School of Tourism

School of Tourism graduate sets up graduate and student recruitment website Witlr

Recent School of Tourism graduate Nick Guy has just launched a new student and graduate recruitment business with a twist. Witlr, set up by Nick and his business partner David Rubie-Todd who also studied at Bournemouth, aims to redefine how businesses find their ideal candidate. Witlr aims to create an online hub where businesses can… Read more » about School of Tourism graduate sets up graduate and student recruitment website Witlr

The Student Talent Employability & Engagement Programme (STEEP) for Final Year Students

We have recently launched a number of activities for students in their final year as part of the STEEP programme.  The activities vary from survivor training with the RNLI, First Aid Courses, Career opportunites and High Flying in the New Forest Take a look at the link below to see if any take your fancy and… Read more » about The Student Talent Employability & Engagement Programme (STEEP) for Final Year Students

Tourism Management Graduate wins ITB Science Award for best dissertation

Astrid Fehringer, a 2012 MSc Tourism Management graduate, has recently found out that she has won the ITB Science Award for best dissertation. Astrid now has to present her dissertation at the award ceremony in Berlin as part of the ITB conference. Congratulations to Astrid on this brilliant achievement. We shall be bringing you news… Read more » about Tourism Management Graduate wins ITB Science Award for best dissertation

17 Events Management and Leisure Marketing students will be attending the IFEA this week

This week 17 of our final Event Management and Leisure Marketing students will be attending the IFEA Europe Conference in Rotterdam. Founded in 1956 as the Festival Manager’s Association, the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) today is The Premiere Association Supporting and Enabling Festival & Event Professionals Worldwide. IFEA Europe is a networking organisation… Read more » about 17 Events Management and Leisure Marketing students will be attending the IFEA this week

Events and Leisure students start their live events

All second year Event Management and Leisure Marketing students have to manage their own live events as part of their degree. The students are put into groups and have to manage and organise an event for an external client. This year the clients for the students include MacMillan; Youth Cancer Trust; The Salvation Army; and… Read more » about Events and Leisure students start their live events

7 Sports students to present at the British Conference of Undergraduate Research

The British Conference of Undergraduate Research is a well-regarded conference open to all undergraduate students of any discipline undertaking research at any university in the UK, and one that BU has been represented at in the past. This year 7 students all from the Sport Academic group have been chosen to present their research at… Read more » about 7 Sports students to present at the British Conference of Undergraduate Research

Enter 2013

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, president of IFITT (International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism) is currently at Enter 2013, an annual conference organised by IFITT. The ENTER conference, organised by IFITT, offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from academia, industry, government, and other organizations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research… Read more » about Enter 2013

School of Tourism Alumni Hall of Fame

Here at the School of Tourism we are very proud of our Alumni and we like to show case what they have got up to and how far they have travelled. To celebrate this fact we are putting together a School of Tourism Hall of Fame. The “Hall of Fame” will consist of photos of… Read more » about School of Tourism Alumni Hall of Fame

Working with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Themis Foundation in Andorra

Professor Adele Ladkin has just returned from a visit to UNWTO.Themis in Andorra where she has been working on a collaborative project. As part of its Capacity Building Programme, UNWTO.Themis provides educational courses for tourism industry experts. Due to the demand for different topics, subject experts from the tourism industry and public sector are recruited… Read more » about Working with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Themis Foundation in Andorra

4 Hospitality Management Students are chosen for prestigious Young Guns Award final

The prestigious Young Guns Award is a national competition that recognises hospitality students that have excelled in their work placements. For the last 11 years Bournemouth has held a place in the finals and has had a student win most years. This year 4 of the 10 finalists nationally are from Bournemouth University’s Hospitality Management… Read more » about 4 Hospitality Management Students are chosen for prestigious Young Guns Award final