Posted on March 26, 2014
Two masters degree students in Tourism Management had the opportunity to share their research projects with stakeholders from the tourism industry during a research seminar hosted by the National Department of Tourism in March 2014. The student projects f
Posted on March 17, 2014
A research project done on mobile devices as a tourism distribution channel and the perceptions of visitors to national parks in South Africa found that visitors are not too keen to use the SANParks mobile website. In so far as the extent of the use of mo
Posted on February 27, 2014
A pilot study was conducted by Prof Felicite Fairer-Wessels of the Tourism Management Division amongst selected non-profit visitor information centres (VIC) to determine whether the information managers have sufficient knowledge management capabilities in
Posted on December 09, 2013
Travelling to Johannesburg to present your key research findings and strategic proposals to experienced industry stakeholders would be a daunting challenge for most students. However, Tourism Management honours students, as part of their destination marke
Posted on November 27, 2013
Students of the Tourism Management Division hosted two Save the Rhino events. The first was an exhibition in the Merensky Library of the University of Pretoria in October where ceramic rhinos, painted by students and lecturers, were showcased. The second
Posted on November 26, 2013
Dr Felicit
Posted on November 22, 2013
Elizabeth Kruger, of the Tourism Management Division, represented a team of researchers who shared their research findings on skills gaps in current sports training and opportunities available in South Africa.
Posted on November 05, 2013
Leading academic in the field of national tourism destination competitiveness, Prof Geoffrey Crouch, of La Trobe University in Australia, recently visited UP to consult on the research project awarded to the Tourism Management Division by the National Dep
Posted on September 13, 2013
Talks about the development of strong educational links between the republics of Azerbaijan and South Africa took place at the Tourism Management Division in the Faculty Economic and Management Sciences. Prof Dr Jafar Jafarov, Rector of the Azerbaijan
Posted on August 26, 2013
Dr Keith Mason, Head of the Air Transport Management Group and Director of the Business Travel Research Centre at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom, recently visited the Tourism Management Division of the Faculty of Economic and Management Scienc
Posted on July 31, 2013
Prof Berendien Lubbe, Head of the Tourism Management Division, recently presented a paper at the International Travel and Tourism Research Association's annual conference in Kansas City, USA. Based on the University of Pretoria's Memorandum of Understa
Posted on July 26, 2013
Dr Felicit
Posted on June 27, 2013
In 2013 the Division of Tourism Management partnered with City Lodge Lynnwood, to act as the case study institution for the modules Strategic Tourism Management and Key Aspects of Hospitality Management which forms part of the BComHons (Tourism Management
Posted on June 07, 2013
A topic receiving a lot of attention in the tourism industry lately is that of travel management companies and their future. This topic is currently being researched by Mr Ross Thompson, a MCom (Tourism Management) student in the Tourism Management Divisi
Posted on April 24, 2013
Drs Felicite Fairer Wessels and Anneli Douglas from the Tourism Management Division presented a research poster at the 11th Annual Savanna Science Networking Meeting, that was held in the Kruger National Park in March 2013. The theme of the Savanna mee
Posted on April 24, 2013
Staff members of the Tourism Management Division participated in a research colloquium hosted by the National Department of Tourism (NDT) on 12 March 2013.
Posted on March 05, 2013
The Tourism Management Division has a North-South-South Student Mobility Programme and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Oulu in Finland. The MoU was signed in 2005 and focuses on collaboration in the fields of tourism managemen
Posted on March 05, 2013
The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the National Department of Tourism (NDT) and the University of Pretoria in 2012, establish a formal basis of cooperation in support of tourism research and skills development activities between the NDT and UP
Posted on March 04, 2013
When is the
Posted on February 28, 2013
Many changes have taken place at Tourism Management. The Tourism Management Division is now situated in offices on the fourth floor of the Economic and Management Sciences Building. As a division of the Department of Marketing Management, the BCom (Touris
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