The Future of Tourism
| Date/Time: | 10 Nov 2011
14:00-16:00 |
| Location: | North Gallery Room 6 + 7 |
| Chairperson: |
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis
Deputy Director
International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research (ICTHR), School of Tourism, Bournemouth University
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Speaker(s)
| Dermot Blastland, non-exec Director, On the Beach | | Gerard Brown, UBM Aviation, Routes UK | | Márcio Favilla , Executive Director in charge of Competitiveness, External Relations and Partnerships , UNWTO | | El Hamy, El Zayat EMECO, Egypt | | John Kent , YouTravel & Aquis UK and Greece | | Dmitry Khrapov, tutu.ru Russia | | Justin Reid, VisitBritain UK | | Ana Sustelo, Marketing Coordinator, Just A Drop | | Jens Thraenhart, DragonTrail.com | | Daniela Wagner , ewaterways UK |
Seminar Details
The session will be organised by The University of Bournemouth in partnership with World Travel Market and the TravelDailyNews. Leading tourism practitioners from around the world will engage on an interactive discussion to examine the future of tourism. The global challenges and opportunities for both tourism destinations and suppliers around the world require innovation in management and operations, calling for a major rethinking of both strategic and tactical Tourism Management. The Tourism Futures Forum will provide an insight into the future dimensions of the tourism industry. It examines major trends in tourism demand and supply and explores the strategic changes that lead to the international tourism industry restructuring. It will involve two short research-based presentations to stimulate discussion. Chairman Prof Dimitrios Buhalis will encourage all participants to contribute to the debate and discussion.there will be presentations from Professor Adele Ladkin, Human Resources trends and Tourism, Dr Richard Shipway Olympics, Sport Tourism and Legacy and Dr Marcio Favila, United Nations World Tourism Organisation, Global Tourism Trends.
Organised by ICTHR Bournemouth University
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