Fancy a provocative and challenging debate over a free lunch? Join us for BU’s first Ideas Café on Health and Tourism!

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On 5th December from 12.00 until 14.00 at the EBC, Bournemouth University will be hosting its first Ideas Café.

The Ideas Café is an interactive event aimed at increasing BU’s engagement with the public and to provide a key networking opportunity.

The first session is on Health and Tourism and aims to bring together colleagues with similar interest to promote interdisciplinary thinking in an engaging, informal and interesting way.

You will hear several colleagues speak about Health and Tourism over lunch (which is provided) and you are invited to contribute your own thoughts. At the end of the presentations there is a chance to discuss the topic as a small group, ask questions to the presenters and engage in general debate.

Dr Heather Hartwell will moderate the Ideas Café, titled ‘Healthy Tourism an Oxymoron?’ Presenters will include Prof Adele Ladkin from the School of Tourism, Dr Ann Hemingway from HSC and Mark Smith, the Director of Bournemouth Tourism, who will talk about the Coastal Project.

Lunch will be provided, so come hungry and ready to network/debate!

EBC 7th Floor Sofa Area 12.00-14.00

If you have an dietary requirements please email jhastingstaylor@bournemouth.ac.uk

The Green House Hotel in partnership with Bournemouth University: Health and Wellness Weekend 18th and 19th January 2013

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The Green House in partnership with the Bournemouth University is delighted to launch its first health and wellness weekend. In time for your New Year resolutions, we have developed a weekend to help guide you on your way to a healthier and nutritious future.

A weekend of delicious food approved by the nutritionists at the University and fun activities from boot camp on the beach for the energetic, to organic wine tasting for those in favour of a more relaxing weekend!

This is aweekend for everyone who has an interest in good food and wine and how to make it more nutritious. A guilt free weekend of indulgence!

What does Bournemouth University bring to the weekend…

Dr Heather Hartwell from the School of Tourism at Bournemouth University is a registered nutritionist and will offer practical advice on a healthy eating lifestyle. This does not mean that you have to eat lettuce leaves all day, a holistic approach which is sustainable can include those feel good foods too – cookery demonstrations will provide tips and hints at ‘health by stealth’.

In addition you will be able to participate in a selection of challenging and fun fitness sessions. You can choose between a fitness class, jogging on the beach, or boot camp on the beach for those who want to try something a little different.

The fitness sessions will be run by representatives of Bournemouth University’s Academy of Performance Coaching; all instructors are qualified as Level 3 Personal Trainers and are members of the Register of Exercise Professionals.

For the full programme please see The Green House Hotel website

• Whether you are looking for the full detox and boot camp experience or the softer approach this weekend is designed to show you how to have great food with little guilt!

• With the experience of the Bournemouth University combined with the excellent service of the Green House team this promises to be an excellent weekend.

• Places are limited so please book when you can to avoid disappointment.

• Gift vouchers are available for that special birthday or Christmas present!

• The menus will be presented to each guest on arrival at the start of the weekend; we will need advance notice of any dietary requirements.

• Bournemouth University will require a Health and Safety questionnaire to be completed in advance of the day so we can ensure we take good care of you through out.

Please email  for more details oosullivan@thegreenhousehotel.com

Hospitality Management Students attend the 7th Student Development Forum

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On Thursday several Hospitality Management students attended the 7th Student Development Forum in London. Level I student Mhairi Strachan gives us her account of the day:

“The Institute of Hospitality joined together with Starquality in order to co-ordinate their 7th Student Development Forum at The Premier Inn, Kings Cross, London. Monica Or from Star quality arranged this sadly she was absent, however Eamonn Cole the Institute of Hospitality’s Chairperson was there to host instead. The forum started at 9am and carried on until 5pm with the opportunity to network after the event.

I attended with two other second year students Ieva Gliaudelyte and Christina Duncan, and a final year student; Rebecca Cridge.

