Sustainability in hospitality education: The industry’s perspective and implications for curriculum

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 80-88

  Millar, Michelle ^a   Park, Sun Young ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency; Hospitality curriculum; Hospitality industry managers; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983804288     PISSN: 10963758     EISSN: 23256540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10963758.2013.805090     Document Type: Article

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