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Motivation of Students to Study Tourism Hospitality Programs

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  • Bashar Aref Alhaj Mohammad
  • Hamam Talal Alsaleh

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Many private and public institutions in the world have offered programs teaching tourism industry and hospitality. The subject of tourism management is one of the modern majors. The purpose of this study is to identify why students want to major in tourism. A questionnaire is used to gather the data from students who are studying Tourism Hospitality (TH). Factor analysis is used to identify the main reasons that drive students to study Tourism Hospitality. The results show that Social status", "Job opportunities were important factors influencing students to study tourism. More detailed information is given in this study.

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  • Bashar Aref Alhaj Mohammad & Hamam Talal Alsaleh, 2013. "Motivation of Students to Study Tourism Hospitality Programs," International Journal of Asian Social Science, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 3(7), pages 1637-1647.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ijoass:v:3:y:2013:i:7:p:1637-1647:id:2520
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