TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deal mainly with the participants’ perception of their attendance in publicly funded training programmes in the tourism industry.Design/methodology/approach The investigation is based on e-mail interviews with 12 employees in the Swedish tourism industry who have actively participated in such courses as well as some courses offered by private organisations.Findings The results show that the interviewees have a positive perception of their participation and they believe that their attendance has had an overall positive impact on them or on their businesses. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether their participation has had an extraordinarily positive impact on business outcomes in terms of subsequent increased turnover, greater productivity or sales, or an expanded customer base. Lack of time and money and the prevalence of unsuitable courses prevent business owners and their employees from attending such courses.Originality/value This research is the first Swedish qualitative investigation on the issue.
VL  - 1
IS  - 4
SN  - 2514-9792
DO  - 10.1108/JHTI-04-2018-0024
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-04-2018-0024
AU  - Abbasian Saeid
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Participants’ perception of training programmes in the tourism industry: A Swedish pilot study
T2  - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 309
EP  - 324
Y2  - 2024/05/10
ER  -