Seminars ::: New Zealand Tourism Research Institute

The New Zealand Tourism Research Institute holds seminars throughout the year. These may vary from academic research outputs to business projects provided that they are tourism related. If you are interested in presenting your data/research/project as part of our seminar series please contact: Hamish Bremner at hamish.bremner@aut.ac.nz or Suzanne Jackson at suzanne.jackson@aut.ac.nz. NZTRI may be able to assist with reimbursement of some related costs. A more comprehensive list of past and current NZTRI seminars can be found here or you can view our seminar calendar. SOME CURRENT AND RECENT SEMINARS

Transmodernity - remaking our (tourism and hospitality) world? This presentation will sets its sights on the potentialities to create new interpretations of tourism and hospitality doings in the context of transmodernity as an emerging and significant paradigm shift that signals a major global change in human co		11 December 2008

What makes a successful hospitality graduate in New Zealand? An investigation of key stakeholder perspectives Today’s hospitality workplace is characterised by unpredictability and change. Knowledge of, and response to, customer and client needs is critical to an organisation’s survival and growth. The skill sets required of graduates to meet this reality		5 December 2008

Applying sustainable development principles to human resource management in hospitality and tourism Debate about the application of sustainability principles to development and management in hospitality and tourism has been extensive and, at times, challenging in seeking to achieve a balance between the short and longer term needs of all stakeholde		1 December 2008