eTourism Lab team
Georgina Sekadakis
Social media & charity
Dr Andrew Spencer
Technology adaptation & strategic management
Luca Smiroldo
E-marketing & SMTEs
Nicolas Gregori
Social media & service design
Barbara Neuhofer
Tourism experience & technology
Zornitza Yovcheva
Smart phone augmented reality
Ivana Rihova
Events & social co-creation
John Fotis
Social media & consumer behaviour
Hotel & Catering Show 2015 is the leading hospitality and food service event in the South and South West The Hotel & Catering show in Bournemouth took place on March 17th and 18th 2015 at Bournemouth International Centre (B.I.C.). There were many exhibitors showcasing their own pastries, desserts, cheese, hams and meat delicacies, organic vegetables,… Read more »
ENTER2015 eTourism Conference which took place in Lugano – Switzerland on February 3-6, 2015, brought together the most recent trends and innovations in eTourism, and gave more insight into E-Marketing and Social Media, Big Data Analysis, ICT, SMART tourism destinations and e-Strategy. The main keynote sessions of ENTER2015 are available online: ENTER2015 eTourism conference Bournemouth… Read more »
Bournemouth University eTourism Lab will contribute to the ENTER 2015 Digital Tourism conference in Lugano, from 3-6 February. This top event in Information Technology in Tourism will once again bring the eTourism community together for an exciting week of events organised around the conference theme “eTourism: Transforming Mobility”. Several members from the eTourism Lab will… Read more »
New Members of the eTourism Lab: Kim Boes, Devora Fileva, Ekaterina Volchek The eTourism Lab at Bournemouth University has gotten four new members since November 2014. These are Kim Boes, Carmen Martins, Devora Fileva and Ekaterina Volchek. They all are very enthusiastic about being part of the eTourism Lab and are dedicated to assist… Read more »
The Travolution Summit 2014 took place on November 24th in the award-winning building King’s Place, which offers two top quality concert halls and galleries which can be used for a great variety of events like music, arts and conferencing. The Travolution Summit has been showing the trends from the world of travel and technology in… Read more »
Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis has co-authored two new books on Tourism Planning Costa, C., Panyik, E., Buhalis, D., 2013 European Tourism Planning and Organisation Systems: The EU Member States, Channel View Publications, Bristol This book provides a systematic, country-by-country analysis of tourism policy, planning and organisation in the EU. Its main objective is to explore 21st… Read more »
The most significant worldwide event in the travel and tourism industry, World Travel Market 2014, began on November 3 rd 2014. A huge number of international destinations were present with their impressive national stands. The travel tech exhibitor zone at WTM 2014 was also very popular with powerful tourism players present such as GTA, JacTravel,… Read more »
Also this year, the eTourismLab will be represented at the World Travel Market in London. On November 3rd, Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will encourage participants to contribute to the debate and discussion of eTourism Dynamics – Technology and hotel distribution online: outstanding competitive practices and exciting trends for the future. On November 5th, Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will chair the BU… Read more »
Bournemouth University eTourism Lab leads at the ENTER 2014 Digital Tourism Conference in Dublin, From January 21-24 the famous ENTER 2014 will bring together again the eTourism community from all over the world for an exciting week full of eTourism events centered around the conference theme ‘Where Social Inspiration meets Dynamic eTourism Innovation’. Heavily involved… Read more »
On November 8, 2013 Bournemouth University School of Tourism and the BU eTourism Lab hosted the event ‘Social Media- Make or break reputation’ as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. The event started with a warm welcome from the Director of eTourism Lab and Deputy Director International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research (ICTHR) Professor Dimitrios… Read more »
