The purpose of this paper is to explore the future of work by asking the question, ‘is technology a substitute for labour supply?’ Using New Zealand as a case study, a scenario planning methodology was adopted that engaged with leading tourism stakeholders, as part of an Industry Transformation Plan…
The intense development of the tourism industry requires a skilled and qualified workforce. It is important to attract the right candidates to the tourism education, and subsequently provide relevant education to prepare students for the industry after graduation. While work placements may be useful…
Research shows that students will often change their career choices relating to the tourism and hospitality industries following work experiences. This qualitative study investigates how participation in one specific type of work experience, an internship, impacts on student participants' career cho…
The present study aims to propose and empirically contrast a structural model of relationships between academic-professional competences in tourism higher education. Currently, much attention is being paid to the concept of competence. However, in the literature review, we did not find any proposal …
Traditional host-student internships always aim to provide positive real-world learning outcomes for students. The industry partners are often considered to benefit from the arrangement, primarily through recruitment opportunities and achieving corporate and social responsibility objectives. Supplem…
