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be hospitable® Traveler Experts Page
In developing the curriculum for the be hospitable® Traveler program, The Hilton Family of Hotels pulled together its hotel team members and a select group of outside experts with backgrounds in travel, cultural awareness and character development. Each of our experts provided their unique perspectives on hospitality and gave personal insights into the dos and don'ts of international travel to promote cultural understanding and hospitable behavior among both Team USA and business and leisure travelers.
Dr. Darrell Burnett
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Dr. Darrell Burnett is a licensed clinical psychologist, a licensed marriage and family counselor, and a certified sport psychologist. As a sport psychologist, Dr. Burnett has specialized in youth sports, emphasizing the need for parents and coaches to teach good sportsmanship to children at an early age and exemplify good character on and off the field. Dr. Burnett, his book It's Just a Game! (Youth, Sports, & Self Esteem: A Guide for Parents) and his website djburnett.com have been featured on several national news programs, including the Today Show, ESPN's Outside the Lines, CNN In the Money, Robert Schuller's Hour of Power, Goin' Deep on Fox Sports Net and National Public Radio. He has been featured on internet interviews on ESPN.com, USA Today.com, WebMD.com and others. Dr. Burnett was named a National Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sport in 1996 and was most recently listed among the Institute's "Top 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America." Dr. Burnett fully endorses The Hilton Family of Hotels' be hospitable® Training: Beijing 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Edition. Dr. Burnett on Sportsmanship: An athlete with good sportsmanship understands the meaning of the word "competition." It comes from the Latin meaning "to seek a prize WITH another competitor. The goal is to bring your best to the competition and for your competitor to bring his/her best. The goal is to be the best you can be on that day. The goal is not to undermine your competitor, but to bring your best, with the expectation that your competitor will bring his/her best. |
