Tourism and hospitality education and training in the Caribbean / edited by Chandana Jayawardena ; with a foreward by Rex V. Nettleford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jayawardena, Chandana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Study and teaching (Higher)--Caribbean Area.

Tourism.

Hospitality industry--Study and teaching (Higher)--Caribbean Area.

Hospitality industry.

Hotel management--Study and teaching (Higher)--Caribbean Area.

Hotel management.

Hotel management--Study and teaching (Higher).

Hospitality industry--Study and teaching (Higher).

Tourism--Study and teaching (Higher).

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2002.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9766401195

OCLC:

51719776