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One of the first fifteen students to complete the new Postgraduate Certificate in Destination Management, awarded by Leeds Metropolitan University, has already gained a promotion as a result of taking the course. The qualification has been developed to a brief from the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) and is delivered through a partnership of Leeds Metropolitan, Bournemouth and Lancaster Universities, with practitioner support from TMI and The Tourism Society.
The winners of the Shine Awards 2010 were announced on Thursday 21st January highlighting the achievements of outstanding women working in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector. The event, first held in 2004, was attended by some of the most senior representatives of the British travel and tourism industry. The key note addresses were delivered by past Shine Awards Winner, Sandie Dawe FTS, CEO of VisitBritain and the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister for Culture and Tourism.
The integration of the Tourism Society and the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) officially took place on January 1st. If you would like to join TMI you now need to be a member of the Society as well, but you can join both at the same time by completing the Society's online application here. When you reach the payment stage please add a comment saying that you would like to join TMI as well; TMI member rates and information can be found here.
On Thursday 7 January 2010 the Tourism Society will look to the future of the tourism industry at its annual Prospects event held at the Sofitel St. James Hotel London.
The search is on for the next generation of travel tycoons. Further Education students across the country have just two weeks left to enter Start Up: Travel and Tourism a new high profile competition to help them bring their travel and tourism business ideas to life.
Enterprise UK is introducing an exciting new tourism competition for Further Education students. We are looking for businesses who would like to get involved in return for promotion.
Alison Cryer FTS, Chairman, The Tourism Society and Roger Platt, President, The Tourism Management Institute (TMI), joined the VisitEngland Chairman Penelope Viscountess Cobham, on Tuesday at World Travel Market to officially announce the integration of the two organisations.
At The Tourism Society 6th Annual Media Masterclass in association with Travmedia the predominantly based PR audience were told that they should be proud of their profession which they are currently not.
In an exciting speech, John Bell shook the crowd by telling them that: ‘PRs shouldn’t be frightened of losing their clients by not selling every story they are sent.’ Instead he advised they should speak to their clients and tell them what is truly newsworthy.
The Tourism Society’s annual dinner was held at the House of Commons on Thursday 22nd October 2009 and included the presentation of the Society’s annual award by Society President Lord Thurso MP FTS to The National Trust accepted by Sue Wilkinson Director of Marketing & Supporter Development. The award was given in recognition to the Trusts’ exceptional contribution to the tourism industry.
Society Chair Alison Cryer FTS, Board member John Humphreys MTS and Society Fellows Prof Robert Maitland FTS and Prof Rob Davidson FTS all took part at the 2nd EIAT Conference at Hotel M, Belgrade on 25-27 September. The other leading UK presenter was Laurence Bresh, Marketing Director of VisitBritain. There were over 220 delegates – mostly tourism and hospitality students from Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Russia and Bulgaria, with other delegates coming from a further six countries.
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