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A profile of the hospitality industry /Betsy Bender Stringam.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (vi, 176 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781952538391
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • TX907 .P764 2021
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Chapter 2. How the industry operates -- Chapter 3. Industry organization and competition -- Chapter 4. Uniqueness of the hospitality product -- Chapter 5. Competitive strategies -- Chapter 6. Outside market forces -- Chapter 7. Challenges and opportunities for the industry.
Abstract: The book divulges how the hospitality product is different from other industries: part service and part product, produced and consumed simultaneously, and the role of the customer as part of the service process. The book explains how perishable inventory and labor intensity affect hotels, restaurants, and casinos. The author also reviews policies that promote or restrict tourism and travel, guest and employee safety, labor regulations, food safety laws, and requirements for accommodations for customers with disabilities.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-170) and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. How the industry operates -- Chapter 3. Industry organization and competition -- Chapter 4. Uniqueness of the hospitality product -- Chapter 5. Competitive strategies -- Chapter 6. Outside market forces -- Chapter 7. Challenges and opportunities for the industry.

The book divulges how the hospitality product is different from other industries: part service and part product, produced and consumed simultaneously, and the role of the customer as part of the service process. The book explains how perishable inventory and labor intensity affect hotels, restaurants, and casinos. The author also reviews policies that promote or restrict tourism and travel, guest and employee safety, labor regulations, food safety laws, and requirements for accommodations for customers with disabilities.

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