Prof Dr Lauren Uğur

Prof Lauren Uğur

Lauren Uğur

Lauren Uğur is Pro­fess­or for Inter­na­tion­al Tour­ism Man­age­ment at the Heil­bronn Uni­ver­sity of Applied Sci­ences in Ger­many. Dr Uğur is an inde­pend­ent con­sult­ant and coach, spe­cial­ising in innov­a­tion in edu­ca­tion and busi­ness development.

What do non-fungible tokens, natural habitats, & tourism experiences have in common?

and May 10, 2022

What do non-fungible tokens, natural habitats, & tourism experiences have in common? Image by Ifatahmad (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/fantasy-lake-sunset-sky-7022197/

A rel­at­ively new form of digit­al own­er­ship, non-fun­­­gible tokens (NFTs) have not only been attract­ing head­lines, but also the ima­gin­a­tions of those who would advance envir­on­ment­al causes that are close to their hearts. There are oppor­tun­it­ies for travel & tour­ism too, accord­ing to Lauren Uğur and Richard Powazyn­ski. It’s a “Good Tour­ism” Insight. [You too […]

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Masters of complexity & change: What travel & tourism needs from the academy

March 1, 2022
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Many travel & tour­ism edu­ca­tion­al insti­tu­tions could be unin­ten­tion­ally restrict­ing stu­dents’ abil­ity to see the ‘big pic­ture’.  And some edu­cat­ors may be too tied to their pet per­spect­ives and untested the­or­ies to be doing their stu­dents any favours.  Edu­cat­or and entre­pren­eur Lauren Uğur reck­ons the academy can bet­ter reflect real­ity while equip­ping stu­dents to face it. […]

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