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Educators have struggled to incorporate authentic team-based learning (TBL) into the business curriculum despite increasing evidence that collaborative learning can enhance learning outcomes. We investigate the use of online business simulations as a platform for fostering authentic TBL for undergraduate and postgraduate business students studying at seven institutions in Australia and Hong Kong. Quantitative analysis of 365 surveys is supported by focus groups with fourteen students. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used to model the relationships between teamwork, learning outcomes and satisfaction. Qualitative results support the statistical modelling and are presented to add further insights and conceptual richness. The findings support our proposition that online business simulations provide an authentic TBL environment, which contributes to learner satisfaction by supporting the development of management-related learning outcomes through socially constructed meaning. This conceptual contribution highlights further avenues for research and leads to some practical implications for educators using simulation-based pedagogies.

Based on a small, exploratory study of three family-owned wineries in Victoria, Australia, the paper examines how 'familiness' is constructed as a form of value. Drawing on work in cultural economy and economic sociology, we propose that familiness can be best understood as the outcome of a process of qualification that mediates between a winery's actual repertoire of properties and its cultural reception through the selective framing and legitimizing of family-related product properties as worthy points of attachment. There were five major themes around which the notion of family was clustered in the narratives of winery representatives and in winery marketing material: family as a key dimension of marketing strategy; the day-to-day involvement of family; the winery's family heritage; family as a symbolic quality; and the brand as family. Based on these findings, we argue that familiness may involve both indexical and iconic cues, that the material family is only one element in the construction of familiness as a form of value, and that familiness is legitimized as a point of attachment for consumers and employees through reference to authenticity, among other discourses.

Purpose -The aim of this exploratory study is to investigate the benefits of "New World" wineries using family heritage as a legitimate marketing technique. "Old World" regions have been leveraging off the often long association the wineries family has in wine making to assist in generating wine sales. This marketing initiative is now being applied to "New World" wineries with increasing success. Design/methodology/approach -This exploratory study investigated three wineries including their web sites, print media and consumer responses. The case studies had to include wineries that were family owned and actively promoted and marketed their winery as having a strong family heritage link in Victoria, Australia. Findings -The results of this investigation suggest that family heritage is a legitimate marketing technique for "New World" wineries to assist in wine sales. If a family link can be established, there is no reason why "New World" wineries cannot promote family heritage, even if the winery is relatively new or a family has not worked in the industry for an extended period of time. Originality/value -This paper attempts to acknowledge that family heritage is important in creating a "story" for the winery to assist in wine sales generation. By examining "New World" wineries regarding family heritage usage, this paper suggests that it is a legitimate marketing technique that other authors have never explored.

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This literature review article highlights the differences between current hotels on Earth and the expectations of space hotels in the future. Using existing literature to showcase the most likely space tourism products and services offered in the future, a gap in the literature demonstrated how space hotels may differ from hotels on Earth. It appears that space hotels will be very different from the current facilities and initially very expensive therefore limited to the wealthy and adventurous. Tourists staying in space hotels will have to be physically able, willing to undertake training prior to departure for safety and health reasons, and learn how to eat, sleep, and be comfortable in space. Space tourists will initially have to take care of themselves and be in small, cramped conditions due to the initial cost of space travel-especially when factoring in fuel. The article concludes by suggesting that this is the first stage of space hotels, which will become more cost effective with better facilities and services as more and more tourists explore space travel as an option in the future, as it is the next frontier for tourism.

This chapter examines the ways in which teaching and training in tourism, hospitality and events have evolved and adapted to the contemporary demands of academia and industry. It explores the development of education in tourism, hospitality and events, the contemporary factors which influence teaching and learning, and discusses the rise of Massive Open Online Courses with a particular focus on their potential application within tourism, hospitality and events curriculum. The chapter concludes by providing an overview of Open Badges and their importance in education. At the time of writing, the world has been confronted by the Covid-19 global pandemic which has caused great disruption at all levels. The impact of Covid-19 is briefly addressed in this chapter as the enforcement of social distancing measures has led to a significant increase globally in online education.

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