Tourism and hospitality students' perceptions of a career in the industry: A comparison of domestic (Australian) students and international students studying in Australia

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Richardson, Scott ^a  

^a TAYLOR S UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Careers; Domestic and international students; Tourism and hospitality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886946084     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jhtm.17.1.1     Document Type: Article

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