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- Title
New beginnings.
- Authors
Christou, Evangelos; Sigala, Marianna; Buhalis, Dimitrios
- Abstract
This article presents information on the international convention and exposition of the International Council for Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education which was held at New Orleans Hyatt Hotel in Louisiana on July 18-22, 2000. The general theme was New Beginnings and although the majority of the delegates were affiliated with universities, an important number of industry practitioners and tourism policy makers were also represented. The conference aimed to bring together all relevant stakeholders to discuss a wide portfolio of issues related to the hopsitality and tourism industry and education. Information Technology and specifically Web-based applications were the major focus of the majority of the presentations. Papers on Web page design and functionality, on e-commerce applications management and evaluation attracted the attention of the conference attendants. The impact of Internet on education was the next major theme of the conference. Participants had the opportunity to learn how to best harness technology for distance/online education or training purposes as well as obtain a first hand insight on how educational institutions are changing and adopting their educational methods and curriculum to address current challenges.
- Subjects
NEW Orleans (La.); LOUISIANA; CONFERENCES &; conventions; EDUCATION; INTERNET in education; EDUCATIONAL technology; TRAVEL; TOURISM
- Publication
International Journal of Tourism Research, 2002, Vol 4, Issue 2, p151
- ISSN
1099-2340
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jtr.324