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Tourism and Economic Development Center of Economic Excellence


Inception:
2004

University collaborators:

University of South Carolina (fiscal agent)

Coastal Carolina University (collaborative partner)

About the CoEE:

This CoEE was established to encourage research that is directly applicable to tourism in South Carolina, which is responsible for more than $17 billion dollars in spending and employs approximately 10% of the state's workforce. The CoEE's vision is to become the most respected center for tourism research in the Americas.

In conjunction with industry, faculty, and graduate students, the CoEE performs cutting-edge tourism and hospitality-based research and disseminates and grows this knowledge-base through publications, public seminars, workshops, and forums.

Above all, the CoEE makes explicit the local-to-global connections between tourism and economic development and ensures that research is relevant to South Carolina. This will ultimately improve South Carolina's competitiveness as a tourism destination, thus securing sustainable employment in the tourism sector.

The CoEE's areas of expertise include destination branding and marketing, sports tourism, film tourism, medical tourism, festivals and events, food and beverage services, hospitality operations, customer service, and consumer trends.

The CoEE's specific goals include the following:

  • Become a one-stop resource of relevant information and intelligence to all South Carolina tourism industry stakeholders.
  • Act as a vehicle for staff, research students, and associates to undertake both applied and academic tourism related research.
  • Disseminate research via symposiums, conferences, research seminars, a web site, newsletters, social networking, and marketing.
  • Train domestic and international leaders and scholars about the tourism industry.
  • Help formulate public- and private-sector policies that will lead to improved tourism planning and development in South Carolina.

Funding level:
$2 million

CoEE Endowed Chair:

Chair Name   Status
CoEE Endowed Chair in Travel and Tourism   Appointed: Dr. Simon Hudson


 

 

 

 
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