The day started off with a quiz on which was created and conducted by Sam Coulstock from Springboard, on which Bournemouth University won with Kings College tying with us. The prize, a trip to Park Plaza with lunch and treats!
Following on from the quiz there were inspirational speakers from industry experts and we also had the introduction to World Host. Which is a customer-service focused training program which was adopted by the London Olympic Games to train their games makers, and since then has been used by many other companies like McDonalds, Travelodge and Wembley Stadium.

With all the talks and speakers we had at the event, I think and I hope that the other attendees can back me up, that Mary Jane Flanagan from Learn Purple was ultimately the most inspirational and motivational speaker at the event. Her job is a Training Director, she introduced us to the concept of the six steps to success, saying how network is so important and that it is not necessarily what you know but who you know! She also taught us that you have got to look good and even used a case from The Savoy on which the head butler before service will get all his butler to take their shoes off and make sure they haven’t got holes in their socks, so that if customers need help with something up high that they haven’t got to show their customers their toes when standing on furnishings!

The last workshop was the introduction to the new coaching program that the Institute has set up. On which we have all been accepted on and are very much looking forward to meeting up and networking with our new coaches and ask their opinions on our work and what we can do next to develop ourselves as students.

In reflection, I believe that being able to make time to go to these events is incredibly important not only for your development but also to support what and how the industry itself is evolving. Like, Eamonn told us at the beginning of the forum is that the industry employs 2.4 million people and is the 5th largest, however it is still growing and we as students are the future of it. I am proud to be a hospitality student and importantly as mentioned after the Aspiring Manager Awards, I have pride on telling people that I am a student from Bournemouth University acting as an ambassador for the School of Tourism and the framework. This event has truly been an inspiration and motivation to myself and I look forward to developing myself and hopefully become an aspiring person/manager in the future.”

School of Tourism Careers Forum

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The models for the Dress for Success Fashion Show

On Wednesday 21st November the School of Tourism held its own Careers Forum at Bournemouth University.

The Forum was attended by over 30 different businesses relevant to students looking for placements and graduate jobs in the industry.

The students got a chance to interact with the businesses and ask them questions about their businesses.

As well companies exhibiting, the Forum hosted five industry talks throughout the day. Expedia, Yummy Jobs, Shangri-La, Park Plaza and The FMI Group all hosted presentations and shared their industry experiences with the students.

The students also got a chance to learn about what clothes to wear to an interview during the Dress for Success fashion with clothes provided by New Look. The students were shown how to create professional looks on a budget.

Thanks to all the students who attended the Forum and thank you to all the businesses that exhibited or presented during the day.

Tourism Management graduate Stacey Smith named as one of Tomorrow’s Travel Leaders under 30

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Back in August, Tourism Management graduate Stacey Smith was nominated by Travel Trade Gazette as one of Tomorrow’s Travel Leaders 30 Under 30.

Although Stacey was only named in 30 Under 30 in a few months ago, she says it has already helped her network with key figures and other aspiring travel leaders. “Getting your name out there internally and externally is important.”

Stacey Smith’s rise from Bournemouth University Tourism Management undergraduate to top Complete Cruise Solution sales manager has been meteoric since joining as a reservations consultant in 2005. In that time she’s won accolades including TTG trade marketing campaign of the year (2008) and CCS manager of the year (2011), and developed a reputation as one of cruise selling’s sharpest young minds – all by the age of 29.

“My role is to look at strategies to grow the cruise business with our travel agents on both a national and regional level. I drum down how we target people across the country in different ways,” she explains.

Though she took the educational route to enter the tourism industry, she says talent develops in many ways. “University was the right choice for me, but I don’t necessarily think it helped me get my foot in the door in cruise,” she adds.

Instead, Stacey suggests the only way to establish yourself is to “put in as much as you want to take out,” advice she learned from former manager Paul Ludlow, now the UK director of Princess Cruises. “He really taught me that no one is going to build your future for you, and you have to do that yourself,” she says.

