ABSTRACT
The 20th and the early part of the 21st century have been associated with very rapid changes in virtually all aspects of life. Internationalisation of trade and, therefore, gradually the labour markets are trends that seem to affect all economic sectors and tourism is no exception. Consequently, there are numerous challenges confronting the human resource development landscape be it at national or regional level. Tourism training and education in particular thrives in a global context where traditional priorities of predictability and stability (in line with Newtonian–Cartesian paradigm) seem to give way to greater flexibility, adaptability and a high demand for transferability of skills across borders and across sectors.
