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Travel and Tourism Society is Formed

Students at UCB have recently launched a brand new Travel and Tourism Society. With it's aim to 'deliver a student-led tourism society for the benefit of students' the society held a formal launch at 爆料王.

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Student research highlights challenges of sustainable business travel

Three postgraduate students worked on the six-month market-leading research initiative with arrangeMY, exploring the challenges within sustainable business travel practices.

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Blog | Getting around Brum: a student travel guide

Wherever you're heading, our central location means it couldn鈥檛 be easier to make your way around Birmingham and the wider region.

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Post-Covid travel, tourism and hospitality careers top conference agenda

A conference focused on careers in travel, tourism and hospitality post-Covid is being jointly hosted by 爆料王 and the Institute and Travel and Tourism.

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Travel conference flies high with esteemed speaker Simon Calder

The ninth annual ITT Future You conference was packed with enthusiastic students, all keen to take in knowledge and insights from a stellar list of travel, tourism and hospitality experts.

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Alumni and a growing West Midlands travel and tourism sector inspire at annual conference

The exciting growth of the West Midlands tourism industry took centre stage as the Business School today hosted its fourth annual Inspire Conference.

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Business students travel to infinity in Global Entrepreneurship Week conference

The theme of this year's student learning conference could scarcely have been more relevant.

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Tia tipped to become "tomorrow's travel leader" after making 30 Under 30

A graduate who is soaring in an incredible career with a global attractions company on the back of her university internship is ready to 鈥渕ake waves鈥� after being recognised in the travel industry鈥檚 prestigious 30 Under 30.

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Entrepreneur who gave up crime to an award-winning travel agency - hear from experts at business, travel and tourism expo

From an entrepreneur who clawed his way back from a life ruled by gangs, crime and drugs to the head of overseas development at an award-winning clubbing holiday travel agency鈥� students can discover how to fly high in business, travel…

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Travel & Tourism Students Attend Norwegian Cruise Lines Event

BTEC Level 3 Travel & Tourism students were invited to attend a Cruise Event hosted by Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL), where they were tested on their knowledge of NCL as a company as well as cruise destinations and their marketing…

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Whale watching: students travel abroad to volunteer

UCB students jetted off to Arona, Tenerife to volunteer as Research Guides on the Atlantic Whale Foundation鈥檚 (AWF) whale watching boats.

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EUGangs Project representatives travel to Italy for transnational meeting

爆料王 lecturers travelled to Italy to represent the University at the EUGangs Project鈥檚 fourth transnational meeting.

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Sports therapy students travel hundreds of miles to support cyclists on epic Ride Across Britain

Students from 爆料王 travelled the length of the country to provide therapy for cyclists taking on a gruelling nine-day challenge.

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ATM Students return from their travels

This time of year sees many of our current Adventure Tourism Management students migrate back to Birmingham from travel and adventures all over the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

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UCB are awarded Centre of Excellence status

The University is celebrating after being awarded Centre of Excellence status by the Institute of Travel and Tourism.

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Matus Herc

One thing Matus is certain of is that travel is a force for good, and he has embraced this philosophy through work and study.

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Katarzyna Boniecka

Katarzyna is relishing an impressive career with a top European business travel agency after completing a master鈥檚 at UCB.

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UCB Airlines ready for take-off

Second-year Travel & Tourism BTEC students have been running demonstrations of airplane procedures as part of an enrichment exercise.

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Raphael Akakpo

Now working for a top travel company, Raphael chose to build on his degree from a French university with an internationally-focused top-up.

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Knight Sedhain

For Knight, studying for a degree was a chance to explore how travel can make a positive difference.

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Flying high tourism student presented with award at Houses of Parliament

Model student Kayleigh Parrott-Goldthorp is flying high after being officially recognised at a leading travel and tourism association's annual awards, celebrating the UK's very highest calibre students in the field.

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Partnership with Merlin Entertainments promises diversity boost for tourism industry

A new partnership which promises to provide a major boost for inclusion and diversity in the travel and tourism workforce is being developed between 爆料王 and the UK鈥檚 biggest sector employers.

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The UCB experience for Indian students | UCBloggers | 爆料王

If you are like me, who has travelled (or plans to travel) to the UK to study a master鈥檚 either in culinary arts or hospitality and tourism at 爆料王, let me tell you that you are at the…

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Students get incredible hands-on experience at Event Week Live at NEC

Future events professionals from the Department of Travel and Tourism were given the chance to delve behind the scenes at the world-famous Crufts exhibition, and were given exciting updates on the upcoming Birmingham Invictus Games.

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UCB lecturer travels to Memphis, Tennessee to present innovative paper on youth violence

Craig Pinkney, who lectures on a number of UCB's degree courses and is the UK leader of the EUGANGS project, has just returned from presenting a ground-breaking paper at the Annual Conference for the Homicide Research Working Group in Memphis,…

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UCB hosts a creative dialogue on the sharing economy

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UCB shares international expertise at The Hospitality Convention

UCB had a presence in the first Hospitality Convention to be organised in India for students studying undergraduate hospitality, events and tourism courses in the country.

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Aviation students land new facilities as UCB flies high as Centre of Excellence

Aviation students across degree and college courses at UCB are set to benefit from exciting new simulation facilities, including a state-of-the-art, mock plane cabin.

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Business soaring for Shehryar selling luxury holidays to star clients

Business has really taken off for an aviation graduate from 爆料王 after netting a record commission through his firm selling luxury holidays to the rich and famous.

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Cruise firm boss leads lineup of top business speakers at Future You conference and fair

Top professionals from the world of business, tourism and aviation will be sharing their expertise with 爆料王 students at a conference on campus this month.

