giovedì 17 aprile 2008

MA QUANTO CASPITA DI COSA FA DAVID!??!


David is responsible for the administration, recruitment and student welfare on the MSc in International Hotel & Tourism Management; MSc in International Hotel & Tourism Marketing Management, MSc in International Travel & Tourism Management and programmes. These MSc programmes are recognised as some of the best in the world and attract interest from students all around the world. This is an exciting challenge involving constant communication with students from over 25 different countries at anyone time.
David teaches hospitality and tourism marketing on both the MSc and undergraduate programmes. He is the module leader for two masters' modules - Marketing Across Cultures and Internet Strategies for Tourism Distribution.
David supervises PhD students - theses include relationship marketing in hotels; customer satisfaction in travel (Taiwan); yield management and key account client relationships (UK); the tourism demonstration effect in Pattaya, Thailand; authenticity in place branding (South Africa).
David has always worked in the industry. He managed a Best Western Hotel for 12 years, was a director of a privately owned hotel group and then worked in hotel marketing consultancy for 8 years. He has researched and written over 100 marketing business plans in the hospitality and leisure sector and was an active member of the Hospitality Marketing Association.
David graduated with an MBA (distinction) from Manchester Business School shortly before moving to Oxford Brookes in November 1995. His main research interests include branding, Internet distribution, relationship marketing and marketing planning. His book, Hospitality Marketing (co-authored with Professor Francis Buttle) has been sold throughout the world. He has used his extensive knowledge of the industry to develop several hospitality marketing case studies. David has recently carried out marketing and Internet consultancy projects for companies like Walt Disney World.



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