The importance of foreign language skills in the tourism sector: A comparative study of student perceptions in the UK and continental Europe

Tourism Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1397-1407

  Leslie, David ^a   Russell, Hilary ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Customer service; Employment; European tourism; Higher education; Training

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGHER EDUCATION; LANGUAGE; PERCEPTION; TOURISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746363820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2005.12.016     Document Type: Article

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