Host of Opportunities, A: An Introduction to Hospitality Management
by Van Hoof, Hubert B.; Vallen, Gary K.; McDonald, Marilyn E.; Wiener, Paul J.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-01-01
Publisher(s): Pearson College Div
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Summary
Appropriate for Introduction to Hospitality courses within Hospitality Management & some Culinary Arts departments. A brief and inexpensive introductory text organized around typical hospitality management curricula. A Host of Opportunities provides an introduction to future Hospitality Management courses. Every chapter integrates of cross-departmental viewpoints and functions, along with ethics to prepare a learner with management training.
Table of Contents
| Tuning In To Hospitality Management | |
| Essence and Scope of the Hospitality Industry | |
| Managerial Leadership and Ethics for the Hospitality Industry | |
| Career Exploration for the Hospitality Industry | |
| Introduction To Components Of The Travel And Tourism Industry | |
| Linking Hospitality to Travel and Tourism | |
| The Hospitality Spectrum: Resorts, Clubs, Cruises, Events, and Attractions | |
| Gaming and Casino Management | |
| Introduction To Lodging Management | |
| History of the Lodging Industry | |
| Dimensions Shaped by Supply and Demand | |
| Rooms Division | |
| Back of the House Operations | |
| Introduction To The Food And Beverage Industry | |
| Overview of the Food-Service Industry | |
| Food-Service Management | |
| Introduction To Hospitality Operations | |
| Human Resource Management | |
| Accounting | |
| Hospitality Law | |
| Hospitality Information Technology | |
| Hospitality Marketing | |
| Hospitality Entrepreneurship | |
| Feasibility Study | |
| Endnotes | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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