Stacey’s quotes are taken from her interview with TTG on the current climate of the cruise industry and can be found here

School of Tourism Careers Forum – TOMORROW

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The School of Tourism is running its very own Careers Forum tomororw. The event takes place in Kimmeridge House from 10am – 4pm and includes an exhibition from leading industry employers as well as guest lectures from people across industry.

There are three elements within the day:

The first part of the day involves talks from industry leaders who will be bringing real world experience and an opportunity to hear directly from senior managers. This includes tips on how to get to that all important first job, addresses the question ‘why work for a small company?’ and considers how to get ahead in big business.  All talks will take place in the large ground floor lecture theatre (KG01), details are included below.

The second part of the day will be exhibits from a large number of leading businesses and employers who will be upstairs in K101 and K103. Spending an hour or two looking around the stands and chatting to businesses is highly recommended. There is the real potential to meet employers / placement providers and discuss future opportunities.

Finally, there will be a “Dress for Success” fashion show, presenting you with key looks for the workplace from major high street retailers.

To make the best possible first impression all students are required to wear smart business dress.

Industry Talk Schedule

Welcome         10:00 – 10:10

Expedia           10:10 – 10:30

Yummy Jobs  10:30 – 10:50

Very short break 10:50 – 11:00

Shangri-La      11:00 – 11:30

Park Plaza      11:30 – 11:50

Break              11:50 – 12:30

Dress for Business Success 12:30 – 13:30

Break              13:30 – 14:00

FMI Group      14:00 – 14:30

Beatwax          14:30 – 15:00

Hospitality Management graduate wins Human Resources Manager of the Year Award at the Caterer and Hotelkeeper awards

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Last week Hospitality Management graduate Sarah Banner (nee Strawbridge) won the Human Resources Manager of the Year Award at the Caterer and Hotelkeeper awards held at the Lancaster Hotel, London.

Sarah, who is currently HR manager at The Cavendish London, fought off fierce competition to win the award.

Sarah as well as winning the award Sarah enjoyed a 3 course meal and champagne reception at the awards.

Sarah graduated from Bournemouth University back in 2005 and has since enjoyed a successful career in the hospitality industry.

For more information on this year’s winners please see here

A massive congratulations to Sarah!

MSc Tourism Graduate Christy Hehir Royal Success

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A few weeks ago we bought you a blog story on Christy Hehir book success. See  here.

To add to that success, Christy recently got the opportunity to give the Duchess of Cambridge a copy of her book!

Last week Christy got the opportunity to attend the TUSK charity event at the Royal Geographical Society. She was seated a few seats away from the Duchess of Cambridge and managed to spend some time with her during the event.

Christy commented “Having camped on the Mall for the royal wedding, meeting the Duchess of Cambridge ordinarily would be a special occasion for me, but being able to give her the very first copy of my first book was a moment I shall treasure for a very long time.  As Kate flicked through the book, she asked me questions about our Arctic journey and seemed to grasp the books passion and noted she would definitely be sharing the book with ‘Wills’. Unbelievable, I still can’t quite believe it.”

The book, “Arctic Reflections: Moments of inspiration, a life time of action”, is a result of seventeen young people from twelve different countries that visited Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic, as part of an expedition funded by the European Union’s Youth in Action programme, and organised by the British Council in partnership with UNEP GRID – Arendal.

 

Through personal testimonies collected by Christy as part of her PhD research, and photographs taken by Luka Tomac of the sights witnessed, the book goes beyond simple impressions and acts as a poignant reminder that our planet is at great environmental risk. Importantly, it also offers positive examples of young people taking action, something the Youth in Action Programme strongly encourages. Doug Allan, prominent wildlife and documentary cameraman, experts from UNEP GRID – Arendal and Dr. Dirk Notz, a polar scientist from MaxPlanck Institute, have also contributed by adding their personal insights and knowledge, highlighting the need for urgent action necessary to save the Arctic.

