In this paper, we draw on a relational ontology to explore what collaborative ways of knowing might mean in the field of tourism research. Using tourism as a prism to explore the messy realities of collaborative knowledge production, we argue that knowledge is always co-created through situated practices. By focusing on collaboration and co-creation of research and based on a discussion on what, how and where to know we suggest four orientations of research practices that clarify what collaborative research can be about and how it is of value. Research collaboration should capture the situated practices, strive for critical proximity, be interventionist and seek to come to matter in new ways.

在本文中，我们利用关系本体论来探讨协作的认识方式在旅游研究领域可能意味着什么。我们以旅游业为棱镜，探索协作知识生产的混乱现实，我们认为知识总是通过情境实践共同创造的。通过关注研究的协作和共同创造，并基于关于什么，如何知道和在哪里知道的讨论，我们提出了研究实践的四个方向，以阐明什么是合作研究以及它的价值。研究合作应捕捉实际情况，争取关键的接近性，成为干预主义者，并寻求以新的方式发展问题。