Research

Message from our visitors from Finland

Getting new ideas and meeting wonderful people at Department of Tourism and Hospitality during our Erasmus teacher exchange. By Birgitta Nelimarkka and Johanna Rajakangas-Tolsa, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Science, Helsinki, Finland It was a beautiful, sunny and warm day on the 11th of April when we arrived in Bournemouth. People had warned us for the… Read more » about Message from our visitors from Finland

New Publication : Who Am I? How Compelling Self-storytelling Builds Digital Personal Reputation

Rebecca Pera, Giampaolo Viglia, Roberto Furlan, 2016, Who Am I? How Compelling Self-storytelling Builds Digital Personal Reputation, Journal of Interactive Marketing, Volume 35, August 2016, Pages 44–55 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1094996815000614 Abstract The work explores whether self-storytelling is a powerful predictor of personal reputation in a collaborative community of the sharing economy realm. By proposing that powerful self-storytelling… Read more » about New Publication : Who Am I? How Compelling Self-storytelling Builds Digital Personal Reputation

Festival Research Symposium Bournemouth University Thursday, 12 May 2016

Festival Research Symposium Bournemouth University Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 12:30 – 16:30 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-research-symposium-tickets-24865099181?ref=estwenivtefor001 Times: 12:30 arrival 13:00-16:30 This Festival Research Symposium is for academics, researchers, students and practitioners with an interest in all things festival. Draft programme: 12:30 arrive tea & coffee Executive Business Centre 7th floor Room EB708 13:00 Welcome 13:05 Dr Alison… Read more » about Festival Research Symposium Bournemouth University Thursday, 12 May 2016

You want to know the Bournemouth Airport Strategy ? Join Bournemouth University on Wednesday 27 April

Wednesday 27 April Coyne Lecture Theatre 18:30-20:30 Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality welcomes The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport https://www.facebook.com/events/485962308254216/ The meeting is FREE and open to Bournemouth University staff and students. Bournemouth University is hosting the April meeting of the local (Southern Section) group of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and… Read more » about You want to know the Bournemouth Airport Strategy ? Join Bournemouth University on Wednesday 27 April

Dr Giampaolo Viglia wins best prize award for the paper EXPLORING HOW VIDEO DIGITAL STORYTELLING BUILDS RELATIONSHIP EXPERIENCES

Congratulations to Dr Giampaolo Viglia for the best prize award for the paper EXPLORING HOW VIDEO DIGITAL STORYTELLING BUILDS RELATIONSHIP EXPERIENCES at the Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA) 2016 conference in Valencia (Spain), securing a publication in Psychology and Marketing (3* ABS). The paper suggests a new methodological lens to analyse video contents and… Read more » about Dr Giampaolo Viglia wins best prize award for the paper EXPLORING HOW VIDEO DIGITAL STORYTELLING BUILDS RELATIONSHIP EXPERIENCES

Do your PhD at Bournemouth University – BU Webinar ‘Research degrees’ at Bournemouth University

BU Webinar ‘Research degrees’ at Bournemouth University The Graduate School offers comprehensive programmes focused on personal & professional development which can lead to a Researcher Development Award. This video, BU Webinar ‘Research degrees’ is presented by Prof Tiantian Zhang, Head of Graduate School and Dr Julia Taylor, Graduate School Academic Manager. This webinar will give… Read more » about Do your PhD at Bournemouth University – BU Webinar ‘Research degrees’ at Bournemouth University

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis to keynote at the EUROPEAN HOTEL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION conference

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis to keynote on drivers and trends of luxury hospitality and the role of technology for the EUROPEAN HOTEL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION conference  Limassol 7-10 April 2016  http://ehmacyprus2016.com/ Limassol 7-10 April 2016 Saturday, April 9th, 2016 Hotel: Amathus Beach   08:30 – 18:00  Educational Day “Drivers & Trends of Luxury Hospitality” 08:30 – 09:00 … Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis to keynote at the EUROPEAN HOTEL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION conference

follow Dr Susanna Curtin’s blog WILDLIFE TRAVELS blog http://rewildingjourneys.com/ and explore her recent field trips

Day 6: Back to the fieldstation at Sicundur… ON MARCH 31, 2016 BY SUSANNA CURTININ WILDLIFE TRAVELS We awake at 7am, hot and cramped in our tiny tent after torrential rain had disturbed our sleep as we rescued boots and shoes from under the tent flaps.  Breakfast of smoked fish, chillies and rice is already prepared… Read more » about follow Dr Susanna Curtin’s blog WILDLIFE TRAVELS blog http://rewildingjourneys.com/ and explore her recent field trips

Call for Papers: Disruptive Innovations in Tourism and Hospitality

Call for Papers: DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES Special Issue : Information Technology & Tourism Journal http://www.springer.com/?SGWID=0-102-2-1538141-0 CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue: DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES Guest editors: Giampaolo Viglia, Hannes Werthner and Dimitrios Buhalis The diffusion of disrupting innovations has generated significant market changes, modifying the dominant logic. This structural change… Read more » about Call for Papers: Disruptive Innovations in Tourism and Hospitality

Global food security: encouraging healthier eating and balanced diets

From an early age, children are taught about the importance of eating fruit and vegetables, but a quick glance at most nutrition-based news stories will paint a very different picture, a rise of junk food, fast-food consumption and obesity. Adequate vegetable consumption is fundamental to a healthy balanced diet, however EU compliance with dietary guidelines… Read more » about Global food security: encouraging healthier eating and balanced diets