FCS Supports Hospitality and Tourism Careers

• FCS hospitality and tourism programs include instruction on tourism, foodservice, hotel operations, culinary arts, destination management, revenue management, sales and marketing, hospitality or culinary education, beverage management, vacation ownership, hospitality information systems, and human resource management/training.
• FCS courses in Hospitality and Tourism prepares students for managerial positions in institutional and commercial foodservice establishments such as retail, hospital, university, senior citizen centers, and public schools. 
• FCS graduates of hospitality and tourism programs build their own businesses, work with hotels and facilities to coordinate events, catering, and other programming, and give back to their communities.
• FCS professionals support business and industry through the creation of people-centered events programming. 

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) is the people-centered science, focused on the study of individuals, families, and communities with the aim of assisting them to live healthy and successful lives through the provision of education, research, and technology.

FCS professionals in hospitality and tourism work as:

• Catering Services Managers

• Event and meeting planners, coordinators, and consultants

• Event space or venue managers

• Marketing or communications managers

• Party planners

• Program coordinators and managers

• Hotel managers
• Chefs in the culinary arts
• Educators in K-12, post secondary, and community (e.g., cooperative extension) education

1. Support the inclusion of Family and Consumer Sciences education in K-12 career and technical education.
2. Support state licensure requirements that include FCS credentialing.
3. Seek training and education from FCS professionals.
4. Encourage your learners to attend FCS classes in K-12 and higher education.
5. Hire hospitality and tourism professionals that have graduated from a recognized FCS college or university program.
6. Share AAFCS educational materials, informational fliers, and resources with your family, friends, and colleagues.

Click Here to Tell Others about the Critical Role FCS plays in Hospitality and Tourism Education

Click Here to download the AAFCS 'Benefits of FCS Hospitality and Tourism Programs' Flyer

Click to download - Support the Inclusion of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Hospitality and Tourism in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs

Interview with Toni Wiese and Maya Herr

Toni Wiese, Director of Marketing and Membership, and Maya Herr, Marketing Associate, at AAFCS discuss their approach to designing and promoting AAFCS events. An insider look into Marketing and Communications in the FCS industry. 

Click Here to watch the recording

Fun Ways to Teach Cooking Methods and Food Safety Using Online Videos

(Requires member login)

Many things have moved online and this has created challenges for teaching food preparation courses and providing food demonstrations. Some instructors have developed their own food preparation videos, while others depend on videos they find online. This ten minute mini session will go through some tips on how to use online videos to properly teach others how to prepare food safely and correctly.  - More here

Resources:

• Hotel Virtual Field Trips - click here
• Career Spotlight: Culinary, Hospitality, & Tourism

FCS Research into Hospitality and Tourism

Review of Examining Study Abroad Cultural Immersion Experiences for Ethnically Diverse Students" Did Global Mindedness Increase?
Medora, N., Roy, R., & Brown, T., Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, (2020), 112(4), 37–44.

Hospitality Students' Perceptions of Facilitators and Constraints Affecting Women's Career Advancement in the Hospitality Industry
Yan (Grace) Zhong, Sue Couch, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol 35, Issue 4, June 2007, pages 357-373

Exploring Entomophagy Behavior in Restaurants and the Influence of Social Norms
Jill E. Killough, Eunjin Kwon, Amy R. Shows, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol 53, Issue 4, June 2025

Family Tourism Effects for Low-Income Families – Past Reality for Future Insights
Joana Lima, Celeste Eusébio, Celeste Amorim Varum, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol 51, Issue 4, June 2023, Pages 277-295

Middle-aged and Elderly Adult Wellbeing: Connections to Travel Motivation and Restorative Servicescapes
Yu Chih Huang, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Volume51, Issue1, September 2022, Pages 20-34

Hospitality and Tourism Research From an FCS Perspective: A 10-Year Review. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences
Nigg, J. K., & Arendt, S. W. (2020), 112(2), 7–16

An Exploratory Study of Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Its Relationship to Life Quality
Sara B. Marcketti, Linda S. Niehm, Ruchita Fuloria, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol 34, Issue 3, March 2006, pages 241-259

Green or Greed? Generational Perspectives of Sustainability Claims in Restaurants
Patcharaporn Mahasuweerachai, Chompoonut Suttikun, William Hamilton Bicksler, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol 52, Issue 3, March 2024

Group Profiles of Women as Tourists and Purchasers of Souvenirs
Luella F. Anderson, Mary A. Littrell, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol 25, Issue 1, Sept 1996, Pages 28-56

Caregivers and Healthcare Hospitality Houses: Barriers, Beliefs and Benefits. 
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, Sas, M., Steinwedel, C., Wagner, S., & Blackaby, L. (2018), 110(4), pp 27-34

Canadians' Travel Knowledge Acquisition During the Pandemic: A Cognitive Mediation Model Approach
Shuyue Huang, Lena Jingen Liang, Hwansuk Chris Choi, Sharon F. H. Pang, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol 51, Issue 4, June 2023, Pages 247-261

Tourist Ethnocentrism: A Bibliometric Analysis Based on Web of Science (WoS)
Jaime José Orts Cardador, Jesús Claudio Pérez-Gálvez, Gema Gomez-Casero, Carol Angélica Jara Alba, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol 52, Issue 1, Pages 38-52

Serving Others: Student-Run Restaurant Teaches Many Lessons
Tom Farmer, Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences, Volume 107, Number 3, Summer 2015, pp. 55-56(2)