Study Abroad Iceland: A Hospitality and Tourism Learning Experience

ABSTRACT There is very little research, past or present, which fully discusses the experiences and outcomes from participating in a hospitality and tourism study abroad program to Iceland. With the inclusion of two Iceland short-term study abroad groups in back-to-back years, and focusing on qualitative results, the authors feel they provided a more comprehensive look at the topic. Given its meteoric rise in international visitors of the last few years, its hospitality and tourism industries have expanded exponentially to accommodate its newfound prominence within the global hospitality and tourism industry, thus, providing a unique learning opportunity. The current exploratory study was developed to look at the impact of a short-term study abroad program in the hospitality and tourism context more holistically, expanding beyond the traditional summer-long study-abroad program.