International Handbook of Skill, Education, Learning, and Research Development in Tourism and Hospitality

Dr. Anukrati Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Commerce and Management at the University of Kota. (A State Govt. University) in Kota, Rajasthan, India. She is the Director of the Skill Development Centre at the same University. She is also Dean (Honorary) of Tourism and Hospitality at Vishwakarma Skills University, Jaipur (A Govt. State University).  She worked three years (06 Jan.2021 – 06 Jan.24) as the Head of the Department of Commerce and Management, University of Kota. In 2015, she received a Research Award from the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. Her special interest areas are Tourism, Tourism Marketing, Strategic Management, and International Business Management. She was appointed as the Official Partner of the BRICS (DUT) Funded Project for the years 2022-2024. Dr. Sharma is a Routledge featured author, and is the Book Series Editor for ‘Building the Future of Tourism’ (Emerald Publishing. U.K.), and ‘Entrepreneurship and Technology in Tourism and Hospitality’ (Emerald Publishing. U.K.). She is also the Book Series Editor of the ‘Routledge Insights in Tourism Series’ (Routledge, U.K.). She also serves as Book Series Editor for the ‘CABI Festival and Event Tourism and Hospitality Series’, and ‘Perspectives and Anthropology in Tourism and Hospitality’ (Apple Academic Press, CRC Press a Taylor and Francis Group).  Dr. Anukrati Sharma has edited a number of books on Tourism — ‘Opportunities and Ventures,  Maximizing Business Performance and Efficiency through Intelligent Systems’ (IGI Global), ‘Sustainable Tourism Development: Futuristic Approaches’ (Apple Academic Press), 'Tourism Events in Asia Marketing and Development’ (Routledge), ‘Sustainable Destination Branding and Marketing: Strategies for Tourism Development’ (CABI), ‘Future of Tourism: An Asian Perspective’ (Springer), ‘Over-tourism as Destination Risk: Impacts and Solutions’ (Emerald Publishing), ‘Over-tourism, Technology Solutions and Decimated Destinations’ (Springer), ‘Event Tourism in Asian Countries: Challenges and Prospects’ (Apple Academic Press), ‘The Emerald Handbook of ICT in Tourism and Hospitality’ (Emerald Publishing), ‘COVID-19 and Tourism Sustainability: Ethics, Responsibilities, Challenges and New Directions’ (Routledge), ‘Festivals and Event Tourism: Building Resilience and Promoting Sustainability’ (CABI), ‘The Emerald Handbook of Destination Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality’ (Emerald Publishing), ‘COVID-19 and the Tourism Industry: Sustainability, Resilience & New Directions’ (Routledge), ‘Event Tourism & Sustainable Community Development: Advances, Effects and Implications’ (Apple Academic Press), ‘Crisis, Resilience and Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality’ (Springer), ‘Strategic Tourism Planning for Communities: Restructuring and Rebranding’ (Emerald Publishing), ‘Dynamics of Tourism Industry Post-Pandemic and Disasters’ (Apple Academic Press), and ‘Resilient and Sustainable Destinations after Disaster: Challenges and Strategies’ (Emerald Publishing). She authored two books, ‘Event Management and Marketing Theory, Practical Approaches and Planning’ (United Kingdom Event Industry Academy Ltd.) and ‘International Best Practice in Event Management’ (Prasetiya Mulya Publishing, Indonesia).  Dr. Anukrati Sharma has also worked on a Major Research Project under the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India. She has been invited as Keynote, Speaker, and Panel member by different countries such as Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Northern Cyprus and Turkey.

• Introduction of needs Skills in tourism and hospitality.- Personal Selling in Accommodation Businesses.- A Review of Tourism Stakeholders' Expectations, Perceptions, and Thoughts on the Kakava and Hidirellez Festival in Edirne, Türkiye.- Effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) on camping and caravan tourism demand.- The Importance of Smart City Applications in the Sustainability of Tourism Destinations.- The Tourist Psychology and the Creation of Tourist Experiences.- Soft skills and interpersonal skills for tourism and hospitality industry.- Advancing a new age for tourism workforce: The search for El Dorado.- ARE CURRICULUM IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS, LEARNING, RESEARCH AND EMPLOYABILITY IN STUDENTS?.- Using Augmented Reality Applications in the Greek Mythology Courses: The Case of Turkey.- Analogy of Social Entrepreneurship and Community Empowerment: An Inclusive Tourism Approach with Technological intervention.- Psychology in Tourism.- Gamification in Tourism Teaching and Learning: Exploring the Emergent Dimensions.- Employability Gap Analysis between Hotel Industry Expectations and Academic Deliverables: Industry and Academia Perspectives.- Tourism and hospitality internships in higher education: A competence-based framework.- Sport Tourism, Event Tourism, Accessible Tourism making Students be ready to grab new courses.- Data Scientist in Tourism- Needs, Skills and Scope.- Needs and strategies for developing soft skills in the Tourism and Hospitality sector.- ENGLISH FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY PURPOSES.- Creating Knowledge and Skills Through Community Based Tourism: Implications from Regional Perceptives.- Skill and Education Gap In Indian Travel, Tourismand Hospitality Industry 4.0.- Predictors of Rural Women Empowerment through Rural tourism.- Psychology and Its Implications on Tourism Sector with reference to TEA Model.- Impact of Pandemic on Street Food Vendors of Rajasthan: Challenges and Coping Strategies.- Soft and interpersonal Skills for Development as Professional in the service industry.- Encapsulating role of Persuasion and Skill development in Marketing Communication for Brand Building: A perspective.- SDGs & Skill Development: Perspectivzing future insights for the tourism industry.- Application of Advanced Mixed Method Research in Tourism: Case of Moderated Influence of Psychographics in Homestay Tourism.- An Argumentative Review on the Expectations, Perceptions, and Thoughts of Tourism Stakeholders on the Historical and Cultural the Kakava and Hıdırellez Festival Held in Edirne, Türkiye.- Interconnected Pathways and Prospects: Exploring the Synergies between Literary Geography, Tourism, and Education.- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AUTOMATION AND JOB INSECURITIES IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: AN EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE.- Moving Towards Online Education – Are Hospitality Hiring Managers Taking Online Degrees Seriously.- Blending the Old Backbone with the New Economic Strength: Sugar Industry and the Tourism Sector in Fiji.- Sustainable Reporting and Green Accounting Trends: A Qualitative Enquiry.- Wellness Tourism: Special Interest in India.- NEEDS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF TOURISM LEGISTAIONS IN INDIA.- Tourism and Hospitality Education in India: The Innovation, Trends, and Status.- What is in store of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development? Analyzing the Trends.- Anthropology and Tourism.- Homestays as a livelihood and Sustainable Rural Tourism with reference to Rajasthan.- Ethics in Tourism: Responsibility towards Balancing Sustainability.- Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Religious Tourism in Web of Science.- Demand for green practices: Inception of Sustainable Tourism.- Understanding the role of stakeholders in sustainability of travel and tourism industry: Future prospects.- A 2010–2022 bibliometric analysis review of the augmented hospitality research milieu.- Social Exchange, Trust and Community Supportive Tourism Development.- Tourism Stakeholders’ Perspective for the Lacunas and Challenges for Tourism: A Study on Hadoti Region, Rajasthan.- Knowledge, skills, and attitude: Competencies for sustainable tourism.- Educational Tourism as a Development Approach in Rajasthan Tourism with respect to Udaipur.- Enhancing Tourism Through Information Communication Technology.- Integrating tourism supply chain management factors into circular economy principles in the context of achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).