UP excels in Middle East and Africa Future Leaders tourism challenge hosted in Dubai

Posted on February 05, 2025

UP honours students recently participated in the finals of the MEA Future Leaders Challenge

Tourism honours students experience Africa in one day

Posted on December 17, 2024

UP Tourism Management honours students visited the Dinokeng region as part of their annual industry research projects for a week that was filled with a diverse range of tourist activities sponsored by various industry partners.

International scholar visits Marketing Management

Posted on November 01, 2024

The Department of Marketing Management at UP hosted Prof Alessandro Inversini, a marketing professor from the EHL Hospitality Business School in Switzerland.

UP EXPERT OPINION: World Tourism Day - UP expert on how tourism can drive lasting change

Posted on September 27, 2024

WORLD TOURISM DAY: As we commemorate #WorldTourismDay on 27 September, a recent UP doctoral study examined how travel habits have changed in post-apartheid SA. Prof Elizabeth du Preez, Associate Professor in UP’s Department of Marketing Management, discusses trends in travel, and why she...

And the national winners are... the Tourism honours students from UP!

Posted on June 12, 2024

A team of UP honours students in Tourism Management took the first spot in the inaugural Future Leaders Challenge (FLC) South Africa. The FLC is an initiative launched in 2023 with a vision to empower, elevate, and educate future leaders within the tourism and hospitality industry.

Tourism students redefine the future with AI and cutting-edge technology in Dubai

Posted on February 19, 2024

In January 2024, the top honours students in Tourism Management from the University of Pretoria participated in the second edition of the Middle East and Africa Future Leaders Challenge. The live event finals of the challenge took place from 23 to 26 January 2024 in Dubai, hosted by the Emirates...

Tourism Management lecturer and students jet off to Germany

Posted on May 08, 2023

Prof Elizabeth du Preez from the Division Tourism Management in the Department of Marketing Management visited Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development (HNE), Berlin, Germany, as a visiting scholar during the month of April 2023. The visit forms part of and Erasmus+ Funding Programme...

UP academics share insights at the inaugural Africa’s Travel and Tourism Summit

Posted on October 01, 2021

Profs Anneli Douglas and Elizabeth du Preez from the Department of Marketing Management were invited to share their views at the prestigious inaugural Africa Travel and Tourism Summit.