Annual Coastal Tourism Forum 2016: Shore Potential – Addressing the Coastal Tourism Challenge Monday 17 October 2016 9.15 – 4.30pm Church House, Westminster, London #coastalforum https://coastaltourismacademy.co.uk/coastal-tourism-forum This event breaks new ground for everyone involved in the business of coastal tourism. With holidays to the coast the backbone of domestic tourism for decades, the dip… Read more » about National Coastal Tourism Academy – Annual Coastal Tourism Forum 2016
Research
PhD student, Sarah Price won the best PhD student paper award in the EuroCHRIE 2016
so #BUProud of our PhD student, Sarah Price, who was first shortlisted as a finalist and then, despite a strong international competition, won the best PhD student paper award in the EuroCHRIE 2016, sponsored by The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management and Emerald/IJCHM. Her paper is entitled: FoodSMART – a tool for wellbeing? She will… Read more » about PhD student, Sarah Price won the best PhD student paper award in the EuroCHRIE 2016
Dr Anya Chapman speaking to The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 this morning about the current state and future of UK Seaside Piers
Dr Anya Chapman speaking to The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 this morning about the current state and future of UK Seaside Piers Listen on line http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p047pv5m
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis invited to the University of Pretoria and meets the South Africa Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality at Bournemouth University was invited to the University of Pretoria to deliver a keynote speech on Universal Accessibility for Tourism and meets the South Africa Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom. The Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University is a partner with the University of Pretoria, one… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis invited to the University of Pretoria and meets the South Africa Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will keynote on Universal Accessibility and the impacts of Technology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University is the invited keynote speaker at the Tourism Symposium at the University of Pretoria, South Africa on Friday 9th September as part of the World Tourism Day celebrations. He will explain Universal Accessibility and the impact of technology and social media to make… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will keynote on Universal Accessibility and the impacts of Technology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality celebrates the World Tourism Day 27th September 2016
World Tourism Day 2016 at Bournemouth University Department Tourism and Hospitality Tourism for All – Promoting Universal Accessibility’ Going Beyond UN World Tourism Day 27th September 2016 Lees Lecture Theatre 10:00-12:00 The World Tourism Day aims to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social,… Read more » about Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality celebrates the World Tourism Day 27th September 2016
Gardens, farms and theme parks see greatest increase in visitors in England in 2015
Gardens, farms and theme parks see greatest increase in visitors in England in 2015  Results from our latest Annual Attractions Survey show farms, gardens and theme parks reported the biggest growth in visitors with 7% increases for each on last year and wildlife attractions and country parks reporting 4% growth. Of the most visited free… Read more » about Gardens, farms and theme parks see greatest increase in visitors in England in 2015
The Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Development Framework: Academic Publishing
The Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Development Framework, ‘Academic Publishing‘ pathway targets academics, experienced or new to academic publishing. Workshop titles include ‘Open Access, BRIAN and the Impact Module’, ‘Writing a good abstract’, ‘Dealing with editors’, ‘Writing an academic paper’, ‘Targeting high quality journals’, ‘Writing Academy’ and ‘How to update your Staff Profile Pages using BRIAN’. We’ll… Read more » about The Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Development Framework: Academic Publishing
New paper Boes, K., Buhalis, D., Inversini, A., 2016, Smarttourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness”,International Journal of Tourism Cities, Vol. 2(2), pp.108 – 124 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-12-2015-0032
New research paper Boes, K., Buhalis, D., Inversini, A., 2016, Smarttourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness”,International Journal of Tourism Cities, Vol. 2(2), pp.108 – 124 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-12-2015-0032 Abstract Grounded in service-dominant (S-D) logic, the purpose of this paper is to explore the core components of smartness to present a framework for the development of the smart… Read more » about New paper Boes, K., Buhalis, D., Inversini, A., 2016, Smarttourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness”,International Journal of Tourism Cities, Vol. 2(2), pp.108 – 124 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-12-2015-0032
New paper by Janet E. Dickinson, , Julia F. Hibbert, Viachaslau Filimonau Mobile technology and the tourist experience: (Dis)connection at the campsite Tourism Management Volume 57, December 2016, Pages 193–201
New paper by Janet E. Dickinson, , Julia F. Hibbert, Viachaslau Filimonau Mobile technology and the tourist experience: (Dis)connection at the campsite Tourism Management Volume 57, December 2016, Pages 193–201 doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2016.06.005 Highlights •50% of tourists have some desire for mobile disconnection. •Tourists have dilemmas regarding mobile connectivity. •Digital engagement has a small effect on desire for mobile disconnection. •Developers of digital… Read more » about New paper by Janet E. Dickinson, , Julia F. Hibbert, Viachaslau Filimonau Mobile technology and the tourist experience: (Dis)connection at the campsite Tourism Management Volume 57, December 2016, Pages 193–201