The International hospitality industry : structure, characteristics and issues

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Brotherton, Bob

Publisher

London: Routledge, 2015

Language

English

ISBN

9781138135253

Series

Subject(s)

• HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
• RESTAURANTS
• HOTELS
• HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY-MANAGEMENT

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 228-230. Index: p. 231-236

Abstract

With contributions from leading figures in the field The International Hospitality Industry looks at both specific sectors of the industry, such as restaurants, cruises, hotels and contract foodservice. The book moves on to highlight the key issues that will be encountered within every sector of the industry - operations, IT, marketing and HR among others - thereby providing the reader with an all-encompassing and comparative overview of the field.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xiv, 236 p.

Dimension

25 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Part one: Structure and characteristics
An overview (Bob Brotherton);
Hotels (David Littlejohn);
Restaurants (Stephen Ball and Linda Roberts),
Contract foodservice (Michael Haywood);
Cruise ships (Erwin Losekoort and Alastair Morrison);

Part two: Issues
An overview (Bob Brotherton);
Managing Diversity (Roy Wood);
The impact of information technology (Peter O'Connor and Gabriele Piccoili);
Operational dilemmas (Mike Riley);
Strategic choices (Frank Go and Adee Athiyaman);
Marketing options (Alex Gibson);
Developing international managers (Judy Gannon);
Finance (Paul Beals and Francis Kwansa);
Conclusions: Themes and prospects.

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