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Effect of Brexit on UK Tourism -Professor John Fletcher talks to BBC Radio Devon
Please find below the web-link to Professor John Fletcher’s interview on BBC Radio Devon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03vh8wt
The interview starts at 49.25 minutes and ends at 60.00.20.
It offers insightful comments on potential costs and benefits relevant to the tourism industry, including uncertainties, sky agreements and value of the Pound Sterling.
Tourism will lose £4bn if the UK leaves the European Union says Travelzoo research. See Press Release on http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160531005709/en/European-Tourists-UK-Drop-Brexit
Bournemouth University Graduate School offers comprehensive programmes focused on personal & professional development which can lead to a Researcher Development Award. This video, BU Webinar ‘Research degrees’ is presented by Prof Tiantian Zhang, Head of Graduate School and Dr Julia Taylor, Graduate School Academic Manager. This webinar will give you an excellent insight into the Researcher Development Programme and The Graduate School courses we offer.
In the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Bournemouth University we have a great range of PhD study opportunities. Knowledge creation and innovative research in tourism and hospitality is a key advantage at Bournemouth University. There is a long history of tourism and hospitality PhD provision at BU, and currently there are 30 students studying different aspects of tourism and hospitality.
As a PhD student within this field, you will have the benefit of studying in a thriving and exciting research community. The Department of Tourism & Hospitality’s academic staff are involved in on-going research and have an enviable track record for their applied research and consultancy projects. Research has been undertaken for international and national agencies and government bodies such as the EU, UNEP, UNWTO, USAID, WWF and WTTC, as well as leading companies in the private sector. Many staff are actively sought out for their specialist knowledge by the media and government.
The topics range across all areas of expertise of our staff and cluster on the following generic themes:
The academic staff within the department have made, and will continue to make, a substantial contribution to academic knowledge and understanding through the writing of high-quality academic journal papers and books. This is often done in cooperation with current or past PhD students as part of knowledge co-creation. The department is also home to the editors of four key international tourism and hospitality journals. In addition, many of the staff are members of the Board of Editors of academic journals and act as reviewers of journal papers. The department hosts its own conferences and members of academic staff also serve on the scientific committees of other conferences.
As a PhD student you will receive high-quality, one-to-one supervision. You will have the opportunity to discuss your work, and the work of other PhD students, with your fellow students (including those from other departments within the faculty) and academic staff. You will also have the opportunity to develop your academic and professional skills, knowledge and experience by attending the Graduate School’s Researcher Development Programme and the various seminar series, workshops and discussion forums within the department and the faculty.
You can find out how to apply for a PhD with us in the postgraduate research section.
Placement with Norwegian Cruise Line anticipated by Mikaela Yurukova an undergraduate Bournemouth University Tourism Management student
I am Mikaela Yurukova an undergraduate Tourism Management student, completing my second year at the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University. My passion for personal development, learning about different cultures, languages and travelling, as well as helping other people in any way I can are the main things that have been keeping me going. I always take as many opportunities as possible and like to challenge myself. I am seriously committed to student life and this is why I was elected as a Student Rep by my fellow coursemates, PAL Leader by my first year tutor and Student Ambassador by the Student Union for the academic 2015-2016.
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m studying hard I am passionate about sports and arts – particularly music, dancing and drama, which is why I was a member of the Performing Arts Society for the year 2014-2015. We worked hard and we performed the ‘Loserville’ musical for 4 consecutive days. My competitiveness and confidence, strive for success and improvement, as well as passion for team work brought me a place in the Table Tennis Varsity team for 2015-2016 where we were competing with university teams on a national level.
In terms of helping people, I have volunteered for different causes and events, or holding flat viewing at Purbeck House and I was also a member of the Welcome Crew in September 2015. I was also a proud member of Interact Club Plovdiv-Philippopol back in Bulgaria, a club which is part of the Rotary International family and was involved in numerous volunteer projects. After I come back from my placement, I am planning on joining the Rotaract club here in Bournemouth.
Naturally it took a lot of research to find the right placement for me. So I landed my dream placement at Norwegian Cruise Line and I am starting very soon for my placement year. My experiences at work and at Bournemouth University, doing all those activities and life in general have taught me to be confident and not to be afraid to challenge myself. The whole application process did not take long at all as I applied in April, the assessment day was on 20th April and the very next day I received an offer for the exact same position I wanted to be on – in the Air Planning Department, to be exact being a Junior Help Desk Air Planning Coordinator. I expect this to be a very demanding role, considering the great attention required to monitor bookings, flights, trend changes and figures, as well as building connections and having control over communication and perhaps marketing of the company.
At first I was unsure whether this would be the right placement for me, as until then I was only applying to work at hotels or events companies with completely different expectations. I was probably influenced by what most of my coursemates were going to do for their placements. A talk at Uni about Bournemouth Airport really gave me an insight and enlarged my understanding together with previous knowledge from lectures. This motivated me even more to take this opportunity. After a short communication with the company to clear out any contract details, I decided that this position is really what I want to do and I am so glad I got it. I very much hope it will teaching me so much about the industry, I will be able to put all the knowledge and skills into use and be appreciated for it, as well as improve and develop myself. I accepted their offer a few days after the assessment day and now I am extremely excited and looking forward to start my placement and move to Southampton.
Dr Barbara Neuhofer-Rainoldi contributing to the Iscontour International Student Conference in Tourism Research in Austria
Professor John Fletcher, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation, from Bournemouth University, highlighted the risk to fragile ecosystems that large numbers of tourists pose. He told MailOnline Travel: ‘The events in Koh Tachai reflect the tension between the exotic environment, its attraction to tourists and the impact they have.
