What is Tourism Research

In recent years, some voices have alerted on the gender inequalities not only in the tourism industry, a private sphere where the authority seems to be monopolized by men, but also in academic research. These emerging studies have emphasized the role of women in scientific knowledge production and distribution. This chapter goes in that direction, interrogating the first Latin American center fully specialized in tourism and hospitality research, CIET. Founded by Regina Schluter and her colleagues, this center inspired thousands of professional researchers in the region standing for a leading platform for tourism research in Spanish. CIET has been a source of consult and excellence in research in Argentina and Latin America over more than three decades.