With a week to go until the International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability, organised by Dr Vijay Reddy and Dean of the School of Tourism Dr Keith Wilkes, we highlight another one of the Keynote speakers for the conference. Jane Ashton is the Director of Group Sustainable Development, TUI Travel PLC. Jane heads… Read more » about International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Jane Ashton Director of Group Sustainable Development, TUI Travel PLC
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Bournemouth University Hospitality Management Student Placement Experience as part of the Royal Household
As well as sharing news from the School and students, we also like to share our student experiences with you. Hospitality Management student, Suzanna Jordan shares her experiences of her placement year as part of the Royal Household. “From the start I sought out placements in hotels, I never imagined where I would end up…. Read more » about Bournemouth University Hospitality Management Student Placement Experience as part of the Royal Household
International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Melody Ocloo, UNESCO MAB
In just over a week, Bournemouth University will be host to the International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability. Today we profile Melody Ocloo from UNESCO MAB and a keynote speaker at the conference. Prior to joining UNESCO in 2009, Melody worked in the Climate Change Unit of the Forestry Commission of Ghana. In… Read more » about International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Melody Ocloo, UNESCO MAB
International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Dr Stephan Harrison, Associate Professor of Quaternary Science at Exeter University and a Senior Research Associate at Oxford University Centre for the Environment
On the 13th-14th September, Bournemouth University will be host to the International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability. Today we highlight keynote speaker Dr Stephan Harrison. Dr Stephan Harrison is Associate Professor of Quaternary Science at Exeter University and a Senior Research Associate at Oxford University Centre for the Environment. He has 25… Read more » about International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Dr Stephan Harrison, Associate Professor of Quaternary Science at Exeter University and a Senior Research Associate at Oxford University Centre for the Environment
Bournemouth University Retail Management Student Placement Experience at Gatwick Airport:
As part of the Retail Management degree, students are required to undertake a 40 week placement. Our students have undertaken a wide variety of roles in the past years with big brands often choosing Bournemouth University Students for positions. One of our students, Helen Hyland, is currently been on placement this year at Gatwick Airport…. Read more » about Bournemouth University Retail Management Student Placement Experience at Gatwick Airport:
International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Deirdre Shurland, UNEP DTIE Paris / Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism
With just over two weeks to go until the International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability, we are continuing our profiles of the Keynote speakers: Deirdre serves as UNEP DTIE’s Senior Consultant and Coordinator of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism. Her responsibilities include oversight of program operations including the development of the program… Read more » about International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Deirdre Shurland, UNEP DTIE Paris / Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism
Bournemouth University Digital Destinations – 60 Businesses Needed – Application Deadline 31st August
Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism has successfully attracted funds from the Economic & Social Research Council to deliver a project “Digital Destinations”. The aim of the project is to capture change in the adoption and use of digital technologies and to develop a strong, competitive local tourism economy. Through increased understanding and use of emerging… Read more » about Bournemouth University Digital Destinations – 60 Businesses Needed – Application Deadline 31st August
International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Professor Richard Butler, University of Strathclyde
The second of our keynote speaker profiles for the International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability is Professor Richard Butler, from the University of Strathclyde. Professor Richard Butler has degrees in Geography from Nottingham University and the University of Glasgow and spent thirty years at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, before joining… Read more » about International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability: Profile on Keynote Speaker Professor Richard Butler, University of Strathclyde
The Director of the UNWTO Sustainable Tourism Department confirms his attendance at the International Conference on ‘Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability’ (13-14 September) at Bournemouth University
We are delighted to inform that Mr Luigi Cabrini, the Director of the Sustainable Development of Tourism Programme of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has confirmed his attendance at the conference. The Sustainable Tourism Programme contributes to one of the strategic goals of the UNWTO with special focus on the Millennium Development Goals…. Read more » about The Director of the UNWTO Sustainable Tourism Department confirms his attendance at the International Conference on ‘Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability’ (13-14 September) at Bournemouth University
School of Tourism’s Lorraine Brown on her upcoming Study Leave
Taken from the Bournemouth University Research Blog http://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/ Writen by Sam Furr Dr Lorraine Brown from the School of Tourism has won funding from the Fusion Investment Fund Study leave strand to do research on literary tourism in both Paris and Berlin, She has been invited to visit the prestigious Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University as… Read more » about School of Tourism’s Lorraine Brown on her upcoming Study Leave