Tagged with Susanne Becken

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 […]

Slippery slope ahead for skiing business

Two skiers on snow moving downhill.
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
Published AuthorStephen O'Grady
While corporate support and a growing snow making industry are likely to secure the future of the Winter Olympics, climate change has the potential to nudge currently viable ski resorts off the podium. As competition for medals got under way in earnest at the Sochi Games during the weekend, a researcher at the Griffith Institute […]

Griffith opens tourism research Institute

Exotic tourist destination, which will be part of the focus for Griffith researchers at GIFt.
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
Published AuthorStephen O'Grady
The Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT), Australia’s largest dedicated centre for world-leading research in this area, opened at Griffith University on January 1. Its Strategic Research Program will focus on key areas covering business, environment, health and the Asia-Pacific region, aiming to influence development of tourism-related policy and how the tourism industry adopts evidence-based best […]

Tourism must pay its dues to environment

Tourism relies on the environment, says Professor Susanne Becken, Griffith University.
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
Published AuthorStephen O'Grady
While tourism has traditionally relied on the environment, today it is increasingly contributing to environmental conservation. Griffith University Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Susanne Becken, will focus on this evolution of the tourism-environment relationship in her keynote address to the seventh International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations next month. Taking responsibility for the environmental impacts […]