Foreign Exchange Tourism: the contributions of the Afebrae/Schloss Hotel Lisl Gmbh & co.kg. experience, in Germany

Abstract:

This study investigates the contributions of foreign exchange tourism in Hotel Management and Gastronomy, promoted between the AFEBRAE and the Schloss Hotel Lisl GmbH & Co. KG, in Germany, for foreign exchange participants in the period 2010 to 2012. For this, it adopts renowned authors on the them, and uses the exploratory-descriptive and interpretative methods as an example of a case, using a qualitative approach. In terms of technical procedures, it uses bibliographic research and a specific field study on the foreign exchange program in question. Among the results, it was observed that the main contributions of taking part in this foreign exchange are related to professional qualification, personal growth, and increasing knowledge in the cultural, social and disciplinary areas.

Keywords:
Tourism; Foreign Exchange; Contributions of the AFEBRAE foreign Exchange; Germany