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Author : Grace K.S. Ho & Rob Law
School/Work Place : Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Contact : grace.ho@connect.polyu.hk
Year : 2017

The hospitality and tourism industry is facing a serious skilled manpower shortage globally, and the best way to meet the manpower needs of the industry is through training and education. The shortage of skilled talent is a global issue in the hotel and tourism industry. WTTC (2015) shows that 37 out of 46 countries are facing a talent ‘deficit’ or ‘shortage’; a shortfall of 14 million jobs in the travel and tourism sector is forecast, which stands to reduce its contribution to global GDP by US$610 billion over the next ten years. Examples of countries reporting such worries are Canada (TWIG, 2017), Australia (AusTrade, 2017), India (Barot, 2012), and Singapore (Singapore Tourism Board, 2014). Apparently, industry, tertiary institutions, and governments, are all trying hard to attract more talent to meet the industry’s needs. However, as consumers, students these days have abundant choice for higher education program and tertiary institution. The decision whether to choose the hospitality and tourism discipline or another discipline in pursuit of higher educational attainment is still up to the individual young adult concerned.

Ho & Law, Finding and Fostering Our Future Tourism Leaders_Undergraduate Choice in Pursuit of Hospitality and Tourism Higher Education PP.pdf

Ho & Law, Finding and Fostering Our Future Tourism Leaders_Undergraduate Choice in Pursuit of Hospitality and Tourism Higher Education.pdf


List of Articles
No. Subject Viewssort Date
7 Think Tank XVII From Sustainability to Resilience: Understanding Diffe... file 6167 Aug 17, 2017

The tourism literature on the relationship between resilience and sustainability is still in its infancy. Some argue that resilience planning has emerged as an alternative to sustainable development to provide new perspectives on socio-ecolo...

Author: Girish Prayag & Caroline Orchiston & Mesbahuddin Chowdhury 

Year: 2017 

6 Think Tank XVII Residents’ perceptions of sustainable tourism in Mauri... file 7583 Aug 17, 2017

This paper examines residents' perception on sustainable tourism in Mauritius. 500 surveys were elaborated and circulated to the respondents. This research examines the connections between the demographic variables gender, age, instruction l...

Author: Bhavish Jugurnath & Roucheet Bissessur & Youvish Ramjattan & Devendra Bissessur 

Year: 2017 

5 Think Tank XVII Innovation riving structural power changes in peripher... file 10592 Aug 17, 2017

Traditionally, tourism development in small island destinations has been explained through the lens of the Dependency Theory (Bianchi, 2002; Britton, 1982; Brown & Hall, 2000; Buhalis, 1999; Butler, 1993; Hall, 1994; Harrison, 2001; Weav...

Author: Chaya Hurnath 

Year: 2017 

4 Think Tank XVII Applying water quality as a management tool for the wi... file 14252 Aug 17, 2017

Growing human populations led to expanding agriculture and industrial activities, and during the last decade raised international concern as fresh water quality has deteriorated on a global scale. In addition, climate change threatens to cau...

Author: JJ Grobler and KF Mearns 

Year: 2017 

3 Think Tank XVII Overtourism. An analysis of contextual factors contrib... file 18548 Aug 17, 2017

Tourism is a rapidly growing industry and has far-reaching economic, social and environmental impact. The rapid growth of tourism is a challenge for many destinations. But growth in tourist numbers is not the only reason for the many problem...

Author: Fabian Weber 

Year: 2017 

2 Think Tank XVII New Forms of ‘Responsible Tourism’ in Refugee Camps an... file 42633 Aug 17, 2017

Responsible Tourism is about “making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit”. Traveling responsibly is thus about managing travel and destinations in an environmentally and culturally responsible way and de...

Author: Jaume Guia, Sil van de Velde & Lauren Chan 

Year: 2017 

1 Think Tank XVII Product innovation in route-based tourism: Interactive... file 68166 Aug 17, 2017

Route-based tourism on walking, hiking and cycling routes is experiencing resurgence throughout the world (Collins-Kreiner, 2010) and can be a driver of sustainable development, particularly for remote areas (Briedenhann & Wickens, 2004;...

Author: Anna Scuttari & Isidoro De Bortoli & Harald Pechlaner & Hannes Riegler 

Year: 2017 

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