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EFTI Welcomes New Director: Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu

The Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute welcomes exciting leadership changes this Summer. Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu assumes the role of Director of EFTI, as well as Chair of the Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management at the University of Florida.

EFTI Welcomes New Director: Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu The Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute welcomes exciting leadership changes this Summer. Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu assumes the role of Director of EFTI, as well as Chair of the Department
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EFTI Student and Faculty develop rural community’s resilience post-hurricane through home sharing

Although some communities are just now having to deal and learn from a crisis, this time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, facing the importance of resilience for a crisis is not a new concept for some communities. Yu-Hua “Melody” Xu is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on destination resilience, community development, and sharing economy

EFTI Student and Faculty develop rural community’s resilience post-hurricane through home sharing     Although some communities are just now having to deal and learn from a crisis, this

Two Industry Advisory Board Members recognized for their outstanding contributions As we approach the end of our fiscal year, we want to recognize the accomplishments and thank our Industry Advisory Board

TWO INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS

As we approach the end of our fiscal year, we want to recognize the accomplishments and thank our Industry Advisory Board for another year of dedication and support. In this past year, this group of outstanding professionals guided us on meaningful and timely research questions, helped us grow our Tourism Partners program with individual and corporate partnerships, and each one of them has been admirable in their own areas and positions supporting the industry during these tough times.  

Danielle Barbe graduated with her phd this spring Finishing a doctoral program is not an easy task, but one of our (former) student, Danielle Barbe, proved she can do anything, defending her dissertation and graduating with her&nb

Two students graduated with their phd this spring

Finishing a doctoral program is not an easy task, but two of our (former) students, Danielle Barbe and Ori Baber, proved they can do anything, defending their dissertations and graduating with their Ph.D. this spring, during this pandemic.  

last seminar of spring 2020 focuses on food waste On Friday, May 1, 2020 we hosted our last EFTI seminar of the Spring semester via Zoom. Dr. Jamie Murphy, resident of New Smyrna Beach and Adjunct Professor at the University of

LAST SEMINAR OF SPRING 2020 FOCUSES ON FOOD WASTE

On Friday, May 1, 2020 we hosted our last EFTI seminar of the Spring semester via Zoom. Dr. Jamie Murphy, resident of New Smyrna Beach and Adjunct Professor at the University of Eastern Finland, presented Food (Waste) for Thought: A Wicked Problem to an audience of graduate students and faculty from the Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management at the University of Florida as well as guests from other universities.  

EFTI researchers present at the virtual American Association of Geographers conference EFTI’s faculty and students are outstanding not just in the field of tourism, but also in their interdisciplinary projects. For another year, o

EFTI researchers present at the virtual American Association of Geographers conference

EFTI’s faculty and students are outstanding not just in the field of tourism, but also in their interdisciplinary projects. For another year, our researchers represented EFTI and UF in the Association of American Geographers conference, virtually this time.

Dr. andrei kirilenko: sentiment analysis and customer satisfaction on EFTI Seminar Last Friday, March 13, 2020 we had the presentation from Dr. Andrei Kirilenko titled “Re-reading Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina helps analysis of touris

Dr. andrei kirilenko: sentiment analysis and customer satisfaction on EFTI Seminar

Last Friday, March 13, 2020 we had the presentation from Dr. Andrei Kirilenko titled “Re-reading Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina helps analysis of tourist dissatisfaction”. The project is a collaboration between Dr. Kirilenko and Dr. Stepchenkova (EFTI Researchers) and Dr. Xiangyi Dai from Beijing Capital University.  

Tourism Crisis Management Initiative continues to monitor the impact of Coronavirus on travel The third round of the ongoing study conducted by the Tourism Crisis Management Initiative, directed by Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray had the resu

Tourism Crisis Management Initiative continues to monitor the impact of Coronavirus on travel

The third round of the ongoing study conducted by the Tourism Crisis Management Initiative, directed by Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray had the results just announced. The group surveyed more than 500 American travelers to understand their travel intentions facing the current COVID-19 pandemic and analyze the changes from previous weeks.

