| This
paper discusses the nature of education for destination
community members and examines how vocational, entrepreneurial,
and general community awareness education are occurring
in a developing country tourist destination. Evidence suggests
that, in addition to the traditional approaches to educating
local residents, namely professional and vocational training,
entrepreneurial training is becoming more commonplace. Additionally,
this paper considers another type of community education
programme, which is increasing in some developing countries:
building general public awareness of tourism. It is argued
that, as entrepreneurial endeavours and public awareness
increase, residents will be in a better position to participate
in tourism development. |
