Dear Tourism and E-Marketing Enthusiasts! On November 4, 2013 the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel and Tourism (IFITT) invites you to join the event ‘WTM Technology Enabling Travel’ at the World Travel Market 2013. Event Details: The event will take place in form of a workshop themed ‘Gaming and Gamification in tourism: opening… Read more » about WTM Technology Enabling Travel organized by IFITT
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The Digital Destinations Project – Working together for innovation
Dr Philip Alford is featured as guest blogger at Visit England where he tells us about the Digital Destinations project an ESRC-funded research project led by Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism with an overarching aim to: ‘Capture change in the adoption and use of digital technologies by small visitor economy businesses to enable them to… Read more » about The Digital Destinations Project – Working together for innovation
Events & Leisure Industry Guest Speaker Series kicks-off this week
Let’s Talk Events & Leisure is happy to announce that the Industry Guest Speaker Series 2013 will kick-off this Thursday. Welcome to Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus KGO1 1100-1200. This week we are very privileged to have Chief Executive, Peter Gunn of BH Live address our students and staff. Peter is due to feature the scope… Read more » about Events & Leisure Industry Guest Speaker Series kicks-off this week
BU Sport students and academic succeed at European Association for Sport Management conference in Istanbul
BU Sport students and academic succeed at European Association for Sport Management conference in Istanbul As part of its internationalisation activities the Sports group within the School of Tourism had four students participating at the Student Seminar and the main conference of the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) in Turkey from 7 to 14… Read more » about BU Sport students and academic succeed at European Association for Sport Management conference in Istanbul
Become a Bournemouth Ambassador
Seven miles of golden beaches, fantastic water sports, a buzzing nightlife and the best School of Tourism in the UK – it’s got to be Bournemouth! But how well do you know the South Coast’s premier tourist resort? Test your knowledge at the National Coastal Tourism Academy’s webpage ‘Become a Bournemouth Tourism Ambassador’ http://www.bournemouthambassador.co.uk/ It takes… Read more » about Become a Bournemouth Ambassador
Dr Tim Breitbarth speaker at 20th Anniversary of Cologne Business School
In late August, the BU senior lecturer spoke at the symposium celebrating the 20th anniversary of Cologne Business School hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Alongside other invited speakers like the former CEO of Metro AG, the marketing director of Porsche AG and a director of the German Football Association, Tim elaborated on business ethics and sustainability in the 21st century. In particular, he focused the… Read more » about Dr Tim Breitbarth speaker at 20th Anniversary of Cologne Business School
School of Tourism sees visit from Hainan
Four delegates from Hainan Colleague of Software Technology attended the 2013 Hospitality summer school in Aug. The team is led by Prof. Zhiqiang Shang, Dean of the Tourism and Foreign Language Department. During their stay here in Bournemouth, they had a meeting with Dr. Keith Wilkes, Dr. Phil Long and Dr. Feifei Xu. The two… Read more » about School of Tourism sees visit from Hainan
School of Tourism welcomes the First Meeting of the UNWTO.TedQual Students’ Advisory Board
From 4 to 6 September 2013 will be held at the University of Bournemouth, United Kingdom, the first meeting of the UNWTO.TedQual Students’ Advisory Board. This Advisory Board has been created with the goal to learn from the students – in their role of future tourism professionals – about their thoughts, worries, aspirations and commitments… Read more » about School of Tourism welcomes the First Meeting of the UNWTO.TedQual Students’ Advisory Board
Santander Universities Relationship Internship
Santander Universities Relationship Internship Salary: Competitive Location: London Initial 6 Month Period To support the Santander Universities U.K relationship team to help implement both the social responsibility and commercial activities for the Universities Programme. The role will focus on a variety of tasks including maintaining database information, event management, creation of documentation, client liaison and… Read more » about Santander Universities Relationship Internship
Bournemouth University Professor joins Guardian Round Table Conference
Tomorrow Professor Stephen Page will be attending one of the Guardian round table events. This particular event is titled ‘What are the main barriers to making mainstream tourism more sustainable and how can these most effectively be overcome?’ and the outcomes of it will be published in the Guardian. We will bring you more news on… Read more » about Bournemouth University Professor joins Guardian Round Table Conference