Tina Buch

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Contact

New Zealand Tourism Research Institute

School of Hospitality and Tourism

Faculty of Applied Humanities

Auckland University of Technology

Auckland

New Zealand

Phone: 649 921 9999 ext 6396

Email: tina.buch@aut.ac.nz

Biography

Tina Buch is a Research Officer at NZTRI. Tina joined the Institute in March 2005 as a Research Assistant while completing her Master’s degree at AUT. In May 2007, she joined the team of Research Officers. Over the past five years, Tina has been involved in a wide variety of projects and gained insights into all phases of the project life cycle. Tina has worked on/managed over 28 projects to date.

Tina’s primary research interests lie within the areas of events tourism and health & wellness tourism. She is interested in the relationships between events and the host community; social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts – with a particular interest in sporting events. Her master’s thesis focused on the social impacts of the 2006 Ironman New Zealand. Tina’s interest in the health and wellness tourism area is sparked by a general and keen interest in an active, healthy lifestyle and how this increasingly is manifested in the way that people travel – seeking enhanced overall wellbeing.

Prior to moving to New Zealand, Tina also spent 5 years working for a ground handling agency in Copenhagen International Airport, Denmark which has provided her with a broader understanding of the travel and tourism industry.

Qualifications

From 2009 -        Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science (Physical Activity & Nutrition), AUT University

2007                       Master of Business - Tourism Major (First Class Honours), AUT University

2004                       Graduate Certificate in Business, AUT University

2004                      Diploma in Tourism Management, Unitec New Zealand

2003                       IATA/UFTAA Foundation Diploma, IATA Aviation Training and Development Institute

1997                       Diploma of Higher Commercial Examination, Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Denmark

Publications
  • Buch, T., Milne, S., & Dickson, G. (forthcoming 2011). Multiple stakeholder perspectives on cultural events: Auckland's Pasifika Festival. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management (special issue), 20(3).
     
  • Buch, T., Milne, S., & Dickson, G. (2008). Multiple stakeholder perspectives on cultural events: Auckland’s Pasifika Festival. In A. Aktaş, E. Wickens, M. Kesgin, E. Cengiz, & E. Yenialp (Eds.), Cultural and Event Tourism: Issues and Debates, Proceedings of the International Tourism Conference 2008 (pp. 139-157). Alanya, Turkey: Akdeniz University Alanya Faculty of Business.
     
  • Buch, T. (2006). Resident perceptions of event impacts: Taupo & Ironman New Zealand. Unpublished master’s thesis, Faculty of Business, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

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