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Tourism Society Wales Network announce today an annual award to support the professional development of an individual working in the tourism industry in Wales. The purpose of the award is to provide the opportunity for an individual to develop a project, which will progress tourism in Wales. The award will be made annually to a maximum value of £5000.
Launching the award at their annual summer lunch, Tourism Society Wales’ Chairman John Walsh-Heron explained:
Harold Naylor FTS was presented with the Tourism Society Wales, Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tourism Society Wales summer lunch in Fonmon Castle on 2 July 2010.
LR John Walsh-Heron FTS, Harold Naylor FTS
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Presenting the award, John Walsh-Heron FTS, Chair of Tourism Society Wales, said:
The Tourism Society announced at its Annual Conference in London that Stena Line has become the newest corporate partner, joining Lloyds TSB and The Carrier Group (also sponsors of the conference).
Postgraduate qualifications in destination management developed by the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) and higher education partners Leeds Metropolitan, Bournemouth and Lancaster Universities, have been integrated into job specifications for different levels of tourism role within a Regional Development Agency: the postgraduate certificate is now a desirable qualification for specialist advisors, the postgraduate diploma for senior specialist advisors, and the MSc for managerial posts within the tourism team at ONE North East.
We are very pleased to announce the arrival of Bhaira Sugumar as a new member of the Secretariat at the Society's office in Sutton. She will be with us for the next six months, working on office administration and assistance Mon-Wed.
The University of Surrey teams up with The Tourism Society to present THE (Tourism, Hospitality, Events) Careers Day on Wednesday, 24 March, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lecture Theatre Block.
Tourism Minister Margaret Hodge MP, shadow minister Don Foster and Conservative Tourism Taskforce Chair John Lewis will face questions from the tourism industry at the opening debate of Best of Britain and Ireland (BoBI) Travel Trade Forum on Wednesday 17 March.
This Tourism Question Time is the main pre-election opportunity for the industry to hear the three major political parties explain their policies and views on the industry in general.
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.
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