Relates to the same basic concepts and approaches as general planning; however, it is adapted to the specific characteristics of the tourism system. A plan can be defined as a set of various decisions for action in the future (Hall, 2000 AU59: The in-text citation "Hall, 2000" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). Several authors agree that the most significant feature of any type of planning, including tourism planning, is its orientation towards the future (Hall, 2000 AU60: The in-text citation "Hall, 2000" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ; Gunn, 2002 AU61: The in-text citation "Gunn, 2002" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). According to Inskeep (1991) AU62: The in-text citation "Inskeep (1991)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. , planning for tourism is a step-by-step process which should be continuous, comprehensive, integrated, and environmental, focusing on achieving sustainable development and community involvement. Gunn (2002) AU63: The in-text citation "Gunn (2002)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. similarly suggests that tourism planning should be directed towards four main goals: sustainable use of resources, enhanced visitor satisfaction, integration of local community and area and improved economy and business success.
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Company Internships: Filling the Gap Between University Training and Business Reality
Noelia Araújo Vila (University of Vigo, Spain),
Diego R. Toubes (University of Vigo, Spain), Arthur Filipe de Araújo (University of Aveiro, Portugal), and Jose Antonio Fraiz Brea (University of Vigo, Spain)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4318-4.ch009
Abstract
Practical experience has increasingly become an important component of university training. Institutions have made efforts to provide students with the opportunity to experience business reality. To many students, a curricular internship is the first contact with the work market. The present work analyses this discipline in the context of the Master in Tourism Planning and Management of the University of Vigo. The research universe encompasses 182 internships, which took place from 2008 to 2014. Data was collected through structured questionnaires, which aimed to obtain information on the students' specific areas of interest within the tourism industry, their level of satisfaction with the internship program and whether they were hired by the host company afterwards. The findings show that both parts—students and companies—are highly satisfied with the experience in great majority of cases, and that curricular internships have been an indispensable tool for preparing these students to the demanding tourism industry labor market.