Skills and Training in the Hotel Sector: The Case of Front Office Employment in Northern Ireland

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 269-280

  Baum, Tom ^a   Devine, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

career progression; front office; hotels; Northern Ireland; skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996199543     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050046     Document Type: Article

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