Features and events section
Joint events with the Tourism Society
The Diploma Development Partnership team and the Tourism Society held its first joint event at Bournemouth University on 24 September, attracting over 40 delegates from education and industry.
The event entitled ‘Tourism and New Media’ showcased the latest academic research on how the tourism industry can harness ‘virtual media’ and use social networking sites to market and promote business.
Speakers included keynote speakers from the communications industry including Matt Jerwood formally from lastminute.com, Andrew Pozniak from Google, James Poulter from Olgivy PR and Dawn Sims from Carter Communication as well as Phillip Alford from Bournemouth University.
The joint events are part of a series intended to support teachers and lecturers who plan to deliver the Diploma in Travel and Tourism and is an excellent opportunity for engaging with employers and setting up links with industry and higher education.
The next events will be on the following dates:
24 Nov 2009 - Staffordshire University Theme: The Visitor Experience
04 Feb 2010 - University of Wolverhampton Theme: Tourism & Transport
To book a place, contact Daniel Morris-Jeffrey on 020 8661 4636 or email Daniel@tourismsociety.org
Other events and meetings
The autumn is a busy time of the year for the travel and tourism industry:
10-12 November 2009 World Travel Market
12 November 2009 East Midlands Travel & Tourism Diploma event, Burghley House
For further information on forthcoming events and meetings visit: http://www.tandtdiploma.co.uk/news/
The Diploma at World Travel Market
The Diploma team will be at WTM at Excel on 10-12 November. Look out for us if you’re attending, and we’ll be pleased to give you more information and help you with your employer engagement. After all, WTM is the place to meet and speak to employers across many of the industries within the scope of the Diploma.
And don’t forget the ITT Students’ Conference ‘Future You’ on 12 November where there will be speakers from leading employers and industry organisations. The UKSP and Diploma team will be there to advise students and talk with practitioners. If you’re bringing your students to WTM, then you will automatically be registered for ‘Future You’. For information contact claire.steiner@tandtdiploma.co.uk
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