The Practical Realities of Implementing Change on a Nationwide Basis: The Bahamas Hotel Training Council: A Case Study

The Bahamas Hotel Training Council (BHTC) was established to advocate for tourism as a tool of economic development which has relevance to the community of developing nations. The BHTC supports tourism for: i) post-secondary training and development ii) organizational and departmental effectivene...

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Main Authors: O.H. Michael Smith, Gerard Glover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Bahamas 2008-02-01
Series:International Journal of Bahamian Studies
Online Access:https://journals.sfu.ca/cob/index.php/files/article/view/92
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Summary:The Bahamas Hotel Training Council (BHTC) was established to advocate for tourism as a tool of economic development which has relevance to the community of developing nations. The BHTC supports tourism for: i) post-secondary training and development ii) organizational and departmental effectiveness iii) positive social and cultural interfacing of tourism with the host population iv) maximising the benefits of toruism to the host population, the tourist and the entrepreneur. This paper was prepared for presentation at the 1980 Conference of Caribbean Studies Associaiton heldi n Curaçao, Netherlands West Indies, May 7-10, 1980.
ISSN:2220-5772