Department of Tourism Management active at tourism conference in Slovenia

Posted on September 22, 2011

The Department of Tourism Management contributed on various levels at the 4th Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference held in Maribor, Slovenia from 5 to 8 September 2011.

The Department of Tourism Management contributes to the inaugural conference on sports and events tourism

Posted on August 22, 2011

Building on the success of South Africa's hosting of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the Inaugural Sports and Events Tourism Exchange was held in Cape Town from 27 to 29 July 2011.

Unlocking the Save tourism potential of South Africa

Posted on June 06, 2011

Scientific, Academic, Volunteer and Educational (SAVE) Tourism is internationally an important area for tourism growth and has a significant long-term potential for South Africa and Southern Africa. As part of a long-term strategy to unlock this potential

Indaba two decades later!

Posted on June 01, 2011

During the early nineties, in his capacity as Deputy Executive Director of South African Tourism, Prof Ernie Heath had the overall responsibility for the international Indaba Tourism Exhibition, which is annually held in May in Durban. He recalls that tho

Adding value to the global initiatives of the FIA

Posted on May 06, 2011

Prof Ernie Heath was invited by the Federation Internationale de I'Automobile (FIA), to facilitate strategic workshops for its Travel and Tourism Commission and its Camping and Caravan Commission during its FIA Conference Week 2011, which took place in Ku

Joining The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Knowledge Network

Posted on May 06, 2011

Prof Ernie Heath has been invited to join the UNWTO Knowledge Network and has also been appointed to the Scientific Committee for the UNWTO Network Algarve Forum, with the theme 'Tourism and Science: Bridging Theory and Practice'.

Another Cum Laude

Posted on February 15, 2011

Ms Elizabeth Kruger, a part-time lecturer of Tourism Management, completed the MCom in Tourism Management. The title of her thesis is 'A stakeholder perspective on mega-events as an element of tourism destination competitiveness'.

First South African to be appointed to the Board of the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel and Tourism (IFITT)

Posted on February 10, 2011

Professor Berendien Lubbe from the Department of Tourism Management at the University of Pretoria has been appointed on the Board of the International Federation for IT and Travel and Tourism (IFITT). She is the first South African to be appointed on the