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Ali Al Makhzomy

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Scholarship dates: 3 September听鈥� 31 October听2018听

Academic hosts: British Library, Ashmolean Museum, British Museum, Reading University and World Monuments Fund

Ali Al Makhzomy
Mr Ali Al-Makhzomy is the founder of Bil Weekend Tour Company in Iraq, which caters to local tourists.

Mr Al-Makhzomy was awarded a research grant by the Nahrein Network and partner, the British Institute for the Study of Iraq, to undertake research on developing new methods to strengthen Iraq's tourism infrastructure.

Bil Weekend, which means "At the weekend",听is the first tourism start-up operator in Iraq.听It鈥檚 aim is to revive tourism in Iraq and then expand into worldwide destinations while promoting cultural tourism in heritage sites, sport tourism and adventure trips. All of this is done by means of social media.

Through the Visiting Scholars Scheme Mr Al-Makhzomy aimed to learn how to develop听cultural and heritage tourism in Iraq, especially through听the development of resources such as听digital guidebooks and audio smart systems. It was a great opportunity to network, learn听about new methods, and to discover how heritage sites in the UK face challenges and听opportunities in the听protection and promotion of听cultural tourism.

Scholarship timetable:听

  • 3 September听2018: British Library, hosted by Daniel Lowe听
  • 11鈥� 21 September听2018: Ashmolean Museum, hosted by Dr Paul Collins听
  • 25鈥�26 September 2018:听British Museum
  • 1鈥�5 October听2018: Reading University,听hosted by Professor Roger Matthews
  • 8鈥�31 October听2018:听World Monuments Fund,听London听