Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Educational Repercussions due to Covid-19 in Hospitality Institutes
Jyotsna, Sandip Madkaikar

Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic has extremely affected the education system, which is a basic contributing factor towards the country's economic future. The focus of this research is to study how hospitality educational institutes imparted education to its students, despite the lockdown. In times of an emergency, a suitable and feasible education practice is what is required for the aptitude building of young minds. It has become important now, for educators to identify the right strategy to help students to cultivate skills that will drive their employability, productivity, health, and well-being in times to come, and ensure overall progress of India. The growing concern of hospitality educators towards a transition from traditional teaching methodology to an online education system has been addressed in this paper. Hospitality education being a skill based program, needs to adopt a blended learning approach. The concept of a Virtual hotel will help enhance the learning experience for hospitality education aspirants.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jthm.v8n2a4