Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training in the Caribbean

ISBN-13: 9789766401191 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003

Chandana Keerthi Jayawardena; Rex Nettleford

Opis

This comprehensive text is vital reading for managers, academics, consultants, and students involved in the growing tourism and hospitality sector in the Caribbean. In twenty-four articles, the book analyzes significant initiatives, trends and the challenges facing education and training institutions in the Caribbean. Chapters on sustainable tourism, environmental management and national resource development cover a wide variety of critical topics facing the industry. Case studies from The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands provide a diverse perspective for academics, policymakers and the regional tourism sector.