The Future of Tourism in Post-Brexit Britain Exploring Opportunities and Meeting Challenges at National and Local Levels

Grange Wellington Hotel, London Tuesday 21^st February 2017

KEY SPEAKERS:

Deirdre Wells OBE Chief Executive UKinbound

Professor Adam Blake Professor of Economics & Econometrics, Faculty of Management Bournemouth University

Giles Smith Deputy Director for Tourism, Heritage and Cultural Diplomacy Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Patricia Yates Director Strategy and Communications VisitBritain

Ufi Ibrahim Chief Executive British Hospitality Association

Kurt Janson Director Tourism Alliance

Esther Pearson Director South West Coast Path Association

Kate Nicholls Chief Executive Officer  ALMR

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Despite Britain’s recent decision to leave the EU, tourism continues to be a key component of economic growth in the UK, being directly responsible for 1.6 million jobs across the country. According to latest statistics from the ONS, the number of visitors to the UK by overseas residents in August 2016 was 3.8 million, an increase of 2% when compared with August 2015. Overseas residents spent £2.6 billion in the UK during their visits, an increase of 4% compared to figures of the previous year. These figures have been linked to the fall in the pound following the referendum, which has made holidays in the UK cheaper for overseas visitors.

Last year was record-breaking, with tourism generating over £62 billion in Gross Value Added revenue to the British economy. Moreover, the rate of growth in visits to many regions within the country was faster than in London. However, with more than 50% of international visitor spending still in London and with Brexit reshaping the landscape, creating new opportunities in the short-term and challenges in the long-term depending on the agreement with EU, there is still more to be done to create balance in the sector and boost growth equally across the whole country.

Responding to these emerging challenges and opportunities, in August 2016 the Government published the ‘Tourism Action Plan’, a report setting out the Government’s next steps to make tourism more internationally competitive and resilient post-Brexit, while ensuring that its growth delivers for everyone.

As such, the action plan focuses on the following five areas:

• The tourism landscape: strengthening co-ordination and collaboration
• Skills: boosting apprenticeships and attracting more people to careers in tourism
• Common sense regulation: examining the scope for deregulation
• Transport: making it easier for visitors to explore by rail, bus and coach
• A GREAT Welcome: driving continuous improvements in our visa service

With local authorities playing a key role in the visitor economy due to its devolved nature, there is a need to ensure the way forward for local tourism to take full advantage of the benefits the country has to offer.

This very timely symposium is an invaluable opportunity for local authorities, tourism organisations and regional economic development agencies to examine the national strategy assess the post-Brexit tourism landscape and consider how to best deliver lasting tourism across the UK.

Delegates will:

• Assess the national outlook of tourism in post-Brexit Britain
• Explore new opportunities and ways to overcome new challenges
• Discuss funding allocations and new apprenticeship schemes to support small business
• Consider the regulatory framework and discuss the importance of commonsense regulation
• Evaluate the GREAT Welcome Campaign and explore ways to attract new tourists from key markets
• Examine the contribution of local councils in boosting tourism, developing local leadership and encouraging local entrepreneurship
• Participate in interactive discussions with leading practitioners and share best practice

I am pleased to advise you that we offer a 20% early registration discount off the standard delegate rates (subject to type of organisation and terms and conditions) for bookings received by the 13th January 2017. For further details about the symposium, please refer to the enclosed event brochure. Do feel free to circulate this information to relevant colleagues within your organisation.

In the meantime, to ensure your organisation is represented, please book online or complete and return the attached registration form at your earliest convenience in order to secure your delegate place(s).

Kind regards,

Conference Team

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Bournemouth University Tourism Summit: Tourism in the era of disruption 
Friday 10th February 2017, 10:00-18:00 https://bournemouth-university-tourism-summit-tourism.eventbrite.co.uk

By invitation only

Grange City Hotel, 8-14 Cooper’s Row, London, EC3N 2BQ (Metro: Tower Hill)
https://www.grangehotels.com/hotels-london/grange-city/

The Bournemouth University Tourism Summit is a by invitation only tourism think tank that brings together Senior Tourism Executives with academics, researchers, students and graduates of Bournemouth University and key stakeholders to discuss and debate tourism policy and strategy. Discussion on cutting edge issues will inform policy, develop research agendas and support student projects. Careers opportunities and talent management will also emerge through the critical interaction between different stakeholders. Hosted by Grange Hotels in the heart of London this event will bring immense value to all participants.

Provisional Programme and Invited Speakers – © indicates confirmed

10:00   Arrival to Grange City Hotel and Welcome

10:15   Introductions and welcome

© Dimitrios Buhalis Head of Department for Tourism and Hospitality, BU
© Tony Matharu, Managing Director, Grange Hotels
© Jane Houzer, Dean Faculty of Management Bournemouth University

10.30-12:00     TOURISM STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF DISRUPTION

Facilitators: © Dimitrios Buhalis and Duncan Light, Bournemouth University

© Christopher Rodrigues, CBE, Chairman Visit Britain
© Jean-Marc Flambert, Vice President UK & Europe, Antigua Barbuda Tourism Authority
© Daniela Wagner, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) & Head of International Partnerships, Travel Weekly Group
© Tom Jenkins, CEO European Tour Operators Association – ETOA

12:00-13:00     Networking Lunch

13:00-14:30     TALENT MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE DISRUPTIONS

Facilitators: Anya Chapman and Babis (Charalambos) Giousmpasoglou, Bournemouth University

© Ufi Ibrahim, CEO, British Hospitality Association
© Tony Matharu, Managing Director, Grange Hotels
© Julia Feuell, CEO, New Frontiers Travel and Leisure Recruitment
© Ian Brooks, Director, Gail Kenny Executive Search

