ABSTRACT

There is very little research, past or present, which fully discusses the experiences and outcomes from participating in a hospitality and tourism study abroad program to Iceland. With the inclusion of two Iceland short-term study abroad groups in back-to-back years, and focusing on qualitative results, the authors feel they provided a more comprehensive look at the topic. Given its meteoric rise in international visitors of the last few years, its hospitality and tourism industries have expanded exponentially to accommodate its newfound prominence within the global hospitality and tourism industry, thus, providing a unique learning opportunity. The current exploratory study was developed to look at the impact of a short-term study abroad program in the hospitality and tourism context more holistically, expanding beyond the traditional summer-long study-abroad program.

摘要

过去或现在，很少有研究充分讨论参加冰岛酒店和旅游留学项目的经验和成果。由于连续几年加入了两个冰岛短期留学小组，并专注于定性结果，作者认为他们提供了对该主题的更全面的了解。鉴于过去几年国际游客的迅速增长，其酒店和旅游业呈指数级增长，以适应其在全球酒店和旅游业中的新地位，从而提供了独特的学习机会。目前的探索性研究旨在更全面地研究短期留学项目在酒店和旅游环境中的影响，