What Is Narrative Transportation Theory—and Why Should Regional Tourism Care?
Inside every old town lives a new story—emerging not instead of, but because of what came before.
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Author: Kim Hatton
Why People Misunderstand Regional Towns – and How to Reframe the Story
Regional towns struggle not with invisibility—but with oversimplified mental maps. Drawing on schema theory, this article explores how Gippsland, Daylesford, and New Zealand have reshaped public perception—and what councils can learn from them.
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The Ancient Enemy: How a 3,000-Year-Old Story Shapes Today’s Middle East
There’s a moment that keeps coming back to me from October 2023. Netanyahu, standing before Israeli troops, invoking a three-thousand-year-old biblical commandment: “Remember what Amalek has done to you.” Most heard heated rhetoric. But for those listening carefully—it was something far more specific.
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When Faith Becomes a Cage: The Hidden World of Spiritual Coercion
How spiritual manipulation hides within respectable Christian communities—from campus ministries to prosperity churches. An exploration of psychological entrapment and the true cost of leaving.
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The Pope in the Mirror: Outrage, AI, and the Performance of Power
Trump’s AI images and media theatrics aren’t signs of dementia—they’re a deliberate strategy. What happens when outrage becomes the operating system of politics?
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The Gamified Journey: How Behavioral Design is Transforming the Psychology of Travel
Travel isn’t just about going somewhere anymore—it’s about becoming someone. The quiet revolution of gamification is reshaping how we experience destinations, and smart marketers are already playing several moves ahead.
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The Inheritance We Carry: How Trauma Echoes Through Generations
A vivid, three-generation story of trauma, resilience, and mental illness reveals how genes, immune systems, emotional suppression, and experience weave together — and why understanding invisible legacies could be one of the most radical acts of healing.
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Nothing’s Ever Good Enough Anymore
The coldest thing in Australia isn’t our beer, but how we’ve learned to respond to hope.
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The Quiet Revolution: How Emotional Intelligence is Redefining Luxury Hospitality
Looking at the complexity of modern luxury hospitality through an emotional lens, this piece reveals a paradox: the most memorable experiences aren’t built from expensive materials, but from moments of genuine human connection that create lasting emotional imprints.
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