Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University Business School

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Tourism & Hospitality, Bournemouth University Business School

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We are recognised globally as a leading contributor to knowledge creation and dissemination in tourism and hospitality. A team of 35 academic staff and over 1,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students make us one of the biggest and most prolific departments in the world. The combination of staff expertise and ent

husiasm, knowledge excellence and cocreation with industry, generate innovation and best professional practice. Our approach is about creating value with everyone we work with, locally and globally, and to share the benefits with society. Our approach to teaching is to inspire and empower - we want our students to develop their professional skills in a tourism and hospitality context, and to have the confidence to tackle future global challenges. We foster an intellectually challenging but nurturing educational environment, encouraging our students to develop not only professionally, but also personally. We work closely with key academic and tourism industry professional bodies and associations, including the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, VisitBritain, VisitScotland, VisitWiltshire, Bournemouth Tourism, Merlin Entertainments Resort Theme Parks, TUI, Hilton Hotels, Corinthia Hotels and many others. We also host the Annual Hospitality Conference in London with speakers from Marriott International, Red Carnation Hotels, the Shangri-La Hotel, the Institute of Hospitality Management, Accor International, InterContinental Hotels and Whitbread Premier Inn. Our in-depth and cutting-edge research in tourism and hospitality means that what we do is always evidence-based. We have expertise in many different fields to address issues in a multidisciplinary and multicultural way. Our academics have, for example, worked with the Scottish government to provide the evidence base for business decisions made at prestigious tourism organisations, such as VisitScotland. Research funded by the European Commission contributes to the creation of the Holy Grail Route and the creation of accessible tourism innovations to support disabled travellers, as well as the promotion of vegetable consumption among adolescents and elderly. We’re also home to three of the world's top 10 tourism journals: Tourism Review, the International Journal of Tourism Research and Tourism Economics, as well as the leading international textbook Tourism Principles and Practice, among other publications. We are proud of our industry collaborations that enable us to cocreate best professional practice through constant interaction and engagement. We are privileged to work in Bournemouth and Poole, a living tourism and hospitality laboratory. This enables our research and teaching to have great relevance and impact in the global marketplace.

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We don't just talk about change. We build the evidence for it.

In 2025, we launched three major research projects to ensure everything we do is grounded in real-world data.

📖 Drinking at Work: Causes, Consequences & Prevention in the Hospitality Industry
In collaboration with Bournemouth University, this study explores one of hospitality's most complex and least talked-about challenges — alcohol in the workplace — examining why it happens, what it costs, and how to prevent it.

👨‍🍳 The Kitchen Condition
Partnering with Halton in the United States, this report draws on a survey of 148 North American chefs to assess how kitchen environments impact worker wellbeing, recruitment, and retention.

🌍 The Imposter Syndrome Among Chefs: A Global Survey
Again with Bournemouth University, this global study shines a light on the hidden pressure so many chefs carry — the feeling of not being good enough — and what the industry can do about it.

All three are available to read in full on our website here:
🔗 https://www.theburntchefproject.com/learnmore/mental-health-survey

In a time of global uncertainty, it is more important than ever to reaffirm our shared commitment to peace, humanity, an...
28/02/2026

In a time of global uncertainty, it is more important than ever to reaffirm our shared commitment to peace, humanity, and international collaboration. Tourism has the power to connect cultures, foster understanding, and build bridges across nations.
Let us come together to shape a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future for our industry and our world.

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in Berlin, Germany | 3–5 March 2026
at ITB Berlin https://www.itb.com/en

Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 11:20 - 11:40 KEYNOTE: Smart Destinations Reloaded: How AI and Web 3 Transform Destination Management-Hall 7.1b Blue Stage https://tinyurl.com/ITBuhalisSmart

Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 15:30 - 16:15 Accessible Tourism Day - https://www.germany.travel/en/trade/gntb-events/accessible-tourism-day.html

Fantastic Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University Business School conference today with great speakers and cocre...
26/02/2026

Fantastic Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University Business School conference today with great speakers and cocreation of knowledge and careers with our students- well done to Charalampos Giousmpasoglou for organising and Duncan Light for chairing this great event and thank you to Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel for hosting us 🙏🥂👏

A trip to the New Forest with our final year students on the ‘Wildlife and Ecotourism’ module. This included a visit to ...
28/11/2025

A trip to the New Forest with our final year students on the ‘Wildlife and Ecotourism’ module. This included a visit to the famous Verderers Court. Thanks to Jim from the New Forest National Park for organising everything

11/11/2025

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New accessibility publication Darcy, S., Dickson, T., Michopoulou, E., Schweinsberg, S. & Buhalis, D. (2026). The dynami...
11/11/2025

New accessibility publication
Darcy, S., Dickson, T., Michopoulou, E., Schweinsberg, S. & Buhalis, D. (2026).
The dynamics of leisure constraints theory in accessible tourism.
In N. Halpern, J. Rickly, B. Garrod & M. Hansen (Ed.),
Handbook of Accessible Tourism (pp. 37-54). De Gruyter.
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111316130-003

ABSTRACT

The dynamics of leisure constraints theory in accessible tourism Chapter highlights-Locates tourism constraints for people with disability within the history of leisure constraints theory.-Recognises the importance of interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, or transdisciplinary understandings that bring together the different bodies of knowledge of tourism studies, leisure constraints theory, and conceptualising disability.-Provides a focus on the literature examining the tourism constraints of people with disability as well as the specifics of the literature that uses the accessible tourism construct.-Places a chronological marker for the field with the introduction of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities emphasising post 2010 research.-Examines some possible future directions through co-design with people with disability to negotiate empowered, accessible, and inclusive futures.

It’s graduation time when we celebrate the success of all our Tourism and Hospitality students. We also celebrate the su...
07/11/2025

It’s graduation time when we celebrate the success of all our Tourism and Hospitality students. We also celebrate the success of our students who’ve won prizes - from the Association of Tourism in Higher Education, Institute for Travel and Tourism, Council for Hospitality Management Education, BH Area Hospitality Association, and others. From left to right, Hanne,Sam, Amy, Maria, Thea, Ailla, and Kyah. Congratulations to you all!

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