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Tourism and hospitality strategy in the Azores
Posted on: 23 November 2011
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Reports on the peer-to-peer and Summer Course held in the Azores in September 2011. More information about the Summer Course, held on 5-10 September 2011, and the presentations is also available here.
Subvention and bid support practices for international conferences and events in Britain
Posted on: 16 November 2011
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This paper, commissioned by the Business Visits & Events Partnership, examines current practices in the UK and globally adopted by destinations, venues and professional conference organisers/event management agencies in the process of bidding and tendering for major conferences and events. It includes a detailed perspective on the issue of ‘subvention’ (defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English as a ‘grant of money, especially from a government’), and the forms and sources of monetary and in kind support that subvention can take. Subvention is recognised nationally and internationally as the single most important factor for attracting many types of conferences, in particular those affiliated to international associations. The paper is informed by research undertaken among UK destinations and venues; overseas destinations and UK-based professional conference organisers and event management agencies, and outlines the views and ideas submitted by survey respondents.
Achieving excellence: Raising the bar in HR. Prince Edward Island, Canada, 14-16 November 2011
Posted on: 16 November 2011
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The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council organised this HR event for the tourism and hospitality sectors. HR and business experts shared their perspectives and ideas, with a focus on the connection between education and industry, compensation, succession planning, seasonal workforce, social media and the integration of new Canadians and temporary foreign workers in the workplace.
Climate change and tourism policy in OECD countries
Posted on: 11 November 2011
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A new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns that the tourist industry must do more to reduce its emissions and devise adaptation strategies. The severity of the impacts of climate change, and the success of the steps the tourist industry takes to adapt to its impacts will largely determine whether the sector is able to continue to thrive. Registration required to read this report.
A review of doctoral thesis research in tourism management in China
Posted on: 9 November 2011
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This article aims to examine the topic of China’s recent doctoral thesis research in the disciplinary fields of management and tourism management. A content analysis was conducted on abstracts and title information of tourism management doctoral theses. The study revealed that doctoral theses in standalone tourism management doctoral programmes frequently adopt destination studies as a topic. However, doctoral studies affiliated to other management disciplines/study fields often have competitiveness in different tourism-related aspects as a research topic.
International Conference on Tourism and Management Studies. Faro, Portugal, 26-29 October 2011
Posted on: 31 October 2011
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The aim of the event was to stimulate research and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of tourism and leisure studies, as well as tourism and hospitality management, encouraging inter-disciplinary and comparative approaches. Papers of the plenary sessions and abstracts of papers are available online.
Medical tourism: Treatments, markets and health system implications. A scoping review
Posted on: 4 October 2011
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This review, published by the OECD, identifies the key emerging policy issues relating to the rise of ‗medical tourism‘. The review details what is currently known about the flow of medical tourists between countries and discusses the interaction of the demand for, and supply of, medical tourism services. It highlights the different organisations and groups involved in the industry, including the range of intermediaries and ancillary services that have grown up to service the industry. Treatment processes (including consideration of quality, safety and risk) and system-level implications for countries of origin and destination (financial issues; equity; and the impact on providers and professionals of medical tourism) are highlighted. The review examines harm, liability and redress in medical tourism services with a particular focus on the legal, ethical and quality-of-care considerations. In light of this, the review outlines key health policy considerations, and draws attention to significant gaps in the research evidence.
New Pedagogic Research and Development Project Final Reports
Posted on: 4 October 2011
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Final reports and resources from various HLST-funded Pedagogic Research and Development Round 11 projects are now available. The latest reports are:
Minding the gap: Developing the commercial awareness of hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism studies
‘Minding the Gap’ is aimed at developing useful practices for addressing a concerning employability skills gap recognised in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism [HLST] students – namely, their lack of commercial awareness.
Motivational vulnerability in first year undergraduates: A self-determination perspective
This research project aims to identify the motivational profiles of first year students in terms of motives for enrolling on their degree programme and examine whether these groups differ in terms of satisfaction with university, perceived academic ability, emotional experience at university (anxiety, enjoyment, boredom), performance (overall first year grade) and engagement (attendance and number of times online materials are accessed).
Domestic tourism in the European Union
Posted on: 28 September 2011
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This issue of Statistics in Focus takes a look at domestic tourism in the European Union.
Sustainable tourism: Community involvement and staff development. Inverness, 22 September 2011
Posted on: 22 September 2011
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This event was organised by CIFAL Findhorn and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. Presentations are available online.
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