Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industrie Books

Avoid the most common mistakes made by hospitality owners and managers. Running an independent hospitality business is complex, whether it's a hotel or restaurant, and mistakes will cost you money - or your reputation. Star Quality Hospitality will give...

Everyone thought Cedd Moses had lost his mind when he used his life savings to open ten bars in struggling Downtown Los Angeles. Not only would those venues help lift the communities around them-they'd go on to set a new standard for bars in LA, setting...

Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite almost universal recognition of tourism's development potential, the extent to which economic and social...

The perceived quality of a destination's cultural offering has long been a significant factor in determining tourist choices of destination.  More recently, the need to present touristic offerings that include cultural experiences and heritage has...

Although blurred and heavily contested, the concept of 'tourist destination' still deserves careful attention. Despite its unstable characteristics, 'destination' is a central and meaningful term in play among all parties in the field of tourism,...

This book examines the practice of community engagement in museums through the notion of care. It focuses on building an understanding of the logic of care that underpins this practice, with a view to outlining new roles for museums within community...

The book represents first international collection and research in the field of nature sport. It is a resource for students and academics interested in alternative sports and subcultures, sport philosophy, sport and social issues.

This book offers cutting-edge methodological approaches used among scholars conducting work on social impacts of tourism. It will be of interest to all upper-level students and researchers in tourism, planning and related fields.

The Brass is the story of the birth and growth of a world-famous public house, the Horse Brass Pub in Portland, Oregon. This authentic pub, with deep British roots, became the cathedral of Oregon's craft beer revolution and its publican, Don Younger, the...

In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of hospitality, strategic leadership plays a crucial role in driving success and ensuring long-term sustainability. Strategic leadership involves the ability to envision the future, set clear goals, and effectively...

This abstract introduces tourism marketing as the coordinated efforts of national tourist bodies and tourism businesses at international, national, or local levels to stimulate tourism growth by maximizing tourist satisfaction and profitability. It...

This publication discusses an analysis of an alternative road's impact on Almaty in Kazakhstan and Issyk-Kul in the Kyrgyz Republic in driving tourism and economic development, exploring the potential of a more direct link between the countries.The...

This publication presents the first quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on a protected area in Mongolia and helps identify adaptation measures to build climate resilience for biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, and tourism.Climate...

Family vacations are a way of life for many families. Family vacations todayare changing due to the switch to a Year Round School (YRS) calendar andother changes within the family. The YRS calendar is being implemented in agreater number of schools...

Get excited! If you have always wanted to start a coffee shop then...How To Start Your Own Coffee BusinessYour Business Plan, Wholesale Supplies, Coffee Shop BookBy Colwell BowenYou will learn...* A complete coffee shop business overview dealing with...

This book guides the reader from the building blocks of revenue management, to pricing science and merchandising, and to broader issues of setting objectives in support of a revenue strategy.The discipline is evolving, and that evolution has been...

This book provides in-depth perspectives on communal food and dining practices. In doing so, it challenges less sustainable lifestyles that are encouraged by a social system based on unlimited economic growth.

This book presents new ways of understanding heritage and heritage work. It develops and addresses the ways in which physical processes of creation, maintenance and decay are entangled with cultural and political processes.

In this comprehensive guide to hotel management and housekeeping, Mary Bresnan offers practical advice on every aspect of the profession. From training new staff to ensuring guest comfort and satisfaction, this book is an indispensable resource for hotel...

Turn Your Spare Space into Serious Cash provides an unvarnished picture of what to expect and step-by-step instructions for succeeding in your new venture.

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...

This introductory guide offers innovative ideas and strategies to students undertaking their first social science research work. Academically rigorous yet accessible, it uses a systematic step-by-step approach to illustrate the research process and its...

As the events management field expands as an area of study, there is a need to move beyond the business and marketing-driven approaches which dominate the literature towards a more advanced conceptual analysis and understanding of events from a...

Using a range of interdisciplinary ideas, Major Reward and Recognition Events is an expert-led, informative volume exploring the global growth of major award shows and prize-giving ceremonies since the start of the twentieth century and outlining their...

