E-learning refers to the dependence on the technology in education. Applying e-learning in high-education institutions is important for facilitating the educational process. This research identifies obstacles impeding e-learning at the faculties of tourism and hotels in the Egyptian public universities. It depended on primary data through addressing (150) questionnaires to the teaching staff of the mentioned faculties to evaluate their application of e-learning and identify its problems. The research also depended on secondary data related to its subject. The findings revealed that the majority of the mentioned faculties apply e-learning, specially after the recent Corona virus pandemic. However, there are some problems hindering the e-learning effectiveness in these faculties e.g. the inadequate acquaintance with it. Therefore, the research recommends providing clear criteria for e-learning in the mentioned faculties coping with its electronic nature and providing practical workshops about e-learning for the teaching staff, students and parents to raise their awareness about it.

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Strategic performance evaluation has become an important way for ensuring the proper function of work in different establishments and organisations. It plays an important role in assessing the financial, operational and competitive performances of the establishment's work environment. Because of the importance of the tourism sector in Egypt and the vital role it plays in the Egyptian economy and the entire development process, this study aims at identifying the extent of evaluating the strategic performance in tourism and hospitality establishments in Egypt. The study depended on primary data through addressing (11) questionnaire forms to managers of four and five-star hotels in Alexandria, as well as (42) questionnaire forms to managers of travel agencies "category A' in Alexandria; distributed from October to December, 2018 in order to evaluate the strategic performance and identify how it is implemented in these important establishments. The study also depended on secondary data represented in Arabic and English books, periodicals, theses, dissertations and reports that are related to the subject of study. The findings of the study have revealed that there is no optimum implementation of the strategic performance evaluation in tourism and hospitality establishments in Egypt. The study recommends establishing an administrative department for delivering reports to the general manager regarding strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation as well as adopting regular internal and external evaluations for ensuring the level of strategic performance.

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Reducing food waste is a key sustainability challenge for the food service industry. The importance of waste line in all restaurants is classified as managerial and economical approaches. The research focused on controlling waste in a sample of Egyptian fast food restaurants. To fulfill this objective, a personal interview with a sample of multinational and local chains was used. The findings illustrated that the increase in waste is extremely located at the low volume restaurants. The customer profile is different and also the operation procedures.

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As the number of international students across the country has grown over the past decade and continues to grow, it is more important than ever to understand their needs, particularly in terms of hospitality. The purpose of the study was to determine the concerns of international students, perceptions of social needs while studying in Egypt. The study utilized an online survey questionnaire distributed and shared to a random sample of international students enrolled in Egyptian public universities. The survey included an introduction to the researchers with a brief explanation of the purpose of the study, Demographic variables, and the social needs.With analysis of the data gathered online from respondents, the researchers gained a clearer understanding of international students" concerns, perceptions regarding their social needs. The most notable findings were as follows: In general, international students determined high levels of the importance of social needs used in the study. However, there were a significant differences in respondents' ratings of perceived importance of the social needs based on their geographical region of origin. In contrast, differences were not significant among international students based on these demographic variables: gender, marital status, age, and current degree program. Based on the study findings, some recommendations were suggested to stakeholders to provide international students with their perceptions of the social needs and thus increase the universities' abilities to retain those students. There were also some recommendations for further research.