasa (2014-2018). I have completed both my bachelor’s and master’s degree from Finland and is linked to tourism.
PhD in Marketing (Consumer Behaviour in Tourism) - University of Vaasa, Finland (2014-2018)
M.Soc.Sc - Tourism Research, University of Lapland, Finland (2011-2013)
Research Specialist (2018-2020) - Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
2023 Journal of Destination Marketing & Management
2023 Event Management
2023 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights
2023 Leisure Studies
2023 International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration
2022 European Journal of Tourism Research
2022 International Journal of Spa and Wellness
2022 Consumer Behaviour in Tourism and Hospitality
2020 Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research
2020 Nordic Journal of Tourism
2020 Tourism Review
I have a passion for teaching. I find it rewarding when interacting with students and co-creating the learning experience. Positive feedback is extremely motivating and I consider it to be precious.
I currently teach mainly tourism units in level 5 and 6 - Tourism Destination Fieldwork and International Tourism Destinations including marketing unit(s).
I am supervising undergraduate and post-graduate students as well as accepting PhD students for supervision.
I welcome applications from students looking to pursue postgraduate research degrees (PhD) in the following areas:
- Memorable Tourism Experiences
- Culinary, souvenir or nature based tourism experiences
- Sharing economy and Airbnb
- Interactive value formation, particularly value co-destruction
Tourism and hospitality are exciting and dynamic areas of study and present a wide range of opportunities for careers all over the world.
Following the impact of COVID-19, employers are going to be l…
I have supervised undergraduate and post graduate students.
Björk, P., Sthapit, E. (2017) 'Well-Being of Locals, Tourist Experiences and Destination Competitiveness.' Tourism on the Verge. pp. 149-162.
Seyfi, S., Rasoolimanesh, S.M., Sthapit, E., Hall, C.M. (2024) 'Antecedents of domestic visitor’s memorable experiences and gender difference: a heritage tourism context.' Tourism Recreation Research, pp. 1-16.
Sthapit, E., Prentice, C., Ji, C., Yang, P., Garrod, B., Björk, P. (2024) 'Experience‐driven well‐being and purchase: An alternative model of memorable wine tourism experiences.' International Journal of Tourism Research, 26(2)
Ji, C., Prentice, C., Sthapit, E., Lei, I. (2024) 'Build trust, they will come: the case of casino high rollers!.' International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management,
Sthapit, E., Ji, C., Ping, Y., Prentice, C., Garrod, B., Yang, H. (2024) 'Experience-driven well-being: the case of unmanned smart hotels.' International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 36(13) pp. 1-18.
Sthapit, E., Prayag, G., Rasoolimanesh, S.M., Björk, P. (2024) 'Value co-destruction in Airbnb: antecedents and outcomes.' Journal of Vacation Marketing,
Heinonen, J., Sthapit, E. (2024) 'Service agent driven co-created caring in chat-based customer service encounters.' Services Marketing Quarterly, 45(1) pp. 1-24.
Sthapit, E., Stone, M.J., Bjork, P. (2024) 'Sources of Value co-creation, co-destruction and co-recovery at Airbnb in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic.' International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration,
Sthapit, E., Yang, P., Ji, C., Björk, P., Stone, M.J. (2024) 'Remembrance of travels past: creating memorable halal food experiences among non-muslim Chinese tourists.' Journal of Foodservice Business Research, pp. 1-28.
Rantsi, M., Garrod, B., Sthapit, E., Pesonen, J. (2023) 'Impact of sustainability communication on German tourists’ willingness to pay for a Finnish cottage holiday.' Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 23(4) pp. 283-299.
Eskelinen, O., Garrod, B., Sthapit, E., Suni, J. (2023) 'Motivations for domestic overnight travel by Finnish disc golfers: a serious-leisure perspective.' Leisure Studies, pp. 1-16.
Sthapit, E., Garrod, B., Coudounaris, D.N., Björk, P., Erul, E., Song, H. (2023) 'Antecedents and outcomes of memorable wildlife tourism experiences.' Journal of Ecotourism, pp. 1-23.
Sthapit, E., Garrod, B., Stone, M.J., Bjork, P., Song, H. (2023) 'Value co-destruction in tourism and hospitality: a systematic literature review and future research agenda.' Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 40(5) pp. 363-382.
Bjork, P., Kauppinen-Räisänen, H., Sthapit, E. (2023) 'The impact of cruise ship dinescape on travellers’ behaviour.' Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality, 18(2) pp. 174-190.
