Theory and Practice in Hospitality and Tourism Research includes 111 contributions from the 2nd International Hospitality and Tourism Conference 2014 (Penang, Malaysia, 2-4 September 2014), and covers a comprehensive range of topics.
Tourism is much more than an economic sector, it is also a social, cultural, political, and environmental force that drives societal change. Understanding, responding to, and managing this change will inevitably require knowledge workers who are able to address a range of problems associated with tourism, travel, hospitality, and the increasingly complex operating environment within which they exist.
A security director must have knowledge of criminal and civil law, risk and personnel management, budgeting and finance, and a host of other areas in order to be effective. Hospitality Security: Managing Security in Today’s Hotel, Lodging, Entertainment, and Tourism Environment provides experience-based, proven methods for preventing and resolving the challenges faced by today’s hospitality practitioner.
Learn the basics of the hospitality industry and prepare for progression to further study or employment with this new textbook designed specifically for foundation learners. This is the ideal resource for anyone working towards foundation learning courses in hospitality and catering, including Introduction to the Hospitality Industry at Entry level or Level 1, the Level 1 NVQ in Food Preparation and Cooking or other foundation Vocational Studies programmes that incorporate basic food preparation and cooking skills. It is illustrated with hundreds of photos that bring the hospitality industry to life.
