Tourism

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Tourism
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    Preparing Leisure and Tourism for Tomorrow

    Think of an event manager who is insufficiently trained to measure (let alone reduce) the carbon footprint of the festivals she organises. A leisure...

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    Venice, Look and Learn – Again!

    Since their inception, the city of Venice has been the archetypal case in tourism development studies. It epitomises metaphors such as cannibalisation...

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  • Narrating the Unpleasant: ‘Ugliness’ as a resource in tourism research

    Narrating the Unpleasant: ‘Ugliness’ as a resource in tourism research

    Why do we assume that ugliness holds no appeal for visitors? This fundamental question invites a critical re-examination of the ‘tourist gaze’, which...

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  • Orphanage Tourism: From good intentions to responsible impact

    Orphanage Tourism: From good intentions to responsible impact

    Orphanage tourism has emerged over the past two decades as one of the most contested intersections between hospitality, tourism, and child welfare...

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  • Climate Change and Tourism: The need for a transformative research agenda

    Climate Change and Tourism: The need for a transformative research agenda

    Climate change and tourism are deeply interconnected. Tourism is highly vulnerable to climate-related crises, as travel can become restricted, more...

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  • Meet ATLAS: Connecting tourism and leisure professionals worldwide

    Meet ATLAS: Connecting tourism and leisure professionals worldwide

    Where can tourism and leisure professionals find fresh ideas, international partners, and the latest insights to stay ahead? For over three decades...

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  • bringing together students, researchers and professionals from across Europe to explore how AI can support creativity, cultural heritage and sustainable development

    The future lies in Europe, and we're helping shape it

    AI and global competition are reshaping the economy. KreativEU is building the talent and partnerships Europe needs to respond.

  • BUas graduate takes top prize at international tourism thesis awards

    BUas graduate takes top prize at international tourism thesis awards

    Jolien Giovinazzo, a recent graduate of Tourism Destination Management at BUas, has won the first prize in the master’s thesis category at the 2026...

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    Off the Beaten Track – Andrea Zaalman's Life After BUas

    Not every career in tourism looks like the one you imagined on graduation day. Andrea Zaalman, who graduated from BUas in 2012 with a Bachelor's in...

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    BUas students shared climate findings with Montenegro's Minister of Tourism

    Students from the BSc Tourism programme at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) this week presented their initial research findings to Simonida...

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    Lecturer in the spotlight

    Do you remember Ursela van de Noort? Learn more about her experiences and job.

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  • When the Middle East is your work

    When the Middle East is your work

    Do you remember what you were doing on Saturday 28 February when the United States and Israel started their massive air strikes on Iran? This is what...

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  • BUas gives you a global perspective

    BUas gives you a global perspective

    "That field trip to Asia and Australia taught me a lot about tourism in different cultures, and about persistence, collaboration, and taking...

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  • Junior researcher Justine Bauters puts residents at the heart of tourism governance

    Junior researcher Justine Bauters puts residents at the heart of tourism governance

    Whether a place needs tourism and what shape it takes is a question that belongs to the people who live there. That's the conviction driving Justine...

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  • From data to action: PANTOUR’s Skills Framework transforms Tourism & Hospitality in Europe

    From data to action: PANTOUR’s Skills Framework transforms Tourism & Hospitality in Europe

    After four years of EU-funded research and cross-sector collaboration, the PANTOUR project has reached its conclusion. As lead partner, BUas played an...

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  • Shaping the future of skills in European tourism

    Shaping the future of skills in European tourism

    PANTOUR’s first International Conference in London marked an exciting milestone in the project’s final year, bringing together leading experts...

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  • FuTourAlliance: turning challenges into opportunities

    FuTourAlliance: turning challenges into opportunities

    As of January 2026, BUas is joining the Future Tourism Skills Alliance for a Resilient and Innovative Europe project. The  FuTourAlliance project...

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    The potential of tourism as a force for good in Cyprus

    Our second-year tourism management students worked together with journalism students from Hogeschool Utrecht on the topic of the potential of tourism...

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  • Meet our alumni in Japan

    Meet our alumni in Japan

    Our president of the board, Jorrit Snijder, returned feeling very enthusiastic after meeting some of our alumni in Japan last October. We were very...

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  • Bringing the Guest Experience to life: from student to supervisor at Efteling

    Bringing the Guest Experience to life: from student to supervisor at Efteling

    Alumna Quincy Kievit shows that stepping from study into practice can be exciting, diverse and full of promise. How has she experienced her first...

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