Airline Companies‟ Feedback on Tourism Practicumers of an Asian University Basis for Enhanced Airline Practicum Program

This study entitled “Airline Companies’ Feedback on Tourism Practicums of Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas: Basis for Enhanced Airline Practicum Program” intended to determine the profile background of the Tourism Students’ during 2010-2013 and their  performance during their practicum. This study may be a great help for the continuous innovation, a continuous improvement with regards to the tourism practicum program. As LPUB gears towards the outcome based education- OBE it is but proper to improve the airline practicum program. Moreover, LPU garners series of recognition, most especially the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management which is accredited as Center for Development for Tourism program. With this study, the researcher proposed an action plan that can be a basis for an enhanced practicum program for Tourism program. One is the Enhancement of module for pre-internship with emphasize on attitude and punctuality. There can also be a Simulation Area 1 – Laboratory with ground staff, this would be for the hands on experience working in the airport before the students would be deployed.

Keywords–Airline Companies, Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas, Tourism Practicumers