Business Travel and Tourism

Head of Tourism and Hospitality, Sheffield Hallam University and Professeur Visitant at IMHI Paris. John is the author of seven books on tourism and has been a keynote speaker at major international conferences in many countries including the UK, Russia, Greece, Indonesia, Portugal, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Brazil. He is also Chair of ATLAS,the association of universities involved in Tourism Education and research. Principal Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality, Sheffield Hallam University. Susan is a specialist in applied consumer behaviour and marketing. She is the author of a wide range of books, articles, papers and distance learning materials with a particular focus on the tourism and hospitality sectors. Susan has also developed a particular interest and expertise in the writing and use of case studies for innovative teaching and learning experiences.

• The context - Introduction; The historical development of business travel and tourism; The demand side of business travel and tourism; The supply side of business travel and tourism; The role of the destination in business travel and tourism; The macro environment of business travel and tourism; The impacts of business travel and tourism; The development and management of business travel and tourism - The physical infrastructure of business travel and tourism; The human resource infrastructure of business travel and tourism; Marketing the business travel and tourism product; The practice - The organization of business tourism events; Examples of good practice; Major interactive exercises; The future - Key challenges for the future of business travel and tourism; Case studies.

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