Bournemouth University supports the Dorset Tourism Awards and celebrates innovation and service

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Bournemouth University was very well involved with the Dorset Tourism Awards http://www.dorsettourismawards.org.uk/ @swtourismawards #dorsettourismawards last week at the Tank Museum. The Department of Tourism and Hospitality supports the Dorset Tourism Awards and celebrates innovation and service. On behalf of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Bournemouth University Dr Sean Beer presented the awards.

TOURISM EVENT & FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR – SPONSORED BY BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM & HOSPITALITY,WWW.BOURNEMOUTH.AC.UK/TOURISM

GOLD: Tankfest, The Tank Museum, Bovington – www.tankmuseum.org

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SILVER: Great Dorset Chilli Festival, Wimborne St Giles – www.greatdorsetchillifestival.co.uk and Shake and Stir Vintage Festival, Bournemouth – www.facebook.com/shakeandstirvintagefest

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BRONZE: Stompin’ on the Quomps, Christchurch – www.stompin.org

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: Bournemouth Wheels Festival, Bournemouth – www.bournemouthwheels.co.uk

Dr Bruce Braham was awarded for his Outstanding contribution to Dorset Tourism by the Chair of the Panel Professor Peter Jones ex Head of Department

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Our events students from the Department of Event and Leisure supported the organisation and the social media engagement of the event and many Hospitality and Tourism students worked as part of the part of the catering team.

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Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality said we are proud to support the Dorset Tourism Awards and to collaborate closely with the best organisations in our natural tourism and hospitality lab to cocreate innovation and services excellence.

 

 

Wednesday 23rd November 2016 will be the Tourism and Hospitality @ Bournemouth University Employability day

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Wednesday 23rd November 2016 will be the Tourism and Hospitality @ Bournemouth University Employability day

Enjoy 4 interconnected events and boost your career and professional development prospects

All events are FREE and everybody is welcome – There are space restrictions so first come first served 

09:00-12:00 Hospitality Management Futures @Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality

                          https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hospitality-management-futures-bournemouth-university-tickets-28575683639

Provisional Programme and Invited Panelists –  © indicates confirmed

09:00-09:15 Welcome and Hospitality Management Futures: Knowledge cocreation and future competitiveness 

© Professor Dimitrios Buhalis BU Head of Tourism and Hospitality
© Anne Harper, Institute of Hospitality

09:15-10:20 General Manager’s Forum : trends, challenges, opportunities
Chaired by : Professor Dimitrios Buhalis and Richard Ward Programme Leader Hospitality

© Andrew Woodland, FJB Hotels
© Michael Poux, Hilton Hotel Bournemouth
© Hugh Hodgins Marriott Hotel Bournemouth
© Kevin Wood, Oceana Hotels
© Michael Clitheroe, GM, Balmer Lawn Hotel

10:20-10:40 Break 

10:40-11:50 Food innovations and competitiveness
Chaired by : © Professor Heather Heartwell and © Dr Sean Beer BU Food Experts

© David Marshall Bournemouth University
© Katharine Wright Dorset Food & Drink 23 Nov
© Steve Golding, Oceana Hotels
Alex Aitken The Jetty Christ Church
Matt Budden Executive Chef Hilton Bournemouth

11:50-12:00 Hospitality Careers and future competitiveness

Conclusions Dr Viachaslau Filimonau and Anne Harper, Institute of Hospitality

11:00-15:00 Service Sector Careers Fair with more than 50 companies recruiting for placements, summer, part time and graduate jobs
The fair is being held in KG01, K101 & K103 in Kimmeridge House from 11am – 3pm on 23rd November 2016.

                           https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism/2016/06/11/careersfair2016/

Students will have the opportunity to network with over 50 Service Sector organisations and find out about Placement & Graduate opportunities.
There is no need to sign up for the event, just turn up on the day. Please make sure you wear business attire as this is a professional event.
Don’t forget to bring along an up to date CV.

Who’s coming:

  • Aldi
  • Amaris Hospitality
  • Aviator, Hotel by TAG
  • B&Q
  • Balmer Lawn Hotel
  • BaxterStorey
  • Beales Gourmet Ltd
  • Belmond
  • BH Live
  • Blue Arrow
  • Brewhouse & Kitchen
  • British Airways
  • BSG
  • Careys Manor Hotel & Spa
  • Carnival UK
  • Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa
  • Crafty Arty World
  • Debenhams Retail Plc.
  • Enterprise Rent-a-car
  • Expedia
  • Firmdale Hotels
  • Frontline Inns (Little Gems Country Dining)
  • Golfbreaks.com
  • GradSouthwest
  • GSP Venues Ltd.
  • Hall & Woodhouse
  • Hilton Worldwide
  • I LOVE TOUR
  • Institute of Hospitality
  • Jumeirah Carlton Tower
  • KFC UK & I
  • Lexington Catering
  • Lime Blue Solutions
  • Home Grown Hotels Ltd.
  • Malmaison
  • Merlin Entertainments Plc.
  • Millbrook Venues
  • PPHE Hotel Group
  • Place Rec USA Ltd
  • Placement Year International
  • QHotels
  • Rhinefield House Hotel
  • rhubarb
  • Stay U-nique
  • The Appointment Group
  • The Concerto Group
  • The Goring Hotel
  • The Savoy
  • Thomas Cook
  • TUI
  • Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership
  • WHSmith
  • Yummy Jobs

Presentations:

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11.30am

11.50am

Expedia

12 noon

12.20pm

British Airways

12.30pm

12.50pm

Thomas Cook

1pm

1.20pm

Merlin

1.30pm

1.50pm

Yummy Jobs

2pm

2.20pm

Park Plaza Hotels & Resort

2.30pm

2.50pm

Jumeirah

Marconi LT

1.30pm

1.50pm

WHSmith

2pm

2.20pm

ILOVETOUR

2.30pm

2.50pm

GSP Venues

 

13:00-17:00 Institute of Travel and Tourism ITT Future You : discover the benefits and opportunities of pursuing a career in the travel and tourism industry.          

                           http://www.ittfutureyou.com/events/bournemouth-university-2/

The ITT Future You event is a spin-off of the very successful ITT Future You conference that takes place at the World Travel Market each year http://www.ittfutureyou.com/ . It consists of a number of sessions delivered by industry speakers to whet your appetite for the careers that are available to you within the tourism industry.

1.30pm – 3.00pm – Introduction to the ‘Institute of Travel and Tourism’ – Careers within the Tourism Industry

The following speakers are featured within this session:

1.30-1.45pm – Introduction to the ITT
1.45pm-2.10pm – Careers in Tour Operations – Benjamin Bird (TUI)
2.10pm-2.35pm – Careers in Tourist Destination Marketing – Mark Smith (Bournemouth Tourism)
2.35pm-3.00pm – Careers in Tourist Destination Events – Jon Weaver (Bournemouth Tourism)

These inspirational speakers will talk about their careers and give hints and tips on employability and the do’s and don’ts of reaching the top in the Tourism industry.

3.15pm – 4.45pm Industry workshops

The following organisations will be delivering smaller 30 minute workshops between 3.15pm-4.45pm:

During these workshops students will hear about the career opportunities available within these organisations and will have the opportunity to ask questions.

14:00-16:00 Bournemouth University Postgraduate Courses Open Afternoon 23 November to subscribe to our Postgraduate courses https://goo.gl/r89uIy 

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19th October 2016 A day with Hon. Dr Peter Long of TUI and Royal Mail

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Honorary Dr Peter Long will be visiting us on Wednesday 19th October. He will deliver a lecture from 10.30-11.15 in the Share LT. Peter will speak about and take questions on his outstanding and prominent career in the travel industry and on his role as President of the Family Holiday Association, the leading charity that works to provide opportunities for disadvantaged families to have a holiday. Peter is very keen to speak with our students and he will also contribute to an employability event during his visit. Peter’s audience will primarily be students of tourism and hospitality but this event will also be of interest to colleagues and students of business and management. Please contact me if you will attend and promote Peter’s visit to students.

Peter will also deliver the STEEP ‘Kickstart Day’ introduction from 13.00-14.00 in the Marconi LT

Profile  Peter Long was one of the architects of the 2007 consolidation in European tour operating in which First Choice Holidays merged with TUI Tourism to become one of the largest leisure travel groups in the world. TUI Travel’s businesses range from market-leading sun and beach brands to specialist activity and adventure and online accommodation providers. Post-merger, Peter Long presided over excellent business results in sometimes challenging market conditions. TUI Travel merged with TUI AG on 17th December 2014 to form the TUI Group, the world’s largest tourism company. Peter Long was until recently Joint Chief Executive of the Group and is now Chairman of its Supervisory Board. He was appointed President of the Family Holidays Association in 2013 and Chairman of the Royal Mail in 2015. He received his honorary doctorate from Bournemouth University in 2015.

Provisional Schedule
· 10.00-10:30 (30 mins)Arrival and coffee with Tourism and Hospitality academic staff
· 10:30-12:30 (2 hours) SHARE LT – Presentation from Dr Peter Long on his business career, work with the FHA to be followed by questions,
discussion and Tourism Society Group feedback on their ideas for supporting FHA and other planned activities.
· 12:30-13:30 (1 hour) Lunch with BU Tourism Academic Leadership
Discussion to follow on how BU can work more closely and strategically with TUI and the FHA and industry more broadly
· 13.30-14.00 – (30 mins) MARCONI LT – Dr Peter Long to deliver the STEEP Kickstart Day Introduction ‘Employability – tips on making yourself more employable and climbing the career ladder to the top’ and advice to students seeking to enter the industry and secure placements.
· 14:00-14:30 – (30 mins) (D234) – Coffee before for departure with Tourism and Hospitality academic staff
· 14:30 hrs Depart

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Guest Lecture Fugong Su, Vice Chairman of Henan Association for Tourism Development and Promotion China – Henan as a historical region and tourism resort in China

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Dont miss on Monday: Guest Lecture Monday 10th October Shelley Lecture Theatre 16:00-17:00 https://www.facebook.com/events/1802643546645345/

henanGuest Lecture Fugong Su, Vice Chairman of Henan Association for Tourism Development and Promotion China – Henan as a historical region and tourism resort in China

Fugong Su, is currently the Vice Chairman of Henan Association for Tourism Development and Promotion. He is a Chief Economist and has extensive experiences at both government and industry in areas of information industry, tourism, regional economic development and investment etc. Prior to his current role, he worked as Director of Tourism Bureau at Henan Province between 2008 and 2010. Mr Su also worked as the Director General of Henan Information and Technology Bureau for 8 years between 2000 and 2008 and provided strategic lead for the policy implementation and development of information and technology industry in China. In addition to his strategic role within the government, he also worked in several regional development organizations (YuXin Co. Ltd and YuGang Co. Ltd.) and led the government inward investment strategy in Singapore and Hongkong. He graduated from Zhengzhou University, China with English major and worked as the First Secretary in the Chinese Embassy to Philippine between 1989-1991.

Proud to support the Dorset Magazine Food, Drink and Farming Awards 2016 @LifeFoodAwards

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The Department of Tourism and Hospitality Bournemouth University is proud to support the Dorset Magazine Food, Drink and Farming Awards 2016. As a world leader in Food research Bournemouth University is lucky to lulworthestatework with the Dorset Food community, a renowned region for its top-notch produce and the passion of the people who work in the industry. This event celebrates the champions that makes this success reality.

 

 

 

 

rw1Dorset Magazine Food Drink and Farming awards celebrated the greatest passions is the food and drink produced in this county, and the farms from which that produce comes at a glamorous awards evening held at Lulworth Castle on October 6th. The awards are designed to showcase the great and the good in Dorset, and reward the hardworking people behind them, including suppliers and producers, small farming businesses, chefs, restaurants, pubs and hoteliers.

 

The Department of Tourism and Hospitality of Bournemouth University has very well established research on food, nutrition and wellbeing. Staff working in this area have a wealth of experience in both food service and nutrition, and managing projects ranges from large scale to those for SMEs. Professor Heather Hartwell and her team have investigated a number of issues, including food wastage and how it might be reduced; and alternative cost-effective feeding strategies, such as making a food choice at the time of consumption to help improve patients’ food intake and increase their nutritional status. They have also explored obesity and the dietary habits of students. This provided invaluable information to allow service providers to optimise their approach. In addition, Dr Sean Beer has been researching food and authenticity from a cultural perspective, comparing and contrasting commercial and academic perspectives on the nature of authenticity and the role it plays within the hospitality, tourism and leisure industries. The discussion commences by looking at the complex nature of the relationship between food and ourselves as consumers and then goes on to examine how society seeks to regulate the authenticity of food by using terms such as organic, protected and local.

Richard Ward Food and Beverage specialist at Bournemouth University represented the Department and presented the award.

 

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For updates on the 2016 Dorset Magazine Food and Drink Awards, follow the Twitter@LifeFoodAwards

#lulworthcastle @bournemouthuni @BUTourismHotel

Dr Duncan Light on (Dis)ordering the City: Buildings, Bodies and Urban Space

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(Dis)ordering the City: Buildings, Bodies and Urban Space

http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/events/view/events/3567

  • Wed, 05 Oct 2016
  • 6.00 PM – 8.00 PM

Emily Speed in conversation with Duncan Light

As part of the Practising Place programme, In Certain Places is proud to present an evening with artist Emily Speed in conversation with human geographer Dr Duncan Light, hosted by Bluecoat. The event focused on the making and reshaping of urban space. In particular, it explored the relationship between official urban planning processes and the subversion of city spaces by the people who use them. Drawing upon their own creative and academic research, Speed and Light are examined the ways in which urban spaces are performed, and how certain practices – such as walking, urban exploration and the creation of ‘desire lines’ – might be viewed as tactics for ‘disordering’ the city.

For the past year Dr Duncan Light Bournemouth University has been involved in a collaboration project with Emily Speed, a Liverpool-based artist.  This was part of the ‘In Certain Places’ project (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/explore/groups/in_certain_places.php ), organised by the University of Central Lancashire which pairs artists with academics to encourage discussion and exchange of ideas and perspectives.  Duncan and Emily had an extensive email ‘conversation’ (lasting over 6 months) which focused on the theme of public space in the city.  They shared different perspectives on the way that people in the city use public space, often in ways that subvert the attempts of the city authorities to create an orderly and ordered public space. The collaboration culminated in a public event – entitled “(Dis)ordering the City” at Liverpool’s Bluecoat Arts Centre on 5th October.  Duncan and Emily each gave a 20 minute presentation about their way of approaching the subject, which was followed by a conversation and then a lively question and answer session with the audience (of about 40 people). The final stage of the collaboration will be a joint publication, due out in 2017.

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About the speakers

Emily Speed works in sculpture, installation and performance and her work is concerned with the relationship between the body and architecture. During 2016 she has solo exhibitions at TRUCK, Calgary and a major new commission at Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Texas. Recent exhibitions include Plymouth Art Centre; g39, Cardiff; Oredaria Gallery, Rome; Laumeier Sculpture Park, St Louis, USA; Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland. Speed’s work is held in the Arts Council Collection, Tate Artists’ Books Collection and her artists’ books are held in numerous libraries in the US including Yale, Library of Congress and MIT.

Dr Duncan Light is senior lecturer in the Department of Tourism and Hospitality at Bournemouth University. A human geographer by background, he worked for 20 years in Liverpool before moving to Bournemouth.  He has research interests in urban landscapes, particularly in Romania (a country he has visited regularly for more than 20 years). In particular, his research has explored the efforts to remake the ‘official public landscape’ created by Romania’s communist regime in the post-communist period. He has published papers on these issues in a range of journals and has also contributed chapters to a number of recent edited volumes about post-communist change.
Practising Place is a programme of public conversations, designed to examine the relationship between art practice and place. Each event is hosted at a different venue and explores a specific aspect of place by bringing artists together with people from different backgrounds, who share a common area of interest. Practising Place forms part of the In Certain Places project, which is based in the School of Art, Design and Fashion at the University of Central Lancashire, and is funded by the Arts Council of England.

Nominate in the Bournemouth University Alumni Awards

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BU has a huge network of successful alumni living all over the world – and we’re asking for your help to nominate them for a 2017 Alumni Award, supported by the British Council and Education UK.

 

These awards are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate our alumni’s outstanding achievements.

 

Winners and finalists are leaders in their fields who have used their experience of studying at a UK university to make a positive contribution to their communities, professions and countries.

 

Alumni can nominate themselves, but if you know of a student who studied here at BU and has gone on to achieve exceptional success, you can nominate on their behalf. Please visit the Alumni Awards website to find out full details on how to enter, including the eligibility criteria.

 

Taking place in 14 locations, UK alumni in every continent will be celebrated at

prestigious award ceremonies in Egypt, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey and the USA. Please note that in order to nominate, alumni must be currently residing in one of these countries. 

 

Key dates

  • Wednesday 7 September: applications and nominations process opens
  • Sunday 16 October: nominations close
  • Monday 31 October: applications close
  • Shortlisting takes place in November, with the finalists announced in December/January
  • Between January to March, winners will be announced at award ceremonies in participating countries. 

 

For full details, please head to the Alumni Awards website, and take a look at the British Council Facebook and British Council twitter as well as the Education UK Facebook and Education UK twitter accounts.

 

If you do choose to nominate, please email alumni@bournemouth.ac.uk to make the team aware of your submission. 

ESRC Festival of Social Science 2016, Innovations in hospitality and travel – Nov 10th

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ESRC Festival of Social Science 2016, Innovations in hospitality and travel

November 10 @ 10:00 am – 13:00 pm

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This half-day event will  present the innovations that have been introduced to the travel and hospitality industry via cutting edge social science research.

 

When is the best time to book a flight or a hotel? How can companies make money by applying dynamic pricing techniques? The talk will answer to these questions and will cover innovative payment mechanisms applied in restaurants. You will also have the chance to find out about the role of menu design in shaping more responsible food choices.

 

Hear from BU researchers and marketing professionals reporting on the outcome of real-life experiements and business intervention and join in the debate to find out how research is impacting on innovation in the travel and hospitality industries.

 

Event Programme:

10.00 -11:45 Dynamic pricing, best time to book and new pricing mechanisms( Dr. Giampaolo Viglia, Professor Claudio Piga from Keele University and the staff from HOTS Business game)

11:45-12.00 Tea/coffee break

12.00 -13.00 Innovations in food, technology, and menu labeling (Dr. Viachaslau Filimonau, Prof Adele Ladkin, Prof. Heather Hartwell and Dr. Sean Beer)

 

CLICK here to register for this event

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovations-in-hospitality-and-travel-registration-27211035941

Bournemouth University event at the World Travel Market WTM: eTourism: Disrupting innovations for Tourism and Hospitality

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WTM eTourism: Disrupting innovations for Tourism and Hospitality

Monday 7th November 2016, 10:30 – 12:15   WTM Inspire Theatre – EU475

FREE event – need to have access to the World Travel Market on Monday

https://bu-ifitt-wtm.eventbrite.co.uk

http://www.wtmlondon.com/en/Sessions/28215/eTourism-Disrupting-innovations-create-opportunities-and-challenges-the-tourism-and-hospitality-industry

Disrupting innovations generate significant market structure changes, modifying the operating practices, industry structure and dominant logic. This structural change is affecting the organizational networks and the services tourism players are supposed to use to perform well in markets. Both opportunities and challenges emerge for the whole tourism and hospitality industry. Relationships between players change as their respective roles change; this is driven by e-commerce / e-business and disruptive innovation. For instance hotels, thanks to e-business technological platforms, can now use algorithms to set yield and revenue management strategies, monitor competition in real time and allow consumers to use mobile devices to access several services. In the tourism industry, many innovations have been initiated from companies in the information technology sector. Generally, Information technology is revolutionizing products, services and markets.

CHAIR 

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Bournemouth University


CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Kevin May Tnooz.com 

Mario Hardy Pacific Asia Tourism Association, Thailand 

Nathaniel Green, DUETTO Research, USA

Richard Hatter Hotel Icon, Hong Kong 

Andy Owen-Jones, BD4Travel, Germany 

Matthew Gardiner, UnderTheDoormat, UK