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Matt Symonds Regional Managing Director for CH&Co, supports smarter eating app project FoodSMART

Matt Symonds Regional Managing Director for CH&Co, supports smarter eating app project FoodSMART Matt Symonds (pictured second from  right), an International Hospitality Management alumnus, is Regional Managing Director for CH&Co, which provides the catering at more than 700 locations across the UK and holds a Royal Warrant for catering services to HM Queen. Matt, who graduated in 2001 and whose… Read more » about Matt Symonds Regional Managing Director for CH&Co, supports smarter eating app project FoodSMART

#BUProud – Harry Champion from Bournemouth University named Young Guns 2018 winner

Harry Champion from Bournemouth University named Young Guns 2018 winner Young Guns 2018 winners revealed    https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/522633/young-guns-2018-winners-revealed Harry Champion from Bournemouth University and Mia Jorjikia from Oxford Brookes University have been named as the Young Guns of 2018. The two students, who are both studying International Hospitality Management, were awarded the accolade by the Council for Hospitality… Read more » about #BUProud – Harry Champion from Bournemouth University named Young Guns 2018 winner

Bournemouth University ranked 8th In the new QS World University Rankings for Hospitality & Leisure Management  https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2018/hospitality-leisure-management 

Bournemouth University ranked 8th In the new QS World University Rankings for Hospitality & Leisure Management https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2018/hospitality-leisure-management 

BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion / Professional – Executive Programmes / CHME2018 Conference

Bournemouth University proudly presents 3 events for you to join –  BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion / Professional – Executive Programmes / CHME2018 Conference BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference in partnership with Grange Hotels  Thursday 1st – Friday 2nd  February 2018 Grange City Hotel London London EC3N 2BQ https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism/2018/01/11/bufusionconference/  Brochure https://tinyurl.com/BUFusionTourism-Hospitality Bournemouth University Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference in partnership… Read more » about BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion / Professional – Executive Programmes / CHME2018 Conference

Dr Tim Gale recently returned from a visit to Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China

Dr Tim Gale recently returned from a trip to Hong Kong and China, in late November and early December 2017. While in Hong Kong he was hosted by Prof Hanqin Qiu and her team at our partner the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and treated to a demonstration of their online MicroMasters programme in International Hospitality… Read more » about Dr Tim Gale recently returned from a visit to Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will be presenting 6 papers at the ENTER2018  eTourism Conference 

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will be presenting 6 papers at the ENTER2018  eTourism Conference with recent graduates Yeyen Sinarta and Sharon Nyangwe as well as partners from Hong Kong Polytechnic University Professor Rob Law, Katerina Volchek, Dr Markus Schuckert and General Manager of Hotel Icon Hong Kong Richard Hatter. Looking forward to explore the latest eTourism innovations in Sweden https://enter2018.org/ ENTER2018 https://enter2018.org/ Sinarta, Y., Buhalis, D., 2018,… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will be presenting 6 papers at the ENTER2018  eTourism Conference 

Bournemouth University Tourism & Hospitality Fusion Conference

Bournemouth University Tourism & Hospitality Fusion Conference Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd February 2018 Time: 10:00 – 18:00 Location: Grange City Hotel London, 8-14 Cooper’s Row, London EC3N 2BQ The Bournemouth University BU Tourism & Hospitality Fusion Conference will be held in London on the 1st  (Focus on Tourism) and 2nd (Focus on Hospitality) of February 2018 at 10am in partnership with… Read more » about Bournemouth University Tourism & Hospitality Fusion Conference

Happy New Year 2018 and get involved with us

From all of us at Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality Happy New Year ! Look forward to engage with you in one of our events ____________________________________________________________  BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference 1-2 February 2018 Grange City Hotel London http://ow.ly/vp4830hnQKG By Invitation Only  ____________________________________________________________  Bournemouth University Tourism and Hospitality Professional courses 28 Feb – 16 March… Read more » about Happy New Year 2018 and get involved with us

Dr Tim Gale was quoted recently in the Times article about Travel firms duping buyers with bogus cheap deals.

Dr Tim Gale, was quoted recently in the Times article about Travel firms duping buyers with bogus cheap deals. Holidaymakers were warned to beware of sales tricks. Tim said: “These prompts create a sense of fear, panic and urgency in the buyer. A lot of the language is designed to prey on people’s fears of missing out… Read more » about Dr Tim Gale was quoted recently in the Times article about Travel firms duping buyers with bogus cheap deals.

New paper Smart hospitality—Interconnectivity and interoperability towards an ecosystem, International Journal of Hospitality Management

Dimitrios Buhalis and Rosanna Leung 2018 Smart hospitality—Interconnectivity and interoperability towards an ecosystem, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Volume 71, April 2018, Pages 41–50 https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1WGIC-JjxXc3M https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2017.11.011   Highlights •Smart hotel model enables applications within hospitality ecosystem and sub-ecosystems interconnected and interoperable. •Integrated platform consolidates and aggregates historical data and external environment context to form hotel… Read more » about New paper Smart hospitality—Interconnectivity and interoperability towards an ecosystem, International Journal of Hospitality Management