Tourism Education and Global Concerns: The Perception of Tourism Academicians and Industry Professionals
Rajinder KumarProf. (Dr.) Sonia KhanProf. (Dr.) Potukuchi Thryambakam
Rajinder Kumar
PhD scholar, Institute of Vocational (Tourism) Studies, Himachal Pradesh
University, Shimla. Email; krajinders@yahoo.com,
Prof. (Dr.) Sonia Khan,
Professor, Institute of Vocational (Tourism) Studies, Himachal Pradesh
University, Shimla
Prof. (Dr.) Potukuchi Thryambakam
Director, NIMS International Institute of Tourism and Aviation Management
ABSTRACT
Globally, national and international agencies promote tourism education as a critical tool to achieve sustainable development, environmental conservation, economic development, national image building, and international peace. Thus, Tourism education can have a vital role in achieving these goals as it positively influences the local culture, environment, infrastructure, employment, quality of life, social mobility, etc. Similarly, the United Nations World Tourism Organization promotes and guides sustainable tourism practices among practitioners and travellers to ensure the growth and progress of the tourism industry worldwide.
The researchers conducted an online survey to investigate the perception of the tourism academicians and industry professionals on the relevance of tourism education for the various international concerns. The finding reveals that most respondents acknowledge that tourism education is highly essential for economic development, followed by environment conservation, sustainable development, national image building, and international peace. Similarly, they perceived tourism education as highly relevant for economic development but ironically questionable towards international peace. Thus, the necessary amendment in the tourism education curriculum, promoting inter-sartorial networking, and bridging the gap between tourism academicians and industry professionals can address the practical challenges of the above-said issues.
Keywords: Tourism education, tourism academicians& industry professionals, sustainable
development, environment conservation, economic development, national image building,
international peace.
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