OBJECTIVES

The objectives of ATHE are:

• to act as the Subject Association for tourism in higher education in the UK;
• to promote the development and recognition of tourism as a subject of study in the UK and liaise as appropriate with other European Union countries and internationally;
• to encourage high standards in learning, teaching and research;
• to identify and communicate 'good practice', statistics and other information about first degrees and postgraduate qualifications in tourism;
• to support, undertake and disseminate research to further these objectives;
• to maintain links between education on the one hand and employers and other interested bodies on the other.