Tourism Education as an Investment in the Future: A New Hampshire Case Study

ABSTRACT

Each year, a substantial number of recent high school graduates are lured away from their home states, provinces, or nations to attend colleges and universities. Using New Hampshire (U.S.) as a case study, this analysis examines the impact of the migration-for-education phenomenon upon home areas and offers a model that can be used to increase the rate of student retention, thereby benefiting both students and the region's tourism industry.

KEYWORDS:

• Migration-for-education
• tourism
• hospitality employment opportunities

Notes

∗Examples of schools offering tourism or hospitality degrees are: University of New Haven (CT), Florida International University (FL), University of Central Florida (FL), Husson College (ME), Endicott College (MA), Cornell University (NY), Niagara University (NY), Johnson and Wales University (RI et al.), and Johnson State College (VT).