News & Events

2009 Semester 1 Tutors Required

We are looking for tutors who are available to become part of an integral component of the Tourism Department. The papers that we require tutors for are as follows:

TOUR 101 - Principles and Business of Tourism Management

TOUR 102 - Global Tourism

TOUR 211 - Tourism Impacts and Evaluation

TOUR 216 - Sport Tourism

TOUR 218 - Tourism and Hospitality Enterprise Management

TOUR 304 - Events and Conventions Management

Please send a CV and letter of interest to Diana Evans, Departmental Manager by Friday 13 February 2009. Email: devans@business.otago.ac.nz.

2008 Seminar Series

The Department of Tourism runs a very informative and interesting seminar series each year.

December Graduation 2008

December Graduation 2007

Photo of Tourism some of our graduates from 2007.

Gore Community Presentations, October 2007

Three groups from TOUR 302 (Destination Analysis) traveled to Gore to present the results of their year-long research to representatives from the Gore community.

Hospitality Minor - New School of Business Course

A NEW “Hospitality Minor” course was launched in 2007 in the University of Otago, Department of Tourism, part of the School of Business.

Article published in the Weekend Star 22 June 2007

Department of Tourism Podcast #1

January 2007 (mp3, 12MB)

TOUR 214 Wine Tourism Fieldtrip

Photos from the Summer School 2007 trip are now up.

ATLAS Asia-Pacific and NZTHRC Conferences 2006

You can view a selection of photos from the December conferences from this website.

Visitors in 2008

The Department hosts a number of distinguished visiting academics each year. The primary purpose of such visits is to advance sole and/or collaborative research interests although visiting researchers may also present guest lecture and/or research seminars while based at the Department of Tourism.