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Great Tourism and Hospitality courses start in a couple of weeks at Bournemouth University
As you know we organise the Bournemouth University Tourism and Hospitality Professional courses 28 February – 16 March 2018.
The purpose of these courses is primarily to provide cutting edge training and knowledge cocreation to our regional and national economy and support the development of the professional of the future.It is critical for business and the tourism destination to ensure that supervisors and managers are also trained for career progression, retention, continuity and succession planning. At the macro level the more people that understand the principles and practice of hospitality and tourism management and the more they collaborate the more we can enhance smartness and agility.
At Bournemouth University we are developing these courses to contribute to the competitiveness of the region and to support the development of organisations. We also use them as an opportunity to meet industry executives, manager and supervisors so we can discuss knowledge cocreation through research, placements as well as casual, seasonal, graduate employment for our students. As you know we treat the destination as our laboratory where we create innovation and critical thinking towards tourism and hospitality for the future.
Please encourage and support your staff to register for the Bournemouth University Tourism and Hospitality Professional Courses 28 February – 16 March 2018
As you can see we have very low prices and preferential rates for participants and the organisations that do many of these in the three weeks that we run the courses
Course details – www.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism-hospitality-shortcourses
Brochure https://tinyurl.com/BUTHProfessionalCourses
Bookings – https://tourismandhospitalitycoursesbu.eventbrite.co.uk/
please join us, send us your staff and help us promote the courses to the tourism and hospitality community locally towards developing the professionalism and agility of the region
We are delighted to be launching BU’s Destination Summer Schools Programme for 2018. This year two Destination Programmes will be held in Spain and Indonesia and will offer a programme of interactive lectures, workshops, and industry and cultural visits, hosted by our partner universities overseas. Please note that the advertised dates include travel.
We are looking for students, at any level of their studies, who are keen to develop their intercultural skills and global awareness, enthusiastic to share their knowledge and experiences, and enrich the world as socially responsible global citizens.
You will be working together with your peers from the partner University to address one or more of the Global Grand Challenges related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, by researching and articulating the problem and presenting evolutionary or revolutionary ideas and solutions. Undertaking these projects will foster development of your global mind-set and enhance your employability profile. These activities are also eligible for inclusion in the Global Talent Programme. For more information about joining the Global Talent Programme visit the website.
Further details on what is included in the package can be found below.
The programme for each summer school is comprised of four elements:
You will be working on the UN Sustainable Development Goals for your Destination Programme using a variety of research methods. The outcomes of your work will be presented through a portfolio of artefacts, demonstrating your observations, ideas and solutions. You will also be expected to collect evidence of the impact of your experience, through one of the following perspectives: geographic (e.g. focussing on chosen regions), demographic (e.g. focussing on graduates or youth) and/or sectorial (e.g. tourism, or public sector etc.). A final reflective artefact on student learning gains from the summer school will be documented and published.
https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/students/careers-employability/other-international-opportunities/summer-schools/destination-summer-schools-2018-spain-indonesia
Tourism alumni passed on career advice to final year students during the BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion conference held in London
Eight alumni joined the final session at the first of a two-day BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference. They joined a panel-style session on their early career experiences, before networking with students on their tables.
The event, organised by the Faculty of Management, is designed to bring together future talent, rising stars and senior industry professionals to explore the future of the tourism and hospitality industries.
Among those presenting was Eleanor Green, who graduated from BU in 2016 and has since gone on to forge a career with the Park Plaza hotels group in London. Eleanor said: “I wanted to attend the conference because I know how beneficial it would have been for me to hear from recent alumni during my final year at university. Looking back, I was quite naïve about what would happen after graduation and hearing from people who have been there and done it gives you greater insight.”
Lisa Cristolfi, who is now working for spa and wellness travel company, Wellbeing Escapes, said: “It has been great to come back and reconnect with former classmates and lecturers. It is also useful to hear from other speakers and get new perspectives on the latest trends and developments in the tourism industry. I can take that back to benefit my own organisation and career.”
