Combining theoretical and practical viewpoints this book offers critical and reflective perspectives on competencies development, graduate employability, and the improvement of human resource management practices in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Contributions by: Debora Cordeiro Braga, Ralf Burbach, Claudia-Elena Tuclea, Huynh Cat Duyen, Pedro Ferreira, Amelia Gesheva, Sofia Gomes, Stefan Jooss, Christos Kakarougkas, Julia Lenz, Marília Durão, Maria João Carneiro, Ana Maria Malta, Marianna Managou, Jorge Marques, Mariana Martins, Enrico Cardoso Mazzola, Sonia Mileva, Cecilia Leao Oderich, Joana A Quintela, Ligia Maria Rocha Pinto Ribeiro, Karina Trindade dos Santos, Monica Segovia-Perez, Faruk Seyitoglu, Maria Jose Silva, Olimpia State, Theodoros Stavrinoudis, Mihail-Ovidiu Tanase, Dao Anh Thu, Gabriela Tigu, Gabriele Tragschitz-Köck, Daniela Wagner