Successful Exchanges Between Tourism Officials And Students At The University

Because tourism is the business of all, Tahiti Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism were invited on Friday, October 6, 2017 by Pierre Ghewy and Sylvain Petit, Associate Professor at the University of French Polynesia, to present their missions with students in Master’s degree in Management and International Trade.
This training prepares future managers in sectors such as finance, commerce, economics, management and tourism.
Vaihere Lissant, Marketing and Communications Director, and Alice Izal, Communications Manager, represented Tahiti Tourism while Hironui Johnston spoke on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism. The opportunity to know a little more about the experiences and trades of each and to exchange with the students of the University of French Polynesia.
An intervention that also allowed the two entities to present some ideas for reflection on the issues of study that students will have to define for their dissertation work. These are themes related to sustainable tourism, digital or awareness of the local population to tourism. In return, these briefs will serve as tools for tourism institutions to analyze and improve the tourism promotion strategy.
“We have given a list of study tracks and indeed why not use the student dissertation work accompanied by a body of university professors and professors to look at questions such as:” What is the optimal number of tourists (and the average basket of expenses) for Tahiti And Its Islands? “ Says Vaihere Smoothing, director marketing and communications Tahiti Tourisme.
This partnership with the University of French Polynesia and Tahiti Tourism marks the desire to integrate Polynesian youth into the reflection on the subjects concerning tourism which represents the first resource of French Polynesia.
 
(Source: Tahiti Tourism News 13 October 2017)