Exploring the Hospitality Industry: Pearson New International Edition

John R. Walker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2013 | 2nd edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-02700-5 (ISBN)

Infos

For courses in Introduction to Hospitality.



Exploring the Hospitality Industry, 2e offers broad coverage of the hospitality industry in an easy-to-read, conversational style. Written by best-selling author John Walker, this book is less theoretical and more industry-relevant than most-emphasizing the people, companies, and positions that make up the hospitality industry today. Moving beyond just restaurants and hotels, it includes new growth areas such as event management, meeting planning, cruising, theme parks, attractions and entertainment. With a new focus on sustainability, this edition features case studies, practitioners and corporations that engage and involve readers as they explore the trends in this ever-growing field.

Inhalt

PART I: HOSPITALITY, TOURISM, AND TRAVEL

1. Hospitality Spirit

2. Tourism

3. Why People Travel



PART II: LODGING AND CRUISING

4. Lodging

5. Lodging Operations

6. Cruising



PART III: FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE AND MANAGEMENT

7. Restaurants

8. Restaurant Operations

9. Managed Services

10. Beverages



PART IV: CLUB MANAGEMENT, ATTRACTIONS, AND RECREATION

11. Clubs

12. Theme Parks and Attractions

13. Gaming Entertainment



PART V: ASSEMBLIES AND EVENT MANAGEMENT

14. Meetings, Conventions, and Expositions

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2013
• Verlagsort: Harlow
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 279 mm
• Gewicht: 850 g
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-292-02700-2 / 1292027002
• ISBN-13: 978-1-292-02700-5 / 9781292027005
• Zustand: Neuware