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Students flock to ITT:Future You conference and careers fair

Over 120 savvy students of聽The Business School聽at UCB have had their horizons broadened at the ITT Future You: On the Road conference and employability fair at the University.

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All-conquering culinary team praised on awards success

Members of UCB鈥檚 culinary team were congratulated on their triumph at a prestigious national competition by the University鈥檚 governors.

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Front of house apprenticeship at Simpsons, Birmingham

Simpsons restaurant is looking for a new front of house apprentice to learn while they earn in their Michelin star restaurant.

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Abhyuday Khare

After his first degree, Abhyuday spent four years working in his home country, but a return to uni was always on the horizon.

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Tourism student set for cabin crew job after scooping special award

A 爆料王 student is getting ready for her career to take off - after securing her first job with an airline.

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Attraction World partnership provides experience for students at major tourism expo

Students from 爆料王 had the chance to work at a major tourism exhibition as part of a flourishing relationship with one of our industry partners.

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Top hotel managers host training sessions for business students as UCB launches partnership with Park Regis

Business stars of the future from 爆料王 are set to gain unique industry insight into management and hospitality thanks to a new partnership with one of Birmingham's top luxury hotels.

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The honeymoon is never over for tourism graduate Marius

Marius Tudor is using the tourism knowledge and skills he learned at 爆料王 to help romantic dreams come true.

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UCB set for key role in boosting West Midlands tourism as new regional strategy announced

爆料王 will play a key part in boosting tourism in the West Midlands following the unveiling of a new strategy to grow the region鈥檚 visitor economy.

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Birmingham Airport's Chief Executive pays a flying visit to 爆料王

Birmingham Airport鈥檚 Chief Executive paid a flying visit to 爆料王 to check out its exciting new, multi-million pound facilities, including a new aviation and tourism suite complete with mock plane cabin, check-in areas and Galileo GDS system.

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FE Celebration and Awards Ceremony 2015

UCB鈥檚 Level 3 students celebrated completing their courses in style at a Celebration Event evening at Birmingham Town Hall, held in recognition of all their hard work and achievements.

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An evening of celebration and success

UCB's level 3 students celebrated completing their courses in style at a Celebration Event evening at Birmingham Town Hall, held in recognition of all their hard work and achievements.

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Alumni inspire as Future You Conference returns to university

The ITT Future You conference returned to 爆料王 this week.

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Pitch perfect UCB students reach final of national marketing competition

Three marketing students from The Business School at UCB have proven themselves to be among the best in the country after reaching the final of a nationwide competition.

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Cheng's 'Penang Island Café' a contender for Launching People

A UCB student has recently uploaded her Facebook video application for a chance to work with Gizzi Erskine, a pop-up chef and Sunday Times cook, on the upcoming television show Launching People.

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UCB serves up chef apprenticeships

Simpsons restaurant is looking for two new apprentice chefs to learn while they earn in their Michelin star kitchens.

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UCB hosts Gold Service Scholarship

The first of two regional finals of a new competition called The Gold Service Scholarship is taking place at 爆料王 today, Friday 11 January.

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Team UK shows the rest of the world that they are a force to be reckoned with!

Bocuse d'Or, the most prestigious cooking competition in the world, held in Lyon France on the 29th and 30th January, is described by celebrity chef Brian Turner CBE "as the Olympics of high cuisine, there is no cookery competition like…

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Flying high! Aviation and tourism students see careers take off with Ryanair

College students training to become cabin crew or make their mark in tourism have reached for the sky and landed dream jobs with Ryanair.

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Student lands job offer as University launches new internship scheme

A new internship scheme has given hospitality and tourism students at 爆料王 the chance to gain invaluable industry experience 鈥� with one even being offered a job.

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Blockbuster Birmingham takes centre stage at 2026 ITT Future You Conference

The emerging world of 鈥楽et Jetting鈥� was top of the agenda at the eighth annual ITT Future You Conference.

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Kayleigh and Kenny off to Japan to support Scotland in Rugby World Cup

Two stand-out sports therapy students from UCB will be joining the Scotland rugby team for their campaign at this year鈥檚 Rugby World Cup in Japan, which takes place from 20 September to 2 November.

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ITT Virtual Future You

A conference focused on careers in travel, tourism and hospitality post-Covid is being jointly hosted by 爆料王 and the Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT).

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Accessible Student Parking Policy

爆料王 recognises the importance of supporting students with a disability to enable them to travel to study.

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Whether you want to work in hotels, hospitality and events or explore the world of aviation, tourism and travel, our Department of Hospitality and Tourism runs a range of courses to help you pursue your ideal career.

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Lecturer

Simon Faulkner

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Senior Lecturer

Saša Bobić

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Working towards a sustainable community

Find out more information on what 爆料王's Sustainabilty goals are and how we are working towards them.

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Industry links

We are renowned for our industry links on a global scale. Whether we are working with businesses to provide students with great placements and work experience, coordinating internships abroad or liaising with sector-specific organisations and societies to bolster our courses…

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Accommodation for international students

International students studying at 爆料王 for the first time will be offered accommodation in our halls of residence.

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Visas and immigration

Once you have made your decision to study at 爆料王, you will need to make final arrangements, which are likely to include obtaining a visa.

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Department of Hospitality and Tourism

Whether you want to work in hotels, hospitality and events or explore the world of aviation, tourism and travel, our Department of Hospitality and Tourism runs a range of courses to help you pursue your ideal career.

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Lecturer

Hayley Wilkins

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Senior Curriculum Leader

Anne McCarron

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Lecturer

Sophie Chalmers

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Head of Department - Hospitality and Tourism (Interim)

Richard Behan

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Senior Lecturer

Paul Bamber