‘There has been a similar debate over closing Maya Bay on the island of Phi Phi which gained notoriety after the film The Beach was shot there. Ironically, tourists are attracted to fragile ecosystems because of their beauty but the presence of tourists can destroy the very thing that they came to enjoy.
‘In larger destinations this tension between the tourism industry and the environment can be managed to ensure that they can live in harmony – however, in the case of Koh Tachai the size of the island makes it so vulnerable to negative impacts it is likely to suffer rapidly even with small numbers of tourists.
‘The tourism industry – is just that, it is an industry and it often needs volume to thrive and the tour operators often set out their stalls on the basis of large tourist numbers. Fragile ecosystems cannot be sustained in the face of large tourist numbers and there are many destinations that can testify to this including those as diverse as Mount Everest, The Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, Uluru (Ayres Rock) that have all been put at risk by the volume of tourists.’
Volunteers required to help the Department of Tourism and Hospitality
at the Festival of Learning 2016 Bournemouth University 25-29 June 2016
https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/festival-of-learning/
Events run by the Department of Tourism and Hospitality
Saturday 25 June
11:00 – 5:00: FG06, Talbot Campus- Global BU: Bournemouth and Beyond- H. Osman
Wednesday 29 June
18.30-20.00 FG01 : The definitive guide to post modernism. Sean Beer
18:00-20:00 Barnes Lecture Theatre: Should we still switch off our phones on holidays? B. Neuhofer and A. Ladkin
If you can help welcoming our guest, take photographs and video, create social media content to storify the events please contact Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Head of Department Tourism and Hospitality Bournemouth University
Dean of the Faculty of Management at BU, Professor Keith Wilkes said: “This is a unique project that started three years ago with a joint bid to the funding body. It engages academics, undergraduates, post-graduates, and we currently have three PhD students funded by the project. A lot of our students have also independently become ambassadors for Bournemouth since they live here and use the facilities. We host the project on Bournemouth University’s campus, and it’s worked very well. The three key markets in the UK are coastal, rural and cities, and from the latest figures produced by the NCTA, coastal has gone back to top place. Gone are the days where people went for 14 days by the seaside. Now it’s about trying to develop the short-break market either side of the peak summer months, developing products for empty-nesters for example, and upping the quality of the seaside/coastal offer.”
Sport, Tourism and Heritage Minister, David Evenett MP said: “Britain’s coastline is a beautiful and valuable asset and this report underlines the importance of seaside tourism not only to local communities but the nation’s economy as a whole. The Discover England Fund, on top of Government’s investment in coastal communities, will provide further opportunities for seaside towns to grow local tourism and make sure visitors from home and abroad know about the wonderful attractions on offer.”
NCTA Director Samantha Richardson said: “There’s no doubt that our coastline is much-loved and cherished by the nation and yet for many, visiting the coast isn’t a high priority – this is fundamentally because of a lack of awareness. What’s needed is stronger communication with clear messages, carefully-targeted for their audience. To thrive for the next generation, each destination needs to match its product to the appropriate market, whether that be wellness breaks, shoulder season holidays or to attract a younger audience.”
The full report, Coastal Tourism 2016, produced by the NCTA, is available here:http://coastaltourismacademy.co.uk/resource-hub/resource/2016-coastal-tourism
Bournemouth University Department of Tourism and Hospitality becomes a strategic partner with New Forest Tourism. Invited by Anthony Climpson OBE Employment & Tourism Manager New Forest District Council, a delegation of students and staff from Bournemouth University visited the New Forest on the 26th May and had strategic discussions with the hoteliers and tourism businesses.
This will result to placements and graduate employment for students, testing and developing theory and assisting tourism and hospitality organisations to develop their strategies and operational management. Hotels such as Rhinefield House Hotel one of the Hand Picked Hotels, Balmer Lawn Hotel, Careys Manor and SenSpa and Montagu Arms Hotel in addition to well established partners Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa | Luxury Country House Hotel as well as Attractions such as the Paultons Family Theme Park – Home of Peppa Pig World and Lost Kingdom are some of the businesses in the New Forest that will participate in the strategic partnership.
Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality Professor Dimitrios Buhalis said it is great working strategically with our natural lab co-creating fantastic opportunities for knowledge creation with local and regional partners, our students and the research capacity of Bournemouth University. Not only this activity will enable us to test theory into practice but will also give great opportunities to our students to develop their professional experience, see tourism and hospitality excellence in practice and also contribute to the regional economy and development.
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As Brazil prepares to host the Arabic Additionally, there are a limited number of places for Journalism students and alumni who have industry experience. Thanks to your help, we have so far placed 25 students/graduates from UK universities with roles as official specialist volunteers at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August. The organising committee recognises the high calibre of your students and would like to recruit even more students/alumni, who have the desired skills. We would appreciate your help once again in circulating this once-in-a-lifetime offer to the relevant departments and to any students, alumni and staff who may be interested. If you would like to promote this opportunity to your students, staff and/or alumni, please use this leaflet. Finally, we are always recruiting students/graduates of Portuguese or Spanish courses to teach English in Brazil with our five month paid internships programme. If you would like to know any more details, please do not hesitate to contact me or my colleagues Julian Vennis on Jvennis@worldcitylinks.net or Rachel Banks on rachel@worldcitylinks.net Thanks and best wishes, Matthew Matthew Haley |
