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Assoc. Prof., Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India, partho.seal@manipal.edu The Covid-19 pandemic prompted drastic changes in education, including the closure of institutions and transition in the mode of teaching and learning. However, the effect of disruption is not equal across the spectrum of education. The transition to online mode of teaching created challenges to teachers of vocational education including hospitality. In the current study, we aimed to identify the factors of motivation, online teaching satisfaction and intention to adopt online teaching in the future by the teachers of hospitality education using Herzberg's Theory of Motivation. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among hospitality teachers in India, and the data was collected using Google Forms. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) is employed to test the hypothesis proposed in the study. The IBM AMOS 25 software was used for data analysis and testing of hypothesis. The results of the study indicate that motivational factors are the significant predictors of online teaching satisfaction and teachers' intention to adopt online teaching in the future. The finding signifies that institutional administrators and policymakers of hospitality education in the study context needs to focus on improving both motivational and hygiene element to enhance teachers' satisfaction and behavioural intention in online teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The hospitality industry is labour intensive. Currently, in India, hotels have a high employee attrition rate. This study aimed to explore the attitudes of hotel managers towards recruiting persons with disabilities as employees, a move which could benefit all concerned. Method: A structured survey instrument was sent to 31 employers in star category hotels. Results: Employers' attitudes have a significant influence on the recruitment of persons with disabilities. While the intention to hire persons with disabilities is positively associated with quality of work, loyalty, and dependability, it can also be negatively associated with lack of skill, work experience, poor time management and absenteeism. Conclusion: It is concluded that employers hire person with disabilities to work in hotels as they are more reliable and loyal towards the organisation. This attitude from the side of employees with disabilities will also help to overcome the problem of high employee attrition that has a deleterious effect on profitability in the service industry. Limitation: The data is collected from hotels in a single city, which may limit the generalisation of the findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Emergence of electronic books (ebook) changed the position of printed books in the learning space. This study examines the perceptions and preferences of hospitality and tourism educators and learners. Similarities and dissimilarities in the preference, perception and its link with gender, and scope of the degree course what the respondents teach and learn are analyzed. Data was collected from both students and teachers of hospitality, tourism and culinary degree program at a private university located in Karnataka, India. A structure questionnaire was used to collect the data from the respondents. The result of the study shows that printed books are preferred mostly for their easy usage and reading. Both student and teachers of hospitality and tourism feel pleasure in reading printed books. However both hospitality and tourism educators have more intention to use the e-books in the future. The findings obtained will help the educational service providers, publishers and librarians in their decisions related to investment and management of library resource very effectively which facilitate teaching and learning process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mountaineering is a preferred adventure tourism activity that attracts many enthusiasts. The risk in mountaineering is tangible which could be an impending threat to the life of the tourist. The sustainability of mountaineering expeditions is critical for its success. The survival of business organisations offering mountaineering related services depends upon how risk in mountaineering is been managed. The service organisations in mountaineering may face the loss of reputation, money and the confidence of their patrons, if risks involved in mountaineering is not managed effectively. The research works aim to build a process based risk management system which may help the mountaineering organisation in managing of risk, and to develop strategies to alleviate and curtail the risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]