Research

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

Co-creating the future of tourism University of Aveiro, Portugal May 17th – 19th, 2017

International TOURISM conference: Co-creating the future of tourism University of Aveiro, Portugal, 17–19 May 2017 http://www.ua.pt/invtur/# International conference Co-creating the future of tourism University of Aveiro, Portugal May 17th – 19th, 2017 Tourism is becoming the world’s leading industry, topping the most important economic sectors. A new ecosystem is emerging that brings together economic, environmental, social and cultural resources to… Read more » about Co-creating the future of tourism University of Aveiro, Portugal May 17th – 19th, 2017

ITT Research Student of the Year 2016 is again going to a Bournemouth University student : Well done Sarah Pyke

Another year with awards for Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality students awards by the Institute of Travel and Tourism. ITT Research Student of the Year 2016 is again going to one of our students. Sarah Pyke pictured here with supervisor Professor Heather Hartwell. The award was presented at the annual ITT Summer Party… Read more » about ITT Research Student of the Year 2016 is again going to a Bournemouth University student : Well done Sarah Pyke

Tourism Research Seminar: Prof Metin Kozak :Consumer behaviour and travel narratives: implications for tourism research and Dr Dilya Woodward : Development of Digital Tourism Platform for Kazakhstan

Wednesday 27th July 11:00-13:00 CREATE LT Fusion Building BH125BB   Welcome to Professor Metin Kozak, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey to the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University. He will spend two months with us working with Professor Dimitrios Buhalis on a research project funded by the Turkish government The Establishment of Joint Cross-border Destination… Read more » about Tourism Research Seminar: Prof Metin Kozak :Consumer behaviour and travel narratives: implications for tourism research and Dr Dilya Woodward : Development of Digital Tourism Platform for Kazakhstan