ABSTRACT
Residents or villagers in less developed parts of the world, often referred to as hosts, interact with tourists on a daily basis. They are in the front line of tourism and are frequently part of the product that is sold. Many have received minimal formal education and few have had the opportunity to experience tourism as a tourist. This chapter is about the education of this stakeholder group, so vital in cultural tourism in less developed countries, but so often ignored in the tourism education literature.