Amy Tidball, who is nearing the end of a graduate scheme with travel and tourism group, TUI, said: “When you are in the final year of university, getting ready to make the move into the real world feels quite daunting. Hopefully, by coming here today, we have been able to offer some reassurance that everything will be okay in the not too distant future. I am a real advocate for the tourism courses at BU and if there is also an opportunity to promote our graduate schemes to other BU students, then that’s great from a recruitment perspective.”
The first day of the conference focused on the tourism industry. The second, focused on hospitality, also featured an alumni panel and networking session.
Join the Bournemouth University Tourism and Hospitality Professional courses
28 February – 16 March 2018
Course details – www.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism-hospitality-shortcourses
Book course tickets In the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, we pride ourselves on the cutting edge knowledge and professional excellence we cultivate. The combination of staff expertise and enthusiasm, knowledge excellence and co-creation with industry, generate innovation and best professional practice.
Masterclasses and short courses for personal development and executive education in tourism and hospitality. We have developed a suite of 26 professional development courses for the tourism and hospitality industry to support managers in their operational and strategic thinking. They will bring you the tools and techniques to help grow your business. Join us to learn how you can develop your potential and competitiveness through managing your staff, developing your product and service, understanding your customers and using digital marketing. You will also have access to our resources and networks to develop your competitiveness. The courses are delivered through interactive workshops and networking with leading academics and students and will support managers to develop contemporary knowledge of critical business aspects that influence their profitability and performance.
The Masterclass will provide both practical insights into recent theoretical advances and research-based evidence for destinations and government organisations to explore how they plan, develop, manage and organise tourism to maximise economic benefits.
Technology has emerged as the pervasive and robust platform for the tourism organisation and destination distribution and management.
The Crisis and disaster management masterclass with Professor Lee Miles will explain how tourism organisations and destinations can enhance entrepreneurial resilience and reduce reputational risks.
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View the full schedule of short courses and click below for more detail about each course.
Pleased to welcome Julia Lo Bue-Said, Managing Director, Advantage at the BU Fusion Tourism and Hospitality conference in London tomorrow! 
BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference 1-2 February 2018 Grange City Hotel London
http://ow.ly/vp4830hnQKG
https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism/2018/01/11/bufusionconference/
Brochure https://tinyurl.com/BUFusionTourism-Hospitality
Julia became Managing Director of the Advantage Travel Centres group in July 2013, with responsibility for running the business on a day-to-day basis as well as developing the strategy and vision for the company. With a sales turnover of approximately £4.5 billion and a diverse business model which incorporates membership of travel agents and travel management companies, an insurance company and insurance broker. She has been an ITT board director since 2011, and in 2012 was inducted into the Women’s 1st Top 100 Club for Travel and Hospitality.
Julia Lo Bue-Said, Managing Director, Advantage Travel Centres will join the Bournemouth University Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference
BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference 1-2 February 2018 Grange City Hotel London http://ow.ly/vp4830hnQKG
https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism/2018/01/11/bufusionconference/
Brochure https://tinyurl.com/BUFusionTourism-Hospitality
Julia became Managing Director of Advantage Travel Centres in July 2013 with responsibility for running the business on a day-to-day basis as well as developing the strategy and vision for the company.
Previously, as Leisure Director for Advantage, Julia oversaw the leisure travel function for the company where she was responsible for delivering best-in-class commercial and tactical arrangements across a wide portfolio of business partners, on behalf of around 750 member leisure outlets.
In a wide-ranging role, Julia was involved in driving the cruise strategy providing members with exclusively negotiated special rates, offers and commercial benefits. Advantage generates circa £200m in cruise sales per annum – an increasingly important sector within the industry.
The Advantage Travel Gateway, a multi-channel distribution technology providing members with access to aggregated leisure product, was launched in 2010. Originally driven by Julia the Gateway underpins the core leisure strategy across the business.
Having worked her way up to her current position, Julia has been at Advantage for 18 years. Julia has been an ITT board director since 2011, and in 2012 she was inducted into the Women’s 1st Top 100 Club for Travel and Hospitality.
