Tourism Research Blog

Oksana Sydor, currently enrolled in the MBA in Tourism Management, is putting her education to good use. In her native Ukraine, she recently organized the “Win with the Lion” Tourism Conference, taking place from November 24 – 27, 2011 in Ukraine’s westernmost city of Lviv.

As part of our ongoing Latest Trends series, MU invited Dr. Caroline Scarles of the University of Surrey to discuss her research on an increasingly important topic - Sustainable Tourism.

MU’s Mentoring Program offers a unique opportunity to pair BBA students of Tourism and Hospitality Management in their final year of studies with a senior representative in the tourism and hospitality industry.

The student body at MU continues to grow, so does our faculty. With over 100 new Modulians beginning their studies this semester, former external lecturer Ursula Christine Loisch has joined the full-time faculty. As a member of the Tourism Department, she has a full plate this semester as Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer teaching Innovation and Change Management, Leadership and Ethics, Conflict Management, Leadership and Teambuilding, and Principles of Management, in both the BBA and MSc programs.

Alongside other top tourism experts, MU Prof. Dagmar Lund-Durlacher spoke at the 21st Naturefriends Environmental Conference in Graz on September 30th. The conference addressed how increasing climate change in the alpine region affects tourism to these areas, and how winter-sport enthusiasts and tourism providers alike will have to adapt to new circumstances.

On the occasion of the Youth & Student Travel Conference held in Barcelona on September 20-23 2011, the UNWTO released the second of a series of reports dedicated to the youth travel market. The reports are produced in collaboration with the World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation (WYSETC) and include commentaries from specialists, UNWTO Affiliate Members, and other selected organizations on the importance of Youth Travel for economic development, global development, and young travelers themselves.

The Tourism and Hospitality Management Department at MODUL University Vienna and PKF hotelexperts recently held the first HTLacademy, a cutting-edge educational program for professionals in the areas of leisure, tourism and hotel management. The inaugural three-day seminar, taught in English, attracted more than 20 consultants within the hospitality branch from Austria, Argentina, Ukraine, France, Russia, Turkey and Germany.

MU faculty member Xavier Matteucci has just returned from Maribor, Slovenia where he participated in the 4th Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference (ATMC) from September 6th to September 8th.

Dr. Irem Arsal and Clemens Költringer from MODUL University Vienna participated in this year's European Cities Marketing (ECM) annual conference held from June 8th to 11th in Lyon, France. ECM provides a platform on a pan-European basis for cities to perform better in their convention and tourism activities through the exchange of knowledge and best practice within a city marketing framework.