24 |
Dirk Glaesser confirmed second keynote
|
Dec 04, 2013 |
We are pleased to announce that Dr Dirk Glaesser will give a keynote at the BEST EN Think Tank XIV. He has already had a long career in the UNWTO, and we are pleased to have him onboard! Dr. Dirk Glaesser is Acting Director for the Sustainab...
|
23 |
Frederic Dimanche to join the BEST EN International Advisory Board
|
Jan 30, 2014 |
We are pleased to announce that Frederic Dimanche, Marketing professor at SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis, France, has accepted our invitation to join the BEST EN International Advisory Board. Frederic has been with BEST EN since ...
|
22 |
BEST EN Outstanding Paper Award 2014
|
Jul 14, 2014 |
We celebrated the winners of the Outstanding Paper Award at Think Tank XIV "Politics, Policy and Governance in Sustainable Tourism" and would like to share our congratulations with the tourism community. The BEST EN Outstanding Paper Award 2...
|
21 |
Resources from Think Tank XIV available now
|
Jul 14, 2014 |
During our annual Think Tank this year, we received many interesting presentations from scholars all over the globe working on politics, policy and governance in sustainable tourism. We learned a lot about the challenges faced by our colleag...
|
20 |
Gianna Moscardo new Chair of BEST EN
|
Jan 02, 2015 |
Following the last BEST EN Think Tank, our organisation has been in a transition phase where the Chair passed from Prof. Dagmar Lund-Durlacher to Prof. Gianna Moscardo. She is continuing in the footsteps of our past leaders, and we would lik...
|
19 |
BEST EN Think Tank XV Keynote speaker Dr Anna Spenceley
|
Mar 04, 2015 |
Anna Spenceley PhD Presentation Title: A decade of progress in sustainable tourism in protected areas Dr Anna Spenceley is a tourism consultant focusing on sustainable tourism based in South Africa. In particular, she works in areas of high...
|
18 |
BEST EN Think Tank XV Keynote speaker Prof Jarkko Saarinen
|
Mar 04, 2015 |
Jarkko Saarinen PhD Presentation Title: Tourism, Communities and Poverty Alleviation: Searching for Responsibility in Sustainable Tourism Development Jarkko Saarinen is Professor of Geography at the University of Oulu, Finland, and Distingui...
|
17 |
BEST EN Think Tank XVI, 2016 Host Announcement
|
Jul 27, 2015 |
2016 BEST EN Think Tank XVI We are proud to announce the BEST EN Think Tank XVI host as the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (Berlin). The Think Tank XVI will be held from the 12th to the 15th of July 2016. A call for papers...
|
16 |
Introducing our new Executive members... Wolfgang Strasdas
|
Aug 13, 2015 |
We would like to introduce our newest BEST EN Executive committee member, Wolfgang Strasdas. Normal 0 false false false DE X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; ...
|
15 |
Introducing our new Executive members... Paige Viren
|
Aug 13, 2015 |
We would like to introduce our newest BEST EN Executive committee member, Paige Viren. Dr. Viren’s research interests revolve around consumer behavior and tourism, with a special focus on adventure travel and sustainable community-based tour...
|
14 |
BEST EN Thiink Tank XVI Keynote Speaker Petra Thomas
|
Jan 13, 2016 |
Petra Thomas is a professional in sustainable tourism management with extensive experience in product development, management, marketing, public relations, CSR and criteria development for responsible tour operating. Finishing her studies i...
|
13 |
BEST EN Thiink Tank XVI Keynote Speaker Dr Xavier Font
|
Jan 13, 2016 |
Dr Xavier Font is an expert in responsible tourism marketing, with extensive experience in industry and government training on all aspects of sustainable tourism production and consumption. He is the most published academic in the world in ...
|
12 |
BEST EN Thiink Tank XVII Keynote Speaker Dr Susanne Becken
|
Jan 03, 2017 |
Dr Susanne Becken is a Professor of Sustainable Tourism at Griffith University, Australia, and an Adjunct Professor at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Susanne is a globally recognised expert in the field of sustainable tourism, in particul...
|
11 |
BEST EN Thiink Tank XVII Keynote Speaker Dr Scott Cohen
|
Jan 13, 2017 |
800x600 Dr Scott Cohen is Head of the Department of Tourism and Events in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey. He formerly led the School’s research group on Sustainability and Wellbeing in the Visit...
|
10 |
Outstanding Paper Awards 2017 BEST EN Think Tank
|
Aug 17, 2017 |
BEST EN would like to congratulate the winners of the Outstanding Paper awards at the 2017 BEST EN Think Tank, which was held in June in Mauritius. This year's theme was “Innovation and Progress in Sustainable Tourism” The Winners of the Ou...
|
9 |
Defining a Sustainable Tourist Experiences: Thoughts from the BEST EN Think Tank ...
|
Sep 11, 2019 |
One of the critical issues for the 2019 Think Tank was how to define a sustainable tourist experience. In her opening presentation, current BEST EN Chair, Gianna Moscardo presented two different options. One more traditional academic approac...
|
8 |
Outstanding Paper Awards 2019 BEST EN Think Tank.
|
Sep 11, 2019 |
The 2019 Think Tank on Creating Sustainable Tourist Experiences was held in San Francisco from June 30 to July 3rd. The Think Tank was hosted by the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism, San Francisco State University, at their Downto...
|
7 |
WTTC launches the Sustainable Travel & Tourism Partners initiative
|
Oct 11, 2019 |
BEST EN partners with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) supporting the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards and we have previously edited a case study book on finalists (https://www.besteducationnetwork.org/Books/2891) Sustainability has no...
|
6 |
Free online courses on sustainable tourism on Edx
|
Oct 11, 2019 |
Arjaan Pellis from Wageningen University has developed two online MOOCs on sustainable tourism that may be of interest to BEST-EN members, see further here: https://www.wur.nl/en/Education-Programmes/online-education/MOOC/Professional-Certif...
|
5 |
Latest on Making Tourist Destinations Sustainable
|
Nov 15, 2019 |
Gianna Moscardo, the current BEST EN Chair, is a member of the Sustainability Leaders Expert Panel, which regularly provides insights into key tourism and sustainability topics and issues. This month’s issue was how to make destinations more...
|