School of Tourism

Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism at World Travel Market

Last week the School of Tourism exhibited at the World Travel Market at the Excel Centre in London. The School of Tourism was the only university that exhibited at the four day event and they showcased some of the exciting advances being made in tourism at Bournemouth University, as well showcasing their courses and business… Read more » about Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism at World Travel Market

Institute of Hospitality Aspiring Manager Awards Dinner 2012

Last week, Rebecca Cridge and Mhairi Strachan, Hospitality Management students were invited to attend the Institute of Hospitality London Branch Aspiring Manager awards dinner. The dinner was hosted at The Langham Hotel, London and was attended by students, Hospitality Managers, General Managers and Directors of companies representing some of our top hotels and suppliers. Each… Read more » about Institute of Hospitality Aspiring Manager Awards Dinner 2012

Historic ground-breaking video conference between Bournemouth University and Nepal

Turning historic ties between two nations and peoples into dynamic collaborative initiatives    On 31st October Bournemouth University was delighted to jointly facilitate a groundbreaking video conference, initiated by the UK-Nepal Friendship Society [UKNFS] that explored academic collaboration with leading Nepalese universities.  This was the first occasion that Vice Chancellors of three Nepalese universities gathered… Read more » about Historic ground-breaking video conference between Bournemouth University and Nepal

School of Tourism events at the ESRC Festival of Social Science next week

Next week Dr Debbie Sadd and Dr Richard Shipway will be hosting their events as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. Debbie Sadd’s event will take place at Bournemouth University and aims for teenagers to debate the theme of “London 2012: Was it worth it?” This interactive debate will ask young people (13-18)… Read more » about School of Tourism events at the ESRC Festival of Social Science next week

John Fotis of the eTourism Lab at Bournemouth University presenting in Greece’s leading tourism conference

www.seteconferences.gr   This week John Fotis delivered a keynote presentation at the SETE conference in Athens The conference was the 11th annual “Tourism & Development” conference organised by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) and John was invited to present after an invitation from the Director General Mr George Drakopoulos. This year the conference… Read more » about John Fotis of the eTourism Lab at Bournemouth University presenting in Greece’s leading tourism conference

Bournemouth University School of Tourism at World Travel Market

Next week Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism will be exhibiting at the World Travel Market at the Excel Centre in London. World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry – is a vibrant must attend four-day business-to-business event presenting a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to UK and International travel… Read more » about Bournemouth University School of Tourism at World Travel Market

Richard Shipway hosts video conference with UK Nepalese Friendship Society

Tomorrow morning, Richard Shipway is hosting a video conference with UKNFS (UK Nepalese Friendship Society) in order to look into potential collaborations between Bournemouth University and them. The conference will look at Bournemouth University perspectives (existing and future projects) and Nepalese Perspectives (existing and futures projects), before a panel discussion on future UK and Nepalese… Read more » about Richard Shipway hosts video conference with UK Nepalese Friendship Society

Susan Horner and Kimberly Kirk-Macaulay present published paper At EuroCHRIE

On Saturday, Hospitality Management Graduate Kimberley Kirk-Macaulay and Dr Susan Horner presented their paper at the 30th EuroCHRIE conference in Lausanne. The European Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education (EuroCHRIE) is the official federation for Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and Africa of International CHRIE, the leading international organisation that supports education and training for… Read more » about Susan Horner and Kimberly Kirk-Macaulay present published paper At EuroCHRIE

PhD student gets MSc work published

Zornitza Yovcheva a PhD student, has had her paper published after two and half years of revision the Journal of Applied Ergonomics. Zory is doing her PhD in User-Centred Design of Smartphone Augmented Reality Applications in Urban Tourism Context as part of the John-Kent Institute in Tourism. The published paper was a result of her… Read more » about PhD student gets MSc work published

20 Years of Graduates

This November sees the 20 year anniversary of BU gaining university status.  What better way to mark the occasion than through a look at some of our School of Tourism graduates from the past two decades? Jihong Fu MSc Events Management – 2011 As an international student, I treasured a lot of my time to live… Read more » about 20 Years of Graduates