Hospitality and Tourism Education
Hospitality and Tourism Education is a research topic within Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. Science Explorer counts 8.3k research works in it since 1954. 19.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the challenges and trends in tourism education and hospitality management, focusing on topics such as career perceptions, internship programs, industry expectations, and workforce research. It delves into the perceptions and attitudes of students towards working in the tourism industry, as well as the competencies and skills required for success in hospitality management. The papers also address the evolving landscape of human resources in the tourism sector and the employability of graduates.
- Tourism Education
- Hospitality Management
- Career Perceptions
- Internship Programs
- Human Resources
- Competency Model
- Workforce Research
- Industry Expectations
- Student Perspectives
- Employability
- Research works
- 8.3k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 1.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Hospitality and Tourism Education research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (171 and 133 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 171 works
- 2 United States 133 works
- 3 Türkiye 131 works
- 4 India 106 works
- 5 Indonesia 97 works
- 6 United Kingdom 68 works
- 7 Malaysia 49 works
- 8 Australia 49 works
- 9 Philippines 44 works
- 10 Portugal 43 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Hospitality and Tourism Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Hong Kong Polytechnic University publishes the most Hospitality and Tourism Education research, followed by Universiti Teknologi MARA and College of Tourism.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 14 works
- 2 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 11 works
- 3 College of TourismBulgaria 10 works
- 4 University of Central FloridaUnited States 9 works
- 5 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 7 works
- 6 Griffith UniversityAustralia 6 works
- 7 Anadolu UniversityTürkiye 6 works
- 8 Edith Cowan UniversityAustralia 6 works
- 9 The University of QueenslandAustralia 6 works
- 10 University of AveiroPortugal 6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Hospitality and Tourism Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Hospitality and Tourism Education include C. Michael Hall, Rob Law and D. Botterill.
- 1 C. Michael Hall New Zealand 2.2k citations
- 2 Rob Law Hong Kong 1.9k citations
- 3 D. Botterill France 1.2k citations
- 4 Muzaffer Uysal United States 1.1k citations
- 5 Ulrike Gretzel Australia 1k citations
- 6 Μαριάννα Σιγάλα Greece 978 citations
- 7 Daniel R. Fesenmaier United States 959 citations
- 8 Ralf Buckley Australia 951 citations
- 9 Chris Ryan New Zealand 943 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Hospitality and Tourism Education research done?
The largest centres of Hospitality and Tourism Education research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Hong Kong (China), Macao (China) and Bangkok (Thailand).
Where is the best place to study Hospitality and Tourism Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Central Florida and College of Tourism score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 85.0 | 35.1% | 10.2× | 14 | -27.1% |
| 2 | University of Central FloridaUnited States | 59.5 | 32.4% | 15.2× | 9 | +39.1% |
| 3 | College of TourismBulgaria | 38.4 | 6.9% | 170.4× | 10 | -27.4% |
| 4 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 29.8 | 9.4% | 9.7× | 11 | +107.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Hospitality and Tourism Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Hospitality and Tourism Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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