Focus Group on Sustainable Tourism conducted by the University of Alicante

Yesterday a Focus Group took place at the University of Alicante organised by the International Project Management Office (OGPI), in the framework of the Erasmus+ project "Competences centres for the development of sustainable tourism and innovative financial management strategies to increase the positive impact of local tourism in Thailand and Vietnam - TOURIST".

During the meeting, the TOURIST project, its objectives and expected results were presented by Dr. Oana M. Driha, Department of Applied Economics International Economy, Institute of Tourism Research. Following the presentation of the project, the Focus Group was conducted to obtain information and the views from the attendees in the field of sustainable tourism. The Focus Group was attended by researchers from the University of Alicante, a tourism responsible for a town hall and representatives from the tourism industry.

TOURIST aims to promote sustainable tourism concepts and transfer knowledge on innovative financial management strategies to Higher Education Institutions in South East Asia to benefit from tourism in a sustainable way in the future. It aims to enhance the university-business cooperation in the tourism industry to foster the concept of sustainable tourism, increase teaching quality and in the long-run to increase the employability of graduates due to an up-to-date education.