1982年秋,笔者参加南开大学建系工作之初,在国家旅游主管部门听到高等旅游教育负责人严肃地告诫说“旅游不是学问,不要去研究它”。从这位刚从美国夏威夷大学旅游管理学院接受一年专业培训的高教负责人口中听到这样的说法,不能不令笔者感到十分惊讶,不知该从何说起。不久,就在? In the autumn of 1982, when I was involved in the establishment of Nankai University, I was told by the head of tourism administration of higher education seriously that “tourism is not a science and should not be studied”. It is astonishing to hear this statement from the head of the higher education department who has just received one year’s professional training from the School of Tourism Management at the University of Hawaii, University of Hawaii. I do not know where to start. Soon, right?