Three BU students have won the annual Master Innholders Competition, of which the award ceremony and conference will take place from the 16-17 January in The Hilton on Park Lane in London. The competition was open to all Hospitality Management degree programmes within Europe, which required students to produce a 10 minute video on a… Read more » about BU students scoop first place at Hotel event of the year
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Student wins Vanessa Cotton Scholarship
Dominique Dashwood-Evans, a final year Hospitality student, has won the Vanessa Cotton Scholarship to attend the European Meetings & Events Conference 2012 in Budapest, Hungary from the 29-31 January. She has had a beamingly successful past year, having just completed a highly desirable placement year with catering company CH&Co which led her fortunately to be… Read more » about Student wins Vanessa Cotton Scholarship
Andrew Stembridge visits BU
Andrew Stembridge, winner of the 2010 Hotelier of the year award, came to BU last Tuesday to give a speech to School of Tourism students. Both students and staff were in attendance of the lecture, of which Andrew spoke about the recipe for building a successful career, regardless of the industry or sector. He shared… Read more » about Andrew Stembridge visits BU
BU at the World Travel Market
Today was our first day at the World Travel Market and as far as we know the first day at the WTM for any UK university. BU received some fantastic compliments on the quality of students but industry figures were really excited that we wanted to be innovative and engage with them on a professional… Read more » about BU at the World Travel Market
Dr Vijay Reddy talks to Radio 4 you and yours programme
Dr Vijay Reddy appeared on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme today talking to the man in charge of building new airside hotels at Heathrow airport. If you listen to today’s You and Yours programme from 19 minutes in you can hear Dr Reddy talking about why airside hotels are safer than sleeping in… Read more » about Dr Vijay Reddy talks to Radio 4 you and yours programme
How dangerous is mould? BU lecturer talks to the Guardian.
If left for too long they can cause liver cancer apparently- Phillipa Hudson Senior Lecturer in Food Safety at BU told the Guardian. Philippa Hudson, senior lecturer in food safety at Bournemouth University, admits that she would only remove a centimetre or so beyond the surface mould to continue eating a product. Stating that is… Read more » about How dangerous is mould? BU lecturer talks to the Guardian.
Big welcome to Dr Stephen J Page who will be joining BU in January
Dr Stephen J Page will be joining the School of Tourism at Bournemouth University in January. Stephen has previously worked at London Metropolitan University, where he worked as a Senior Professor in Sustainable Tourism Management. As well as working for London Metropolitan University Stephen has also worked for University of Stirling as Professor of Tourism… Read more » about Big welcome to Dr Stephen J Page who will be joining BU in January
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis attends the United Nations World Tourism Organisation 2011 19th General Assembly
Number one influential author for articles in Tourism Management (*Google Scholar 2010), or BU’s Deputy Director of the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Professor Dimitrios Buhalis participated in the United Nations World Tourism Organisation 2011 19th General Assembly conference in Gyeongju, South Korea. Global experts gathered to discuss the UN officials debated the role of… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis attends the United Nations World Tourism Organisation 2011 19th General Assembly
Planning for Mega Sport Events
With the 2012 games just around the corner there couldn’t be a better time to be at Bournemouth University considering planning, impacts and legacies around mega sports events. Combine this with a Santander Scholarship and PhD student Rami Mhanna looks set to produce world leading research. Rami plans to evaluate the potential of various mega… Read more » about Planning for Mega Sport Events