Sthapit, E., Bjork, P., Coudounaris, D.N., Jiménez-Barreto, J., Vo-Thanh, T. (2023) 'Antecedents and outcomes of memorable volunteer tourism experiences.' Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights,
Medeiros, S.A.D., Campos, A.C., Freitas, L.B.A., Mondo, T.S., Sthapit, E. (2023) 'Capturing eudaimonic feelings in tourism experience: a construct proposal and preliminary empirical evidence.' Tourism and Hospitality Research,
Medeiros, S., Campos, A.C.F.D., Sthapit, E., Almeida, L.B., Mondo, T.S. (2023) 'Examining the antecedents and outcomes of satisfaction in film festival context: Further evidence of validity of the eudaimonic feelings construct.' Tourism and Hospitality Research,
Song, H., Yang, H., Sthapit, E. (2023) 'Robotic service quality, authenticity, and revisit intention to restaurants in China: extending cognitive appraisal theory.' International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management,
Jokelainen, J., Garrod, B., Sthapit, E., Pesonen, J. (2023) 'The role of experiential familiarity in shaping hotel-chain competitiveness.' International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management,
Quang, T.D., Phan Tran, N.M., Sthapit, E., Thanh Nguyen, N.T., Le, T.M., Doan, T.N., Thu-Do, T. (2023) 'Beyond the homestay: women’s participation in rural tourism development in Mekong Delta, Vietnam.' Tourism and Hospitality Research,
Sthapit, E., Bjork, P., Coudounaris, D.N. (2022) 'Towards a better understanding of memorable wellness tourism experience.' International Journal of Spa and Wellness, 6(1) pp. 1-27.
Sthapit, E., Bjork, P., Coudounaris, D.N., Jimenez-Barreto, J. (2022) 'Memorable Halal tourism experience and its effects on place attachment.' International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration,
Sthapit, E., Bjork, P. (2022) 'Sources of negative memorable experiences: Finnish Airbnb guest perspectives.' Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality, 17(4) pp. 382-395.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Coudounaris, D.N. (2022) 'Memorable nature-based tourism experience, place attachment and tourists’ environmentally responsible behaviour.' Journal of Ecotourism,
Sthapit, E., Bjork, P., Rasoolimanesh, S.M. (2022) 'Toward a better understanding of memorable souvenir shopping experiences.' International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration,
Jiménez-Barreto, J., Rubio, N., Mura, P., Sthapit, E., Campo, S. (2022) '“Ask Google Assistant Where to Travel” Tourists’ Interactive Experiences With Smart Speakers: An Assemblage Theory Approach.' Journal of Travel Research, 62(4) pp. 734-752.
Hosany, S., Sthapit, E., Björk, P. (2022) 'Memorable tourism experience: a review and research agenda.' Psychology and Marketing, 39(8) pp. 1467-1486.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Piramanayagam, S., Coudounaris, D.N. (2022) 'Antecedents and outcomes of memorable halal food experiences of non-Muslim tourists.' Journal of Islamic Marketing, 14(4) pp. 913-936.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Coudounaris, D.N. (2022) 'Airbnb: what determines a memorable experience?.' Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality, 17(1) pp. 42-55.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Piramanayagam, S. (2021) 'Domestic tourists and local food consumption: motivations, positive emotions and savouring processes.' Annals of Leisure Research, 26(2) pp. 316-337.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Piramanayagam, S. (2021) 'Motivational, emotional and memorable dimensions of non-Muslim tourists’ halal food experiences.' Journal of Islamic Marketing, 14(1) pp. 23-42.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Coudounaris, D.N., Stone, M.J. (2021) 'A new conceptual framework for memorable Airbnb experiences: guests’ perspectives.' International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 16(1) pp. 75-86.
Jiménez-Barreto, J., Loureiro, S., Braun, E., Sthapit, E., Zenker, S. (2021) 'Use numbers not words! Communicating hotels’ cleaning programs for COVID-19 from the brand perspective.' International Journal of Hospitality Management, 94
Sthapit, E., Bjørk, P. (2021) 'Interactive value formation: drivers and outcomes from Airbnb guests’ perspectives.' Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 21(2) pp. 129-147.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Jiménez-Barreto, J., Stone, M.J. (2021) 'Spillover effect, positive emotions and savouring processes : Airbnb guests’ perspective.' Anatolia: an international journal of tourism and hospitality research, 32(1) pp. 33-45.
Stone, M.J., Migacz, S., Sthapit, E. (2021) 'Connections Between Culinary Tourism Experiences and Memory.' Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 46(4) pp. 797-807.
Sthapit, E., Piramanayayagam, S., Björk, P. (2020) 'Tourists' motivations, emotions, and memorable local food experiences.' Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism, 5(1) pp. 17-32.
Sthapit, E., Del Chiappa, G., Coudounaris, D.N., Bjork, P. (2020) 'Determinants of the continuance intention of Airbnb users : consumption values, co-creation, information overload and satisfaction.' Tourism Review, 75(3) pp. 511-531.
