Review article
https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.4.2.8
Hospitality management education and quality tourism
Renata Fox
; Faculty of tourism and hospitality management, University of Rijeka, Opatija, Croatia
Abstract
New global developments point towards a more demanding tourist and a preference for tailor-made travel arrangements. The competition is fierce and
quality improvement a general trend. The most countries in south-eastern Europe have started tourism quality enhancement projects. The key element of
these processes will be an internationally compatible system of professional education. In order to develop educational norms which will meet the needs of
European tourism and hospitality industry, Faculty of Hotel Management Opatija has within the frame of the joint project with Manchester Metropolitan
University Hotel & Tourism Management Education Development taken the first steps towards international accreditation of its curricula.
Keywords
quality tourism; professional education; knowledge and skills; human resources; EFAH accreditation
Hrčak ID:
182042
URI
Publication date:
30.12.1998.
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