EFTI Seminar Series Spring 2020 Starts with presentation from EFTI researcher EFTI Seminars are a great opportunity for students and other faculty to get updated on each other’s works, share knowledge, provide feedback and collabo

EFTI Seminar Series Spring 2020 Starts with presentation from EFTI researcher

EFTI Seminars are a great opportunity for students and other faculty to get updated on each other’s works and share knowledge, provide feedback and collaborate. On February 21st, we kicked off the EFTI Seminar Series Spring 2020 with a presentation from one of our own faculty, Dr. Jinwon Kim. The project titled “Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity: A Macrolevel Approach” was a collaboration with Changwook Kim, PhD candidate in the department of Sport Management.

UF Tourism Analytics group wins “Best Insights” prize at Expedia Group Data Science Competition    The group, composed by Dr. Andrei Kirilenko, researcher at the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute (EFTI)

UF Tourism Analytics group wins “Best Insights” prize at Expedia Group Data Science Competition

The group, composed by Dr. Andrei Kirilenko, researcher at the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute (EFTI), and two PhD candidates, Shihan (David) Ma and Lijuan Su, from the UF Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management (THEM), provided once again some “Expert Insights for Real Questions” , and proved that the tourism research at the University of Florida is one of the best in the world.

International Excellence: Three EFTI students are recognized during UF International Education Week 2019 The University of Florida International Center promoted the International Education Week 2019 between November 18 and 22 in apprec

International Excellence: Three EFTI students are recognized during UF International Education Week 2019

The University of Florida International Center promoted the International Education Week 2019 between November 18 and 22 in appreciation of international scholars at UF. Part of a group of high-achiever individuals, three of EFTI’s international students were recognized with Certificates of Excellence at the Annual International Student Achievement Ceremony which happened on Monday, November 18.

Seminar Series: Dr. Till Krenz and Jared Adams

SEMINAR SERIES: DR. TILL KRENZ AND JARED ADAMS

Last November 8, EFTI hosted a seminar titled “Context and Determinants of Cross-University Collaboration: Extracting and Analyzing Networks from Grant Acknowledgement Texts”. Dr. Till Krenz, Postdoctoral researcher at the UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research and Jared Adams, graduate student at the department of Sociology and Criminology & Law presented about a research project conducted for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

efti is growing its industry partnerships! Five new board members joined us in August As always, we are grateful for the volunteer participation of industry leaders on our Industry Advisory Board, sharing experiences, providing real re

EFTI IS GROWING ITS INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS! FIVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS JOINED US IN AUGUST

As always, we are grateful for the volunteer participation of industry leaders on our Industry Advisory Board, sharing experiences, providing real research needs, and bringing valuable input and contributions to the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute.  

PHd Student Hyejin Park wins “Best Paper AWARD” at China Tourism Forum 2019-US It has been a successful summer for the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute! Hyejin Park (PhD student) was awarded “Best Paper Award” during the China Tourism

PHD STUDENT HYEJIN PARK WINS “BEST PAPER AWARD” AT CHINA TOURISM FORUM 2019-US

It has been a successful summer for the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute! Hyejin Park (PhD student) was awarded “Best Paper Award” during the China Tourism Forum 2019-US (Temple University, Philadelphia, July 21-22) for a study analyzing the perceptions of destination image focused on South Korea’s KTO (Korea Tourism Organization) efforts toward Chinese travelers.

Three New Industry Advisory Board members joined our board this July The Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute is grateful for the volunteer participation of industry leaders on our Industry Advisory Board. These individuals share their exp

THREE NEW INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS JOINED OUR BOARD THIS JULY

The Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute is grateful for the volunteer participation of industry leaders on our Industry Advisory Board. These individuals share their experiences and perspectives with our staff, researchers, and students.