The Asia-Pacific Tourism Workforce of the Future: Using Delphi Techniques to Identify Possible Scenarios

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 693-704

  Solnet, David J ^a   Baum, Tom ^b   Kralj, Anna ^c   Robinson, Richard N S ^a   Ritchie, Brent W ^a   Olsen, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d EC3 Global   (Australia)

Author keywords

2030; Asia Pacific; future; scenario planning; tourism workforce

Indexed keywords

DELPHI ANALYSIS; LABOR; PLANNING PROCESS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 84908143835     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287513513163     Document Type: Article

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