Filmmaker, farmer, global peace-advocate: Bill Youren
Bill Youren, an extraordinary yet little known New Zealander, built bridges between New Zealand and China. Decades later, academics have helped to bring his story to the silver screen.
Pennie Hunt
Bringing Sun Gum Saan (New Gold Mountain) to the classroom
The history of Chinese goldminers is coming alive in classrooms thanks to teamwork between academics and members of Otago’s Chinese community who descended from the illustrious 19th century migrants.
Tourism industry and academics lay simple steps to culture readiness
How can tourism and hospitality operators become familiar with the diverse cultures of their customers and so improve their experience, when there are so many other things to do? Online resource Culture Ready makes it possible, thanks to collaboration between academics and operators in the field.
From Ōtepoti to Kinabalu: making media that makes change
Making media about social and environmental issues is easier than ever but making it persuasive enough to change behaviour is another story, especially when cultural values are at play. Award-winning filmmaker Dr Wiebke Finkler is on a mission to make storytelling more strategic and impactful.
A cross-cultural view of entrepreneurship
Tourism and hospitality are global industries but some ingredients for promoting entrepreneurship are local; this makes cross-cultural research essential, says tourism and hospitality academic, Dr Craig Lee.
Empowering microentrepreneurs: stories from Bandung
What does success mean to microentrepreneurs in the food streets of Bandung, Indonesia, and what does it tell us about empowerment in the tourism and hospitality industries? University of Otago Tourism PhD graduate Dr. Taufik Abdullah Zoomed into his hometown to find out.
Destination marketing: embrace the sojourners
Destination marketers can work with migrants to reimagine their marketing strategies in a way that resonates with potential international tourists and creates a more social, community-driven tourism experience, suggests research about ‘sojourner’ social media.
