TY - JOUR AB - Explores developments in tourism education to date, drawing on wider theoretical perspectives including the “McDonaldization” and the “Disneyization” of society. The article raises critical questions that tourism stakeholders need to acknowledge if tourism, both as an industry and as a field of study, is to sustain itself in the long term. To meet the evolving needs of stakeholders, this article proposes that tourism education should become more specialist in nature. The authors forward a three‐domain model of tourism education based on generic, functional, and product/market‐based themed degree routes. The article outlines a cost/benefit analysis of theming tourism education for the key stakeholders and puts forward an action plan for its implementation. VL - 13 IS - 1 SN - 0959-6119 DO - 10.1108/09596110110365616 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110110365616 AU - Dale Crispin AU - Robinson Neil PY - 2001 Y1 - 2001/01/01 TI - The theming of tourism education: a three‐domain approach T2 - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 30 EP - 35 Y2 - 2024/04/18 ER -