Professor receives award for dedication to tourism education

Professor Tom Baum, Department of Work, Employment and Organisation, was co-chair and keynote speaker at Tenerife Global Summit 2024 which had the theme of Tourism State of the Art. Hosted by Universidad de La Laguna and co-organised with Strathclyde, the conference welcomed 250 delegates from 18 countries. It was the third global meeting following the international summits held in 1994 and 2004 in Scotland.
 
Tourism State of the Art I was hosted by the University of Strathclyde in 1994 to celebrate 50 years of tourism and hospitality education and research in the Business School. This was followed by Tourism State of the Art II in 2004, again hosted in Glasgow. Universidad de La Laguna requested ‘hosting rights’ to the conference in association with the University of Strathclyde and UN Tourism for the third conference. Such was the impact of the event on stakeholders from international tourism agencies as well as from the public and private sectors in the Canaries that Tourism State of the Art IV is already in planning for 2034. 
 
At the end of the conference, Tom received a surprise special award as thanks for his dedication to tourism education.  

Published: 4 July 2024