Use of Internet for enhancing tourism and hospitality education : lessons from Europe

Abstract

81 educators from around the world were approached via electronic mailing lists to explore whether and how they use the internet in instructing their hospitality and tourism management courses. The majority of educators used the internet in their course delivery, but at different levels and in different ways. The most reported ways in which the internet was used included: searching for information/data; gathering data about a specific company; retreiving an article, reading or downloading homework problems;downloading real life case studies; and downloading a syllabus. The most commonly cited explanations for not using the internet in their teaching were: lack of student access to the internet; lack of training; lack of relevant websites; and faculty not being convinced about the educational value of the internet