14:30-1500      Networking Break

15:00-17:00     TECHNOLOGICAL AND DIGITAL DISRUPTIONS IN TOURISM  

Facilitators: Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University

© Rose Fernandez Amadeus
© Mike Short, Vice President, Telefónica
© Terri Scriven Head of Hospitality & Tourism at Google google.com
© Gavin Greene Industry Outreach and Strategy Manager  Tripadvisor
© Michael McCartan Managing Director DUETTO

17:00-17:30 Summary, closing remarks and Ways forward

Tim Gale and Adam Blake, Bournemouth University

17:30-18:30 Networking  

19:00   Coaches depart back to Bournemouth

Bournemouth University Department of Tourism & Hospitality in the Faculty of Management www.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism is recognised globally as a leading contributor to knowledge creation and dissemination in tourism and hospitality. A team of 35 academic staff and over 1,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students make us one of the biggest and most prolific departments in the world. The combination of staff expertise and enthusiasm, knowledge excellence and cocreation with industry, generate innovation and best professional practice. Our approach is about creating value with everyone we work with, locally and globally, and to share the benefits with society. Our approach to teaching is to inspire, empower and foster an intellectually challenging but nurturing educational environment, encouraging our students to develop professionally and personally. We are proud of our industry collaborations that enable us to cocreate best professional practice through constant interaction and engagement. We are privileged to work in Bournemouth and Poole, a living tourism and hospitality laboratory. This enables our research and teaching to have great relevance and impact in the global marketplace. An active alumni society enables us to work closely with graduates and to expand our cocreation globally.

In partnership with Grange Hotels, London’s leading independent hotels.

Grange Hotels – https://www.grangehotels.com Your Luxury Hotels in the Heart of London. In the heart of the London, Grange Hotels offer a wide choice of business accommodation which provides a wealth of history and local tradition, skilfully combined with contemporary luxury. Combine this with executive business lounges, meetings, conferences and events facilities, as well as Health Clubs and Ajala Spas, and you will find everything the modern, corporate traveller comes to expect from their hotel stay. A collection of private luxury hotels all superbly located in the heart of London, one of the world’s most exciting cities. At Grange Hotels, you will enjoy individual character, a wealth of history, and local tradition. Grange Hotels’ conference and events facilities combine state-of-the-art conference and events facilities with a wealth of history and local tradition. The Grange Hotels luxury portfolio offers an inspirational selection of meetings and events venues in central London’s most desirable locations. Grange Hotels stands out from the crowd of faceless luxury hotels through its state-of-the-art luxury accommodation, inviting ambience, and warm service while reducing its environmental impact on the local community.

For more information please contact

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Head of Department Tourism and Hospitality, Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, www.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism

Bournemouth University is pleased to collaborate with Aveiro University Portugal on the INVTUR conference 

International conference Co-creating the future of tourism University of Aveiro, Portugal May 17^th – 19^th, 2017 & 16th May PhD Workshop 

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will be cochairing the conference and Professor Adele Ladkin will be a keynote speaker and a PhD Workshop facilitator

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 create value for all stakeholders. Tourism is one of the most influential drivers of change globally propelling prosperity and wellbeing for growing numbers of countries. In spite of its potential there is still a wide gap between the industry and society. Tourism is a social and anthropological phenomenon that percolates civilization, and its infrastructure and equipment are built alongside all the other urban and rural developments. However, tourism knowledge and tourism as science are still overlooked by entrepreneurs and governments.

INVTUR is an internationally acclaimed conference that is now reaching its 4^th edition. It is organized by the University of Aveiro (Portugal), since 2010, in cooperation with several foreign partner universities. Each of the previous editions were attended by more than seven hundred delegates, from five continents and more than 30 countries. INVTUR has become a ground of discussion and scientific interaction, held in a modern and lovely city and university, where people seek to improve knowledge. Besides its scientific contribution, INVTUR provides an unforgettable experience from a social point of view, granting opportunities to network and to relax.

The 2017 edition is devoted to fuel discussion and to induce new approaches aimed at exploring emerging paradigms of value cocreation in the marketplace that will fuel the foundation of the new tourism ecosystem. INVTUR 2017 will provide an interactive, dynamic and international platform for academics and practitioners to discuss how to enhance research applications and knowledge management through partnerships. Alongside the conference, a showcase of good practices coming from the tourism industry and organisations will take place. The BIT – Business Innovation Tank will be run in a large marquee, adjacent to the conference rooms, where more than 30 companies and organisations will present innovative experiences in the tourism industry. In parallel to the academic conference, debates among tourism businesses and organisations will take place, with the aim of bridging the gap between academics and practitioners. Participants will, also, have the opportunity to strengthen partnerships with various stakeholders, including academic researchers, industry professionals, and governmental entities, through dialogues on how to better use research outputs for the benefit of the industry.

The conference welcomes works in areas such as (see also the thematic sessions):

» Tourism planning, policies and strategies;

» Geography and territory;

» Destination management and modelling;

» Economics of tourism;

» Internationalisation of tourism;

» Consumer behavior in tourism;

» New tourism products;

» Tourism marketing;

» Experience economy;

» Shared economy;
» Creative economy;

» Authenticity;

» Culture and heritage;

» Tourist gaze;

» Sociology of tourism;

» Food tourism;

» Anthropology of tourism;

» Demographics and Mobility;

» Post-modern tourist;

» Research and Education;

» Sustainability and ecotourism;
» Hospitality;

» Tourism history;

» Innovation in tourism;

» E-tourism, ICT, and smart tourism;

» Accessible tourism;

» Gender in tourism;

» Tourism networks.