Tagged with China tourism

A new agreement for Australia-China Tourism research

Griffith Institute For Tourism (GIFT)
Published AuthorBelle Hammond
Vice Chancellor, Professor Ian O’Connor and Professor Ning Bin, President, Beijing Jiaotong University Members of the visiting delegation with Griffith University representatives. A delegation from Beijing Jiaotong University visited Griffith in May to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the new Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT) and the World Cities Tourism Research Centre based at Beijing Jiaotong University. Vice Chancellor, Professor […]

GIFT Director appointed to expert panel

Headshot of Susanne Becken, Griffith University
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
Published AuthorStephen O'Grady
The Director of the new Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT) has singled out the continued growth of the Chinese tourist market as one of the highlights in the first UNWTO World Tourism Barometer publication of 2014. The importance of understanding Chinese tourists and their needs has been a key focus for Professor Susanne Becken since […]

Tourism researchers target China Dream

A group of performers, dressed in white, holding red fans, in action at the opening of the Tourism Confucius Insitute.
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
Published AuthorStephen O'Grady
Griffith University has called for papers to be submitted for the first East-West Dialogue on Tourism and the Chinese Dream to be hosted on the Gold Coast later this year. The high-level, bilateral discussions will bring together more than 100 representatives of Australian and Chinese government, education and research institutions, and the tourism industry. The […]