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Professor Tribe interviewed by HTMi Hotel School
23 May 2012
Professor John Tribe gave a keynote speech on the "Art of Tourism" at HTMi Hotel School Research Conference ( IHTRCS ) in 2011. In a following interview on HTMi Hotel School TV, Professor Tribe talked to Anthony Lack on tourism trends and forecasts, looking at - growth, economic development, climate change, poor tourist experiences, the need for good tourism planning, the increased role of technology, social media effects, and global tourism actions.
Surrey Student wins Hospitality Student of the Year 2012 competition
23 May 2012
Young Guns is the national Hospitality Student of the Year competition, which this year was won by Surrey student Alex Wilson. The event, sponsored by Lexington Catering and run in partnership with the Springboard Charity, gives students the opportunity to be recognised hard work and determination displayed on their professional training year. Alex did his professional training year within the Royal Household, mainly at Buckingham Palace, covering two major events including the Royal Wedding and USA State Visit. Winning the competition gives him the opportunity to do work experience with one of the judges from the panel, as well as attending the Catey Awards in July which is like the Oscars of the film industry.
Impressive league table rise
22 May 2012
Subjects from across the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law have shot up in The Guardian’s Good University Guide for 2013. The league table shows Tourism and Travel has retained its number 1 spot at the top of the table, Economics has moved up ten places to 7, Law has moved up 9 places to 34 and our business and management programmes have moved up 12 places to 34. Overall the University has moved up to 12th place.
My PhD Journey - Dr Kailin Wu
18 May 2012
Dr Kailin Wu was awarded her PhD in February 2009 by the University of Surrey. We asked Dr Wu to describe the focus of her thesis and her research objectives for the future.
My doctoral thesis examined the pre-purchase behaviour of family consumers. Unlike previous studies, the research employed an interpretative approach to explore how families with young children reached a specific purchase choice: visiting a museum as a group.
Professor Williams' Research Evaluated as Outstanding by ESRC
16 May 2012
Professor Allan Williams’ research on innovation in UK hotels has been formally evaluated as ‘outstanding’ by its funding body, the Economic and Social Research Council. The research on ‘Internationalisation and Innovation in the Service Sector: the Role of International Migration in UK Hotels’ was undertaken jointly with Professor Gareth Shaw at the University of Exeter. It was the only tourism related project funded within a larger programme of research on innovation under the auspices of the Advanced Institute of Management, 2006-11. The findings of the research have been published in Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management and Mobilities.
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