Entrepreneurship Education in Tourism and Hospitality Management (Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry (Ahtsi) Book Series)

Entrepreneurship education is a rapidly evolving field that is critical to the development of well-equipped and competent business leaders. The importance of training the future generation of managers and leaders cannot be overlooked as they play a vital role in ensuring the survival of various industries and companies. Entrepreneurship Education in Tourism and Hospitality Management provides an in-depth look at various cases of entrepreneurship education in the tourism and hospitality industries across the world as well as their recent changes and developments. This book also advances the literature in the field of entrepreneurship education by broadening the discussion on the recent trends and ongoing challenges to include perspectives on creating the next generation of tourism and hospitality entrepreneurs. Covering topics such as digital education and tourism sustainability, this reference work is ideal for administrators, academicians, policymakers, entrepreneurs, scholars, researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Satish Chandra Bagri was working as Professor of Tourism Management at HNB Garhwal Central University, Uttarakhand till August 2021 and presently associated with Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Training and Research Dehradun as a Professor. Prof Bagri carries a 41 years of teaching and research experience in tourism and has published more than 60 research papers and 8 books besides his recent publication on ” Global Opportunities and Challenges for Rural and Mountain Tourism, published by IGI Global, New York. He was the Editor in Chief of a biannual research Journal of Tourism and had also worked with Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management Gwalior as professor from 1995-98 running under the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India and Vice Chancellor of Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun from 2012 to 2015.He had also held the position of consultant of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Madrid for a year duration and was one of the members UNWTO team designed the Tourism Master plans of Punjab as well as the Coastal Tourism Development Plan of West Bengal state of India in 2007-08. Dr Bagri was also the team leader of a research project on “Off Beat Tourism Destinations for Ecotourism promotion in Uttarakhand State of India ” sponsored by GTZ Germany. He was given the responsibility to act as a Coordinator of the Cost Effective and Eco - friendly Tourism in the Himalayan States, which was one of the themes of .” A Study of Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) research project undertaken by the consortium of the Central Universities of Indian Himalayan States (IHCUC)Under the supervision of the NITI Aayog, Govt of India in 2020. In this project Prof S.C. Bagri supervised a team of 25 tourism faculty members of 11 central Universities of the Himalayan states. He is also Honorary Member of the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO from 2020 to 2024.

R. K. Dhodi is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Mountain Tourism and Hospitality Studies, HNB Garhwal Central University. He is also an Associate Editor of UGC Approved Journal (Journal of Tourism, ISSN: 0972-7310). He has over 25 years of teaching and research experience in tourism and management. His research interests and field studies focus on responsible tourism, community-based tourism and social entrepreneurship in Uttarakhand, especially in rural villages of the Uttarkashi region relying on tourism and hospitality activities for livelihood. He has authored several research papers in peer-reviewed indexed journals and is currently working on an international Edited Book titled `Entrepreneurship Education in Tourism and Hospitality Management' published by IGI Global, Pennsylvania, USA. He has been invited as an expert to many international and national level conferences, workshops and seminars. Moreover, he has guided many eminent scholars, management professionals and social leaders.

K. C. Junaid is a sociocultural anthropologist, and Junior Research Fellow at the Center for Mountain Tourism and Hospitality Studies, HNB Garhwal Central University. He holds a Master’s degree in both Tourism Management and Anthropology from Pondicherry University. His research interests focus on Social Entrepreneurship in tourism, Community-driven tourism planning and HRD in the Tourism sector. Specialized in ethnography, netnographic techniques and currently focused on ‘Tourism and Education/HRD in the Malabar region of Kerala’. He has authored several research papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented research results in international and national level conferences and seminars.