Turizm Eğitimi Alan Öğrencilerin “Helal” Konseptli Otellerde Çalışma Deneyimi (Work Experience of Tourism Students At “Halal” Hotels)

Abstract

In recent years, “halal tourism” and “halal hotels” have become a point of focus for tourism researchers while the interest in this type of tourism and accommodation has also increased in the industry. This also brings up some management issues. Lacking of an international or national standardisation, halal hotel managers may face some problems in employee choices and their welfare. In this regard, the aim of this study is to research work experiences of the students enrolled at a tourism undergraduate program. For this aim, with a qualitative approach, the students at Mugla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Tourism who had experienced working at a halal hotel were interviewed. As a result of qualitative data analyses, it was revealed that the participant students were satisfied with working at a halal hotel because of some positive factors such as a better salary and lodging facility; but unlike other hotels, halal hotels could be insufficient for students in educative terms and had strict rules for employees.