 

It is hoped that this book will not serve as yet another coffee table piece, but rather as an inspirational handbook which encourages you and the decision makers to take real action.

 

Now published, the next plan is to launch the book in Brussels on January 28th 2013 and distribute copies to policy makers and key influencers across Europe.

 

If you would like to order a copy of the book, are interested in attending the book launch or for more information please contact christyhehir@googlemail.com @christyhehir

 

 

 

BAEM and BALM students receive numerous industry talks this week

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This week there is a high number of guest lectures and talks being offered for Events Management and Leisure Marketing students.

As part of the careers forum on Wednesday 21st will be exhibiting or giving industry talks:

Stephen Lawrence is Managing Director of specialist London based event management division, Ultimate Experience of Concerto Group.  Concerto Group currently employs a number of ST grads, level H students, and placement students with aims of recruiting more

Specialising in summer and Christmas events in iconic locations, Ultimate Experience are a dynamic, creative and innovative business who provide great experience for university placements.

The Concerto Group is one of the UK’s leading event services companies.  A £30 million + business with seven offices and employing over 120 full time staff, the Group comprises of 16 brands that provide event management, venues, catering and event services.

www.concertogroup.co.uk

www.the-ultimate.co.uk

INDUSTRY PRESENTATION KG01 – 1400-1500:

John Fisher – Managing Director of FMI Group who is currently employing a BAEM grad and BAEM placement student.

http://www.fmigroup.co.uk/2012/10/girl-power-four-young-graduates-join-fmi-2/

From first-class creative branding to arresting on and offline marketing campaigns, impactful live events to targeted incentive programmes, FMI group of experienced communications and events teams develop great ideas that drive better results.

INDUSTRY PRESENTATION KG01 – 14.30-15.00

Rees Hitchcock  – Current Brand and Delivery Manager for Beatwax Agency, worked on event campaigns for: Disney, Warner Bros, Twentieth Century Fox, H&M, Virgin Media, Sony, Häagen-Daz’s and Nissan and is also a BAEM graduate.

In addition to the industry presence at the Careers Forum, Level C and Level H students are both receiving guest lectures this week:

Jon Weaver the Marketing and Events Manager for the Air Festival will be giving Level C students a guest lecture on Tuesday.

The Level H students will be receiving a guest lecture from Sue Potton, International Events Consultant and former Account Director with George P Johnson experiential marketing agency (event campaign clients include:  Mini Cooper, Blackberry, London 2012, Toyota, etc).

Tourism Management students visit Spinnaker Tower

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Back in October, all of our second year students got the chance to visit the Spinnaker Tower as part of their Tourism Development and Planning unit.

The unit it focuses on regeneration projects and obviously the Spinnaker Tower is a great example for the students.

Soaring 170 metres above Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent, the Spinnaker Tower is taller than the London Eye, Blackpool Tower and Big Ben and has already established itself as a national icon for Britain.

The Spinnaker Tower was built as part of the centrepiece of the Renaissance of Portsmouth Harbour Project and has become Portsmouth’s most prominent landmark. Visible beyond 23 miles away; it dramatically overlooks the Portsmouth harbour, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, City centre and all of Portsmouth and its neighbouring towns and suburbs.

A prestigious Millennium Project, the proposal for the “Millennium Tower” was approved by the Millennium Commission in September 1995. Later that year, Portsmouth City Council published a development brief outlining the broad requirements.

The concept was to create a public and educational facility to celebrate the new Millennium. Public exhibitions and a special edition of Portsmouth City Council’s magazine, Flagship revealed the three design proposals for the City residents to choose from; the Globe, the Spinnaker and the Triple Tower. 60% of people voted for the Spinnaker Tower hence it became the chosen design, reflecting Portsmouth’s unique maritime heritage.