Posts By: Dimitrios Buhalis

Opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games : linguists and journalists

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Opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games : linguists and journalists The London-Rio City Links has new Rio 2016 Olympic Games volunteer opportunities for students, staff and alumni who can speak any of the following languages:  Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Portuguese We also have a limited number of places for Journalism students and alumni… Read more » about Opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games : linguists and journalists

Call for Papers: Disruptive Innovations in Tourism and Hospitality

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Call for Papers: DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES Special Issue : Information Technology & Tourism Journal http://www.springer.com/?SGWID=0-102-2-1538141-0 CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue: DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES Guest editors: Giampaolo Viglia, Hannes Werthner and Dimitrios Buhalis The diffusion of disrupting innovations has generated significant market changes, modifying the dominant logic. This structural change… Read more » about Call for Papers: Disruptive Innovations in Tourism and Hospitality

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis on technology for accessible tourism

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Professor Dimitrios Buhalis contributed to the the Europe Without Barriers project. Here is an interview on how technology can provide tools for accessible disability tourism : Innovations on smart technologies, cocreation, Internet of Things, bigdata See https://youtu.be/tx_njTKTK-M     EWB conference “Accessible Tourism: Opportunity for All” on 21 and 22 March 2016.   You can find some information… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis on technology for accessible tourism

Global food security: encouraging healthier eating and balanced diets

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From an early age, children are taught about the importance of eating fruit and vegetables, but a quick glance at most nutrition-based news stories will paint a very different picture, a rise of junk food, fast-food consumption and obesity. Adequate vegetable consumption is fundamental to a healthy balanced diet, however EU compliance with dietary guidelines… Read more » about Global food security: encouraging healthier eating and balanced diets

#BUHospitality15: A Co-Created Experience Journey of our MSc students

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By Dr Barbara Neuhofer. This is a co-created journey with our MSc International Hospitality & Tourism Management and MSc Hotel & Food Service Management students and their study experience at Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality! An extraordinary group of students #BUhospitality15 https://storify.com/barbaraneuhofer/buhospitality15  

Tourism BSc students contribute to the British Conference for Undergraduate Research

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Some of the brightest final year students in the country come together at the , this year being held in Manchester. Congratulations and very well done to our Bournemouth University BSc in Tourism  and Hospitality students Eleanor Green, Amy Tidball, Eleanor Green, Emily-Jane Stowe, Edwin Lewis and Aaron Wornes for their excellent contribution to research…. Read more » about Tourism BSc students contribute to the British Conference for Undergraduate Research

Lifelong health and wellbeing: Destination FeelGood

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Tourism is one of the UK’s most important industries; from staycations to summer breaks, tourism injects millions of pounds into the UK economy every year as holidaymakers descend on British shores in search of some much needed rest and relaxation. One aspect that more and more holidaymakers are looking for is an element of wellness… Read more » about Lifelong health and wellbeing: Destination FeelGood