'Hospitality Retail Management' provides students and managers with a practical guide to managing units in hospitality retail organizations. Customers rely on a particular chain of hotels, restaurants or pubs to provide the same level of service and environment across the board. This standardised service provides the customer with the security of knowing what to expect from that particular organisation. However, this standardisation allows little room for creativity for individual managers to respond to the particular needs of their local market.
The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management covers all of the relevant issues in the field of hospitality management from both a sectoral level: * Lodging * Restaurants * Clubs * Time-share * Conventions
As well as a functional one: * Accounting & finance * Marketing * Human resources * Information technology * Facilities management
This new edition has been completely revised to take account of innovations and changing practices within the sector. It is for young trainees in the hospitality and catering industry who need English to deal with customers.
Vacation ownership is becoming a mainstream travel product. Continued growth based on number of units sold and an increasing number of international brands has placed this segment in a very strong position. As the market continues to grow there is an increasing demand for clear and engaging sources of information on the key issues and components of vacation ownership, from both hospitality management students and the public
The overall aim in bringing together the various projects reported in this book is to enhance theoretical and practical understanding of quality management in tourism and hospitality. Taken together, the collection of work provides a benchmark of current knowledge, and examines the range of research methods being applied to further develop tourism and hospitality service management research. managing Tourism and Hospitality Services contains 28 chapters by international experts, and it is hoped that this book will stimulate new research questions by highlighting tensions and challenges in the area.