After studying travel and tourism at college she started her travel career with a brief four months working overseas before joining WH Smith Travel for four years, until they were acquired by AT Mays, and latterly absorbed by Thomas Cook. Julia then held roles with Balkan Holidays and The Best Travel Group before joining Advantage.
Professor Heather Hartwell attracts more research funding for Veg+ project by the British Council, Newton Fund.
The project is designed to build capacity and deliver specific transferable skills in operations (short food supply chain), foodservice systems and food consumer research (novel tools and metrics in consumer science e.g. young adults’ attitude to and consumption of vegetables) placed within the context of public health.
Veg+ brings together the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil with an internationally recognised group of food/consumer researchers at Bournemouth University. The project builds a high-quality collaborative international platform in the field of sustainable food consumption and production through increased vegetable intake while providing innovative and entrepreneurial Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) the skills to apply an agro-ecological approach. The political momentum is present for a coherent framework for food and nutrition security that is market-creating, open science and multi-actor engagement, building transferable global talent and capacity.
Bournemouth University proudly presents 3 events for you to join –
BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion / Professional – Executive Programmes / CHME2018 Conference
BU Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference in partnership with Grange Hotels Thursday 1st – Friday 2nd February 2018 Grange City Hotel London London EC3N 2BQ
https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism/2018/01/11/bufusionconference/ Brochure https://tinyurl.com/BUFusionTourism-Hospitality
Bournemouth University Tourism and Hospitality Fusion Conference in partnership with Grange Hotels, London. Thursday 1st February focus on Tourism and Friday 2nd of February focus on Hospitality. The event is addressing cutting edge issues in strategy, talent and digital technologies for the Hospitality and Tourism sectors. It brings together contemporary academic research from Bournemouth University, leading industry thinkers and emerging BU student talent from around the globe.
FREE by invitation only – email Conference Chair Simon Thomas sthomas@bournemouth.ac.uk or Dimitrios Buhalis dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk to express interest to participate in the conference.
Bournemouth University Tourism and Hospitality Professional courses 28 Feb – 16 March 2018
Course details – www.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism-hospitality-shortcourses
Brochure https://tinyurl.com/BUTHProfessionalCourses Executive Education and Professional development courses for tourism & hospitality professionals at Bournemouth University combine staff expertise, knowledge excellence and co-creation with industry, generate innovation and best professional practice to support managers in their operational and strategic thinking. They will bring you the tools and techniques to help grow your business.
Join us to learn how you can develop your potential and competitiveness through managing your staff, developing your product and service, understanding your customers and using digital marketing. Courses are delivered through interactive workshops to support managers to develop performance.
Bookings –https://tourismandhospitalitycoursesbu.eventbrite.co.uk/ Contact Claire Main cmain@bournemouth.ac.uk or Dimitrios Buhalis dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk
22-25 May 2018 Council for Hospitality Management Education CHME 2018
Conference Bournemouth University http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/CHME
Deadline for research papers, PhD Proposal and BSc and MSc Student Papers: 16th February 2018
Provisional programme
https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/sites/default/files/asset/document/CHME2018Programme.pdf
CHME2018 will be a celebration hospitality. The main theme – ‘Innovation in hospitality: connecting all stakeholders to deliver memorable experiences’ – embraces the multifaceted changes driven by dynamic political, economic, social and technological forces surrounding hospitality, which affect both academia and industry. The conference has attracted 16 invited top industry and academic speakers from around the world and has attracted the top academic journals. A number of workshops and additional activities will also take place. The social programme will be incredible too. Contact CHME2018 Chair Hanaa Osman hosman@bournemouth.ac.uk or Dimitrios Buhalis dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk
CHME2018 Run Cumberland Hotel to Bournemouth University Talbot Campus (BH12 5BB) 2.7 Miles 4.3Km
https://goo.gl/maps/Ra9zaC745PN2
CHME2018 Marathon 15 Miles https://goo.gl/maps/ttWzjx7dxeD2