Turning historic ties between two nations and peoples into dynamic collaborative initiatives On 31st October Bournemouth University was delighted to jointly facilitate a groundbreaking video conference, initiated by the UK-Nepal Friendship Society [UKNFS] that explored academic collaboration with leading Nepalese universities. This was the first occasion that Vice Chancellors of three Nepalese universities gathered… Read more » about Historic ground-breaking video conference between Bournemouth University and Nepal
Guest speakers
Richard Shipway hosts video conference with UK Nepalese Friendship Society
Tomorrow morning, Richard Shipway is hosting a video conference with UKNFS (UK Nepalese Friendship Society) in order to look into potential collaborations between Bournemouth University and them. The conference will look at Bournemouth University perspectives (existing and future projects) and Nepalese Perspectives (existing and futures projects), before a panel discussion on future UK and Nepalese… Read more » about Richard Shipway hosts video conference with UK Nepalese Friendship Society
John Fotis has been invited to deliver a key note speech at the 11th annual “Tourism and Development” conference in Athens
BU’s eTourism Lab member and PhD student John Fotis has been invited to deliver a keynote presentation, among a number of distinguished speakers, at the 11th annual “Tourism & Development” conference in Athens, organized by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). The conference is taking place on 29-30 October at Athenaeum Intercontinental, and the keynote panel… Read more » about John Fotis has been invited to deliver a key note speech at the 11th annual “Tourism and Development” conference in Athens
Digital Destinations Project Launch Event
Last week saw Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism host two launch nights for the ESRC funded Digital Destinations programme. The aim of the project is to capture change in the adoption and use of digital technologies and to develop a strong, competitive local tourism economy. Through increased understanding and use of emerging digital technologies, tourism… Read more » about Digital Destinations Project Launch Event
Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism Hosts BU Tourism Futures Forum at World Travel Market 2012
Once again, Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism experts organise the BU Tourism Futures Forum at World Travel Market 2012. Chaired by Professor Dimitrios Buhalis the forum will engage leading tourism practitioners from around the world on an interactive discussion to examine the future of tourism. The global challenges and opportunities for both tourism destinations and… Read more » about Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism Hosts BU Tourism Futures Forum at World Travel Market 2012
Dr. Richard Shipway hosts “Going for Gold: Leveraging the Olympic tourism legacy beyond 2012” as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science
The ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) funds research into the big social and economic questions facing us today and the annual ESRC Festival of Social Science is part of this. Richard Shipway’s event will be held at the EBC in Bournemouth on November 9th and covers the theme of optimising Olympic tourism opportunities after… Read more » about Dr. Richard Shipway hosts “Going for Gold: Leveraging the Olympic tourism legacy beyond 2012” as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science
David Skillicorn Prestige Holidays Guest Lecture Series for Tourism Students
Today Level I Tourism Management students received their first of five guest lectures from David Skillicorn of Prestige Holidays as part of their Tour Operations unit. David will be lecturing the students every Tuesday in the lead up to their assignment for the unit and will be aiming to provide them with industry insight that… Read more » about David Skillicorn Prestige Holidays Guest Lecture Series for Tourism Students
Bournemouth Research Chronicle: London 2012: the legacy
Following on from yesterday’s research chronicle blog, today we are posting Richard Shipways’ article. Richard is holding a free conference on the London 2012 Legacy on Friday 9th November at the EBC, Bournemouth. The conference, called “Going for Gold: Leveraging Post Olympic Tourism Legacies”, is open to anyone and has some fantastic Key Note Speakers…. Read more » about Bournemouth Research Chronicle: London 2012: the legacy
Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism host International Week with new Erasmus partner universities:
Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism has recently signed three Erasmus agreements with three Universities in Europe to enhance international links to high quality international research and teaching institutions, especially in the area of sport business and events management. To celebrate this recent agreement Dr Tim Breitbarth (Senior Lecturer in Sport Management) organised various guest lectures,… Read more » about Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism host International Week with new Erasmus partner universities:
Guest Blog: Miguel Moital shares his experiences of visiting conferences in Brazil:
I recently returned from Brazil, where I spoke at two tourism conferences in São Paulo. Attendance of these two conferences follows from the work I have been carrying out about the barriers to publishing in English Language Tourism Journals (ELTJ) by Brazilian tourism academics. At present, only around 30 articles have been published in ELTJ… Read more » about Guest Blog: Miguel Moital shares his experiences of visiting conferences in Brazil: