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The 2017 Bournemouth Tourism Awards officially launched at Bournemouth University!

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140 business leaders and students from the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Bournemouth University and Bournemouth and Poole College gathered together for the launch of the 11th Bournemouth Tourism Awards!

The 2016 Bournemouth Tourism Awards were coined as Bournemouth’s business event of the year and the 11th year is all set to be better than ever. The launch staged in the brand new Fusion Building atBournemouth University saw Dignitaries, VIPs, sponsors, past winners and finalists, rub shoulders and network alongside business leaders, students and lecturers as they gathered together on 21st September 2016 to launch the Bournemouth Tourism Awards. The awards celebrate the achievements of local businesses and their contribution to beautiful Bournemouth and the surrounding towns.

The Awards kicked off with a spectacular launch event in the new Fusion Building at Bournemouth University. Guests were welcomed to The Bournemouth University by students studying tourism and hospitality, whilst Bournemouth and Poole College Catering and Hospitality students created mouth-watering canapes washed down with award winning Pothecary Gin and tonics, superb wines or soft drinks.

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The Mayor of Bournemouth Councillor Edward Coope and Mayoress Mrs Janet Coope, Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress of Christchurch Cllr Nicholas Geary and Mrs Gillian Geary, The Chairman of East Dorset District Council Cllr David Shortell and Elizabeth Shortell and Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress of Wimborne Minster Cllr Terry Wheeler & Mrs Pauline Wheeler were all in attendance to support the Launch event.

The sponsors and partners already on board, supporting the 2017 awards include; Berendsen,Bournemouth English Book Centre, Comax UK, Signature Catering Co., Waste Management Facilities,Pothecary Gin, Templar Wines, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth and Poole College. Returning sponsors and partners include The Bournemouth Daily Echo, Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce, The Bournemouth Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), Wave 105, Amica Live,Grizzly and Bournecoast.

Said Des Simmons, Chairman of Bournemouth Tourism Management Board (BTMB) and Managing Director of Bournecoast Ltd. “The Bournemouth Tourism Awards were a huge success in 2016 and we need your support to ensure the 2017 awards are better than ever. The forthcoming awards offer the chance for the hotels outside of Bournemouth to enter, so, Christchurch, Poole, Wimborne and other areas in the BH post code can now enter for the first time EVER as we recognise that many visitors come to Bournemouth and help the economy but stay in areas away from the beach or the town.

The awards are there to give businesses and individuals the recognition they so deserve and celebrate those who go the extra mile and offer a world class experience. The awards are for businesses and for individuals and help you to build on YOUR successes. I hope that we will have as much, if not more support for the awards again this year.”

Said Jackie Phillipson Co-Founder of ROUTEpr the company responsible for the awards said, “The Awards are a great chance for businesses to shine. You can be nominated or you can enter yourselves. When you enter the awards it gives you a chance to take a look at your business and showcase your areas of excellence and expertise. Winning or being a finalist delivers great PR and kudos for your staff and suppliers, and showcases your credibility and generates positive PR. The awards are staged thanks to the support of the sponsors and partners, they offer a chance to celebrate in style, as well as develop business opportunities and network. This year, we are delighted to be working with the students, they will give a new purpose and dimension to the awards, as the future of the tourism and hospitality industry.”

The Bournemouth Tourism Awards are now open for nominations and for entries. Take a look at our Gallery for more photos of the evening.

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Get involved – the Bournemouth University Global Talent Programme (GTP)

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New for the academic year 2016/17, is the Global Talent Programme (GTP). The GTP is about helping students to develop and evidence the attributes they need to succeed in today’s global workplace. The GTP brings together BU’s central extra-curricular employability offer under one banner subsuming the Student Development Award and Post-Graduate Development Award. On this page you will find out a bit more about the programme, what it entails, and how you could help support it.

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What is the Global Talent Programme (GTP)? This unique programme has been created with employers to help students demonstrate they have the attributes needed to work in a truly global way, crossing physical and cultural boundaries to deliver outstanding results. 

 How does it work?  The GTP focuses on themes key to the global workplace of the future: global citizenship, collaboration, skills development, research and innovation. These are relevant attributes employers are looking for – regardless of what degree or discipline students are studying. Being part of the GTP involves just a few hours of a student’s time a week when they will work towards achieving a number of badges (dependent on their level of study) and ultimately the Global Talent Award. To gain badges, students will need to engage in a series of lectures and events, undertaking various activities and online challenges. They can also use their interests in all kinds of extra-curricular activities.

Get involved! Sign up https://www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/discover/global/global-talent-programme

Bournemouth University International Conference – The Visitors’ Economy: Strategies and Innovations

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Bournemouth University International Conference –

The Visitors’ Economy: Strategies and Innovations

Monday 4th- Wednesday 6th  September 2017  https://goo.gl/ckcuHU 

Please email abstracts to: DepTHconference2017@bournemouth.ac.uk

Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality is pleased to invite you to

the international conference on The Visitors’ Economy: Strategies and Innovations, organised

in collaboration with our global partners. The conference brings together leading academics

and industry researchers to exchange and share their experiences, knowledge and ideas on

all aspects of the visitors’ economy. In addition to our conference scientific sessions,

we would like to invite you to visit Bournemouth. We look forward to welcoming you.

Conference topic

The visitor economy sector includes all activities which contribute to visitors’ experiences.

At the core are the components of the tourism product, such as accommodation, food,

restaurants, transport and attractions. The concept, however, is much broader as the economy

caters for the needs of visitors and not only tourists. It embraces all activities, infrastructure

and services provided to make each visitor’s experience possible. This is a multi-billion-pound

global sector and to create a successful visitor economy, it is necessary to manage each

individual component of the economy efficiently with a focus on the needs of visitors.

This makes the sector a complex one. Being an ultra-competitive sector, businesses involved

are constantly introducing innovations to maintain their comparative advantages.

These strategies and innovations are used to build resilience into destinations and businesses

to improve their international competitiveness. These may be achieved by implementing

innovations leading to cost reduction, improvement in productivity, improvement in the quality

of product and the creation of new products or better delivery systems.

The themes of this conference will include, but are not limited to:

  • Coastal tourism
  • Creative economy
  • Crisis and disaster management
  • Economy of tourism and hospitality
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Food, nutrition and wellbeing
  • Hospitality management
  • ICT and social media
  • Marketing
  • Policy, planning and development
  • Smart tourism
  • Sports and events
  • Sustainability
  • Tourism and hospitality education
  • Transportation issues
  • Work and labour in tourism and hospitality.

Call for papers

Deadline for abstract submission: 26 May 2017

Confirmation of acceptance: 30 June 2017

Last date for early bird registration: 14 July 2017

Deadline for registration: 18 Aug 2017

Please email abstracts to: DepTHconference2017@bournemouth.ac.uk

Bournemouth University Conference venue

Bournemouth is a vibrant seaside town in the south of the UK and boasts seven miles 

of award-winning coastline, gardens and parks and a wealth of attractions, activities, 

events and festivals. Other areas of interest which are easily accessible from Bournemouth 

include the Jurassic Coast – a UNESCO natural heritage site – the New Forest and the 

historic towns of Poole, Salisbury and Stonehenge.


Bournemouth University has two campuses and the conference will be held on the main 

Talbot Campus which is located to the north of the city centre.

Bournemouth University International Conference – 

The Visitors’ Economy: Strategies and Innovations 4-6 September 2017  https://goo.gl/ckcuHU   

Don’t miss the 2017 Bournemouth Air Festival 

Thursday 31st August – Sunday 3rd September Bournemouth Air Show 2017

Food and Drink and Tourism at Bournemouth University

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Academics at Bournemouth University and its predecessors have always had an interest in Food and Drink. Today the main focus for this work is the University’s Department of Tourism and Hospitality, with a team of 35 academic staff and over 1,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students, making it one of the biggest and most prolific departments of its type in the world. Aspects of food and drink are studied in a wide range of contexts.ITT4

Currently Professor Heather Hartwell is leading a pan European project that aims to promote vegetable consumption among adolescents and the elderly. VeggiEAT is an industry-academic partnership led by the University, with European academic and industrial partners. The project is aimed at producing answers, amongst others, to that old question of how we get the kids to eat their greens. Dr Sean Beer is leading research on the authenticity of food. Authenticity is an important idea in that there is often a price premium for products that are labelled authentic; but what does the word authentic mean. Sean’s research with people living in Dorset has produced some surprising answers in a world where so few people actually cook, and eat with their friends and families. Both the Heather and Sean’s work featured in this year’s very successful FoodBIZ conference, which brought together industry and academics to share findings from research and take ideas forward within the areas of food, health and wellbeing.

seanMuch of the University’s food and drink teaching and research takes place within the broader context of the tourism and hospitality industries. Here Bournemouth academics work closely with key academic and industry professional bodies, for example hosting the Annual Hospitality Student Conference in London supported by speakers from companies such as Marriott International, Red Carnation Hotels, the Shangri-La Hotel, the Institute of Hospitality Management, Accor International, InterContinental Hotels and Whitbread Premier Inn. Bournemouth graduates develop the capacity to be involved in the more analytical, developmental and strategic perspectives of the food industries and develop insights into the issues affecting these industries through access to things such as visiting speakers from Hilton International, Fairmont Hotels, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and many more.

They are proud of industry collaborations that enable them to cocreate best professional practice through constant interaction and engagement. As Head of Department Professor Dimitrios Buhalis indicated, “We are privileged to work in Bournemouth and Poole, a living tourism and hospitality lab as well as to work with local food companies. This enables our research and teaching to have great relevance and impact in the global marketplace as well as in Dorset and the South West England.”

The University would welcome your involvement, engagement and interaction. Please contact Professor Buhalis (www.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourism).

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY for NCTA Tourism Conference in London NCTA Annual Coastal Tourism Forum 2106: Shore Potential – Addressing the Coastal Tourism Challenge

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We work with our partner the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) and we support their annual event in London on the 17th October
You can see the programme on https://coastaltourismacademy.co.uk/coastal-tourism-forum
This will be an important conference on Coastal Tourism and will attract policy makers

The Annual Coastal Tourism Forum Shore Potential: Addressing the Coastal Tourism Challenge featuring a line-up of top industry speakers, politicians and business leaders. This promises to be a stimulating and ground-breaking day for everyone involved in coastal tourism. Coastal Communities Minister Andrew Percy MP will present the keynote address, on a day packed with seminars, debates and new research leading up to the creation of a Vision for tourism on the coast. Sally Balcombe, Chief Executive of VisitBritain, Brigid Simmonds OBE, Chief Executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, and the New Economics Foundation’s expert on Coastal and Marine Environment, Fernanda Balata, will start the day looking at the big picture and providing insights into the current status of tourism and the coast. The latest research on coastal tourism will be presented by independent research companies BDRC Continental and One Minute to Midnight, covering the opportunities for growth on the coast in the off-peak period.

We have a very limited number of volunteer opportunities for our students who will help NCTA to operate the conference, from registrations, hosting the conference, helping speakers and supporting the organisers. NCTA will cover coach travel expenses for the day.
If you are interested send Professor Dimitrios Buhalis an email stating VOLUNTEER NCTA 2016 with 4 lines why you would like to volunteer for this event. Selected successful candidates will be called for a mini interview by the NCTA.

National Coastal Tourism Academy – Annual Coastal Tourism Forum 2016

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Annual Coastal Tourism Forum 2016:

nctaShore Potential – Addressing the Coastal Tourism Challenge

Monday 17 October 2016     9.15 – 4.30pm
Church House, Westminster, London
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https://coastaltourismacademy.co.uk/coastal-tourism-forum

This event breaks new ground for everyone involved in the business of coastal tourism. With holidays to the coast the backbone of domestic tourism for decades, the dip in visits in recent years has sounded an alarm bell. However, the tide has started to turn, with seaside holidays up seven per cent last year.

But growth is slower than other UK breaks. There is an urgent need to identify new opportunities to understand the coast’s unique challenges and create a clear direction for the future. At this Forum we’ll be unveiling new research, identifying national trends and highlighting new markets.

We will be sharing our Vision for the Coast but we need your expertise to help shape and deliver it.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to shape the future direction of coastal tourism nationally, share your expertise and network with the best in the industry.

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Who is it for?

This Forum is for you if you are involved with any of the following on the coast:

  • Destination Management Organisations
  • BID Managers
  • LEP representatives
  • Tourism Businesses
  • Attractions
  • Accommodation providers
  • Language Schools
  • Arts and Culture
  • Business Events
  • Transport and the Environment
  • Coastal Community Teams
  • Hospitality and Tourism University Faculties
  • Tourism Organisations
  • Tourism Consultants
  • Government Departments
  • National Parks/Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Local Authority

Speakers

More details of all our speakers will follow shortly, but in brief:

The keynote address will be given by Northern Powerhouse and Coastal Communities Minister Andrew Percy MP.

Other speakers include:

Sally Balcombe
Chief Executive
VisitBritain / VisitEngland
Web: visitbritain.org / visitengland.com

Brigid Simmonds OBE
Chief Executive
British Beer & Pub Association
Web: beerandpub.com

Fernanda Balata
Project Lead, Coastal and Marine Environment
New Economics Foundation
Web: neweconomics.org

Jon Young
Research Director
BDRC Continental
Web: bdrc-continental.com

Phoebe Wynne
Research Manager
BDRC Continental
Web: bdrc-continental.com

Paul Laver
Founder, One Minute to Midnight
Web: oneminutetomidnight.life

Charlie Richards
Strategist, One Minute to Midnight
Web: oneminutetomidnight.life

Nick Hall
Founder and CEO
Digital Tourism Think Tank
Web: thinkdigital.travel

Matthew Thomson
Chief Executive
Fifteen Cornwall / Cornwall Food Foundation
Web: fifteencornwall.co.uk / cornwallfoodfoundation.org

Sally Shalam
Journalist and Tourism Consultant
Web: sallyshalam.co.uk

Carolyn Custerson
Chief Executive Officer
English Riviera Tourism Company Ltd (ERTC)
Web: englishrivieratourism.co.uk / englishriviera.co.uk

Jude Leitch
Director
Northumberland Tourism
Web: northumberlandtourism.org.uk / visitnorthumberland.com

Marcial Boo
Founder
Tour de Coast
Web: twobikes-onecoast.uk

Samantha Richardson

Director

National Coastal Tourism Academy

Web: coastaltourismacademy.co.uk

Conference Moderator: Alison Rice

Journalist

Programme

9.15 Registration & Coffee

10.00 NCTA Director’s Welcome

10.15 Keynote Speech

10.30 Coastal Tourism in 2016: The Big Picture Panel

11.40 Development opportunities for the Coast
Panel Presentation and seminar sessions unveiling brand new research and highlighting the most likely market segments to unlock growth on the coast

12.45 Fast-tracking Hospitality Careers
A snapshot of our successful UKCES project tackling hospitality staff recruitment and retention

13.15 Lunch
Networking opportunity

14.00 Keynote Address

14.15 Vision for the Coast

14.35 Achieving the Vision
Workshops exploring themes and methods of delivery

15.15 Coffee break

15.25 Panel Debate
Raising Awareness and Changing Perceptions of the Coast from the Inside and Out
Panelists including a journalist, brand director, coastal destination director and coastal tourism business
Q&As

16.20 Summary and close
Coastal Tourism – moving forward

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Venue and location

The Coastal Forum will be held at Church House, London, conveniently located in a quiet corner of Westminster, easily accessed by public transport.

Church House, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, London, SW1P 3NZ

One of the capital’s true hidden gems, Church House is set within Dean’s yard and offers a peaceful and green setting along with stunning views of Westminster Abbey whilst being only a few minutes’ walk from Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament and St James’s Park.

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Transport

Underground
St James Park 5 minute Walk
Westminister 7 minute walk
Victoria 15 minute walk
Waterloo 20 minute walk

Buses
Great Smith Street 88
Victoria Street 11, 24, 211, 148
Millbank 3, 77A, 159
Parliament Square 12, 53, 109

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Nearest docking station
Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster
Abingdon Green, Westminster

Accessibility
Great Smith Street entrance has convenient wheelchair access from street level and is closer to the lifts of the building.

  • Wheelchair access is available throughout the building
  • Specially adapted toilets on the lower ground floor

Directions

From St James Park
Leave the station via the Broadway exit and head down Tothill Street. When you reach the end, you will see Westminster Abbey. Cross over the road towards the Abbey. On your right you will see a small archway, go through the archway into Dean Yard and head towards the large building facing you at the end of the yard – Church House.

From Westminster
Leave the station via exit 4, turn right and walk to the first set of traffic lights on your left. Cross the road going towards the Houses of Parliament. Go straight ahead past the Houses of Parliament until you reach the next set of pedestrian lights. Turn right and walk past Westminster Abbey. At the end of the Abbey you will see a small archway on your left with a security cabin to the side. Go through the archway into Dean’s Yard. Church House is the large building facing you at the end.

From Victoria
Leave the station by the front door entrance. Cross the first road on the right (Vauxhall Bridge Road) and walk straight down Victoria Street for approximately 15 minutes until you reach Westminster Abbey. Standing in front of the Abbey , you will see a small archway. Go through the archway in to Dean’s Yard and head towards the large building facing you at the end of the yard- this is Church House

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PhD student, Sarah Price won the best PhD student paper award in the EuroCHRIE 2016

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priceso #BUProud of our PhD student, Sarah Price, who was first shortlisted as a finalist and then, despite a strong international competition, won the best PhD student paper award in the EuroCHRIE 2016, sponsored by The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management and Emerald/IJCHM. Her paper is entitled: FoodSMART – a tool for wellbeing?
She will be awarded in in the coming EuroCHRIE2016 conference in Budapest.

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis invited to the University of Pretoria and meets the South Africa Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom

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Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality at Bournemouth University was invited to the University of Pretoria to deliver a keynote speech on Universal Accessibility for Tourism and meets the South Africa Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom.

 

The Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University is a partner with the University of Pretoria, one of the oldest and most established Universities in South Africa. Professor Buhalis had discussions with the Head of Department of Tourism Professor Berendien Lubbe and her colleagues about research partnerships that will cover a number of areas including eTourism, Accessibility, destination management and marketing, and wildlife tourism.

 

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During the Tourism Symposium Professor Buhalis had the opportunity to reflect on Accessibility as welcoming all everywhere any time and he explored several global best practice examples in accessible tourism. He contributed to the Symposium that included a range of important South African and global operators including SANparks, Sun International, Tourvest and SATSA.

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Professor Buhalis had the opportunity to meet the Minister of Tourism of South Africa RH Derek Hanekom  and to discuss accessibility issues as well as the marketing of South Africa as a destination and global issues such as Brexit, political uncertainty and emerging markets and how they can contribute to tourism and economic development.

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Professor Buhalis with the Minister of Tourism of South Africa RH Derek Hanekom  with Prof Johan Oberholster and Prof Berendien Lubbe University of Pretoria South Africa

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Professor Buhalis said I am very glad to establish collaboration with the tourism team of the University of Pretoria South Africa. They are doing very interesting tourism research and a very challenging and rewarding environment. We look forward to develop our research and academic collaboration with the University of Pretoria and develop our research agenda and impact of our research globally. South Africa has unique resources and opportunities to develop tourism as well as challenges that need to be addressed for the benefit of all stakeholders.

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Professor Dimitrios Buhalis will keynote on Universal Accessibility and the impacts of Technology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

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Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University is the invited keynote speaker at the Tourism Symposium at the University of Pretoria, South Africa on Friday 9th September as part of the World Tourism Day celebrations.  He will explain Universal Accessibility and the impact of technology and social media to make tourism accessible to all.

The Honourable Mr Derek Hanekom, South Africa Minister of Tourism will also offer an overview of the accessibility of South Africa as a tourism destination.