Utilising generation Y: United States hospitality and tourism students' perceptions of careers in the industry

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-114

  Richardson, Scott ^a   Thomas, Nicholas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career factors; Generation Y; Hospitality; Perceptions; Students; Tourism; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903998468     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jht.2012.12     Document Type: Article

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