Managing Tourist Health is a seminal study which combines a range of state of the art reviews of the issues facing tourism managers and professionals in the fast growing area of tourist health and safety. An international range of contributors, each a...

Do you think the hotel industry is ordinary? Normal? Think again.  If you have always wondered what's on the other side of the front desk, Kim invites you to sit with her as she shares from her thirty years in the industry. This thirty-year...

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the beating heart of Central Africa with "Exploring the Heart of Africa: A Comprehensive Travel Guide to the Democratic Republic of the Congo." This meticulously crafted guide invites intrepid travelers to...

"Dark Destinations: A Journey through Dark Tourism and Death Adventures" explores the world's most intriguing and morbid travel experiences. In this thought-provoking book, readers embark on a chilling journey to destinations associated with death,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Fremdenverkehrsgeographie, Note: 1,3, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Geographie), Veranstaltung: Vorbereitungkurs Große Exkursion Sinai, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...

Let's be real, getting a fulfilling job in S. Korea is a struggle, even more so in those troubled times. While an intricate blend of historical, economic and cultural obstacles can explain the hustle of job seeking here, we believe that there is also an...

Discusses tourist behavior from diverse cultural and geographical backgrounds. Topics address relationship management, luxury tourism brands, social media and digital technology, tourists' motivation and satisfaction, predictions for tourist behavior in...

An always insightful, often sarcastic, often hilarious, guide into the often enjoyable, often challenging, often rewarding trials and tribulations of innkeeping. If you're an innkeeper, if you've ever thought about becoming an innkeeper, if you've ever...

Several factors contribute to the rapid development of tourism, such as strong economic growth. This result in more disposable income for travel, changing lifestyles and the expansion in transportation industry, which leads to cheaper travel costs and...

This is a book for aspiring event managers, providing both a theoretical and a practical guide to selecting and working with venues as part of the event planning process. The book explores the different types of venues available to event managers, from...

Tourism and Urban Regeneration: Processes Compressed in Time and Space presents the global phenomenon of tourism and urban regeneration through the contemporary frames of spatial planning theory, metagovernance, resilience and disaster capitalism...

The role of the body and the concept of embodiment have largely been neglected in anthropological studies of tourism. This book explores the notion of the tourist body and develops understanding of how touristic practice is embodied practice, not only...

Casino Management in Integrated Resorts introduces students to the changing nature of casino businesses within the framework of an integrated resort or hospitality organisation. In the new integrated casino model, casinos play an important role not only...

Encountering Nazi Tourism Sites explores how the terrible legacy of Nazi criminality is experienced by tourists, bridging the gap between cultural criminology and tourism studies to make a significant contribution to our understanding of how Nazi...

This book provides the reader with a fresh perspective of the use of theory in the body of research centred on social impacts of tourism. It will be of great interest to all upper-level students and researchers in tourism, planning and related fields.

This book emphasises the need to empower marginalised communities to contribute to decision-making processes within policy realms.

The tourism industry is arguably one of the most important sources of income and foreign exchange, and is growing rapidly. However, national and international crises have huge negative economic consequences. Crisis Management in the Tourism Industry aims...

Now in its second edition, the successful 'Development and Management of Visitor Attractions' has been fully revised and updated to cover the latest issues in this ever-changing area of tourism.New features/topics include:* The Millennium Dome* National...

Few forces in contemporary society influence the fortunes of tourism destinations more immediately than sport. From football fans to kayaking, Sports Tourism Destinations: issues, opportunities and analysis examines the planning, development and...

Managing Leisure is an excellent reference tool for both students and practitioners in the leisure industry.It provides detailed and practical advice on managing buildings, budgets and people. It also covers the vital aspects of law, finance, health...

Festival and Event Tourism Impacts provides a comprehensive review and analysis of the multi-faceted impacts that festival and events have on a host community, whether positive or negative, and offers recommendations for communities for the successful...

This book examines how local and global environment-society relations play out in coastal communities dependent on tourism for economic survival. It analyzes the consequences of social and economic policies on remote areas and makes a case for studying...