Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, president of IFITT (International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism) is currently at Enter 2013, an annual conference organised by IFITT. The ENTER conference, organised by IFITT, offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from academia, industry, government, and other organizations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research… Read more » about Enter 2013
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Working with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Themis Foundation in Andorra
Professor Adele Ladkin has just returned from a visit to UNWTO.Themis in Andorra where she has been working on a collaborative project. As part of its Capacity Building Programme, UNWTO.Themis provides educational courses for tourism industry experts. Due to the demand for different topics, subject experts from the tourism industry and public sector are recruited… Read more » about Working with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Themis Foundation in Andorra
Senior Lecturer Sean Beer interviewed regarding the horse meat scandal
Yesterday, School of Tourism Senior Lecturer, Sean Beer commented on the horse meat burger story. “I suppose that what surprises me about the revelation that horse DNA has been found in burgers …in the UK is that people are surprised. But then most people don’t know anything about the food that they consume, and… Read more » about Senior Lecturer Sean Beer interviewed regarding the horse meat scandal
School of Tourism’s Neelu Seetaram co-edits Handbook of Research Methods in Tourism
Back in August School of Tourism’s Neelu Seetaram coedited Handbook of Research Methods in Tourism: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches with Larry Dwyer and Alison Gill. This insightful book explores the most important established and emerging qualitative and quantitative research methods in tourism. The authors provide a detailed overview of the nature of the research method,… Read more » about School of Tourism’s Neelu Seetaram co-edits Handbook of Research Methods in Tourism
Digital Destinations Project host their 2nd Seminars
This week the Digital Destinations Project are hosting their second seminars for 60 businesses that are signed onto the project. The aim of the yearlong project is to capture change in the adoption and use of digital technologies and to develop a strong, competitive local tourism economy. Each business that signed up to the… Read more » about Digital Destinations Project host their 2nd Seminars
Bournemouth University International Conference on Events – July 3rd – 5th 2013
This July, Bournemouth University will be hosting the international Conference on Events and the 10th AEME Forum. The conference aims to debate the way in which we see, think and undertake events management research, pedagogy, policy and practice. Acknowledging the growing international research within the events area, the organisers invite extended abstracts from researchers, academics… Read more » about Bournemouth University International Conference on Events – July 3rd – 5th 2013
MSc Tourism Graduate Christy Hehir launches her book Arctic Reflections
We have previously bought you the news that one of graduates, Christy Hehir has been lucky enough to have her PhD research created into a book called Arctic Reflections. The book, “Arctic Reflections: Moments of inspiration, a life time of action”, is a result of seventeen young people from twelve different countries that visited… Read more » about MSc Tourism Graduate Christy Hehir launches her book Arctic Reflections
FeiFei Xu Fusion Funded Trip to China
Feifei Xu has recently returned from her Fusion funded trip to China as part of her research on “The Gamification of Tourism, A Future Trend” Whilst she was in China, Feifei was able to launch her project at two Universities: Nanjing University, Nanjing and Donghua University, Shanghai. Feifei collected some primary and secondary research data… Read more » about FeiFei Xu Fusion Funded Trip to China
Hall and Woodhouse share their views on the Digital Destinations Project so far:
As part of the Digital Destinations Project, the companies involved have been asked to write up a blog of their experience so far. Below Hall and Woodhouse share their experiences: “Bournemouth University’s ‘Digital Destinations’ seminar last week was certainly an eye opener. From ‘social media gurus’ to complete beginners, we all want to learn how to most… Read more » about Hall and Woodhouse share their views on the Digital Destinations Project so far:
Philippa Hudson gets interviewed by two radio stations regarding her recent research on children’s lunchboxes
Last week senior lecturer Philippa Hudson was interviewed by Radio Solent and Radio Wessex regarding how clean children’s lunchboxes actually are. Philippa had already previously appeared in the Bournemouth Echo sharing her research on children’s lunchboxes. The research, by Philippa and dissertation student Hannah Walley, took place at a junior school in Dorset where… Read more » about Philippa Hudson gets interviewed by two radio stations regarding her recent research on children’s lunchboxes