Sthapit, E., Del Chiappa, G., Coudounaris, D.N., Björk, P. (2020) 'Tourism experiences, memorability and behavioural intentions : a study of tourists in Sardinia, Italy.' Tourism Review, 75(3) pp. 533-558.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P. (2020) 'Towards a better understanding of interactive value formation : three value outcomes perspective.' Current Issues in Tourism, 23(6) pp. 693-706.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Jiménez Barreto, J. (2020) 'Negative memorable experience: North American and British Airbnb guests’ perspectives.' Tourism Review, 76(3) pp. 639-653.
Sthapit, E. (2019) 'Antecedents of a memorable hotel experience: Finnish hotels perspective.' Current Issues in Tourism, 22(20) pp. 2458-2461.
Sthapit, E. (2019) 'My bad for wanting to try something unique: sources of value co-destruction in the Airbnb context.' Current Issues in Tourism, 22(20) pp. 2462-2465.
Sthapit, E., Jiménez-Barreto, J. (2019) 'You never know what you will get in an Airbnb: poor communication destroys value for guests.' Current Issues in Tourism, 22(19) pp. 2315-2318.
Sthapit, E. (2019) 'Linking accommodation choice, information overload and choice overload.' Current Issues in Tourism, 22(19) pp. 2323-2326.
Sthapit, E., Coudounaris, D.N., Björk, P. (2019) 'Extending the memorable tourism experience construct: an investigation of memories of local food experiences.' Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 19(4-5) pp. 333-353.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P. (2019) 'Sources of value co-destruction: Uber customer perspectives.' Tourism Review, 74(4) pp. 780-794.
Jiménez-Barreto, J., Sthapit, E., Rubio, N., Campo, S. (2019) 'Exploring the dimensions of online destination brand experience: Spanish and North American tourists' perspectives.' Tourism Management Perspectives, 31pp. 348-360.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P. (2019) 'Sources of distrust: Airbnb guests' perspectives.' Tourism Management Perspectives, 31pp. 245-253.
Sthapit, E. (2019) 'Memories of gastronomic experiences, savoured positive emotions and savouring processes.' Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 19(2) pp. 115-139.
Sthapit, E. (2019) 'Exploring the antecedents of value co-creation: guests’ perspectives on Finnish hotels.' Anatolia, 30(1) pp. 140-142.
Sthapit, E., Kozak, M., Coudounaris, D. (2019) 'What am i going to do now? Examining choice overload in vacation activities using the familiarity concept.' Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 19(3) pp. 232-258.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P. (2019) 'Relative contributions of souvenirs on memorability of a trip experience and revisit intention: a study of visitors to Rovaniemi, Finland.' Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 19(1) pp. 1-26.
Sthapit, E. (2018) 'Is there more to the effects of tourists’ local food consumption on post-consumption behaviour?.' Anatolia, 29(4) pp. 614-616.
Sthapit, E. (2018) 'Exploring the antecedents of value no-creation: Cruise tourists’ perspective.' Anatolia, 29(4) pp. 617-619.
Sthapit, E., Jiménez-Barreto, J. (2018) 'Exploring tourists’ memorable hospitality experiences: An Airbnb perspective.' Tourism Management Perspectives, 28pp. 83-92.
Sthapit, E., Coudounaris, D.N., Björk, P. (2018) 'The memorable souvenir-shopping experience: antecedents and outcomes.' Leisure Studies, 37(5) pp. 628-643.
Sthapit, E., Jiménez-Barreto, J. (2018) 'Sharing in the host–guest relationship: perspectives on the Airbnb hospitality experience.' Anatolia, 29(2) pp. 282-284.
Sthapit, E. (2018) 'The more the merrier: Souvenir shopping, the absence of choice overload and preferred attributes.' Tourism Management Perspectives, 26pp. 126-134.
Sthapit, E., Coudounaris, D.N. (2018) 'Memorable tourism experiences: antecedents and outcomes.' Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 18(1) pp. 72-94.
Sthapit, E. (2018) 'A netnographic examination of tourists’ memorable hotel experiences.' Anatolia, 29(1) pp. 108-128.
Coudounaris, D.N., Sthapit, E. (2017) 'Antecedents of memorable tourism experience related to behavioral intentions.' Psychology and Marketing, 34(12) pp. 1084-1093.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P., Coudounaris, D.N. (2017) 'Emotions elicited by local food consumption, memories, place attachment and behavioural intentions.' Anatolia, 28(3) pp. 363-380.
Sthapit, E. (2017) 'Exploring tourists’ memorable food experiences: a study of visitors to Santa’s official hometown.' Anatolia, 28(3) pp. 404-421.
Sthapit, E., Björk, P. (2017) 'Activity participation home and away–examining the spillover theory among families on holiday.' Anatolia, 28(2) pp. 209-223.
Camilleri, J., Neuhofer, B. (2017) 'Value co-creation and co-destruction in the Airbnb sharing economy.' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, 29(9) pp. 2322-2340.
Research Specialist - Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
