Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industrie Books

Cruise Operations Management: Hospitality Perspectives offers a comprehensive and contextualised overview of hospitality services for the cruise industry. As well as providing a background to the cruise industry, it also looks deeper into the management...

What happens when tourists scream with fear, shout with anger and frustration, weep with joy and delight, or even faint in the face of revealed beauty? How can certain sites affect some tourists so deeply that they require hospitalisation and psychiatric...

The Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of theoretical and practical perspectives for tracking and interpreting trends and issues in tourism sustainability, planning and development, management, and technology.

The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Geographies, 2nd Edition offers a comprehensive re-evaluation of the recent developments, conceptual, theoretical, and empirical debates, and critical issues in this field of study.

Interdisciplinary in terms of both its coverage and contributions, The Handbook on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Management in the Hospitality Industry provides an informative and systematic guide to the current state of knowledge on workforce...

This comprehensive, multidisciplinary and expert-led book provides insight into the most current and insightful topics within food and beverage tourism practice and research, elaborated by leading researchers and practitioners in the field. 

This book explicates how the frontiers and path of development of casino tourism in various destinations in East and Southeast Asia are shaped by a set of social, cultural, political and economic forces and their interplays in a dynamic environment, and...

This book provides a comprehensive overview and systematic guide to the current state of knowledge on events and sustainability. Offering multidisciplinary insights from leading scholars, the book explores contemporary issues, challenges and trends.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of trends and issues in the global supply and demand on tourism. With contributions from 70 authors, this Handbook showcases a diverse range of perspectives with insights from around the globe. It reviews...

Inclusion in Tourism provides examples of discrimination and marginalisation in tourism practices and avenues designed to recognise and overcome personal or institutional biases, setting a road map for researchers interested in establishing a more...

Human Resource Management in Hospitality Cases adopts a practical case-based approach to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in future hospitality managers. Using tried-and-tested real-life scenarios, this book thoroughly prepares...

Many former mining areas have now lost their industrial function and are now turning to tourism for regional revitalization and community economic development. The transformation process of these industrial, and in some cases derelict, mining sites and...

The issues surrounding the provision, preparation and development of food products is fundamental to every human being on the planet. Given the scarcity of agricultural land, environmental pollution, climate change and the exponential growth of the...

At the outset, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my Supervisor, Dr Ankur Kumar Agarwal for giving me the opportunity to work in this area. It would never be possible for me to take this Ph.D. thesis to this level without his continuous...

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As children, some little girls daydream about a big, powerful office job with a huge, gorgeous home to match. But that's not everyone's dream!If you grew up wanting to take charge of your destiny, explore the world, and be your own Boss Lady, then...

Cruises are the primary form of tourism in the Polar Regions and cruise ship tourism in both the Arctic and Antarctic is expanding rapidly. The industry has moved beyond its infancy, and is now entering a maturing phase with increased numbers and types...

Revisiting Sustainable Tourism in the Philippines provides a comprehensive investigation into how sustainability across tourism industries can be achieved in practical terms within the Asian context. Existing books have tackled theories and...

A tour guide is often an unassuming and integral part of any tourist attraction who, until now, has rarely been afforded a second thought. Within this unique and insightful guide, I very much wish to change that perception and provide a behind the...

What if you could travel the world, do what you love, and get paid for it? This might sound like a dream, but "The Traveling Trainer" makes it a reality. Written by Jeff Robson, this book is your comprehensive guide to becoming an international corporate...

The book offers a critical exploration of the integration of AI, blockchain, and metaverse technology in the hospitality and tourism industry to investigate the potential of these technologies in revolutionizing the industry.

Fierce global competition in the tourism industry is now focused on integral parts of supply chains rather than on individual firms. The highly competitive environment has forced tourism firms to look for ways to enhance their competitive advantage...

For Level 2 Hairdressing students on NVQ, SVQ and VRQ courses.A genuinely new and innovative way for students to study hairdressing, this new textbook is supported with extensive multimedia material and activities at no extra cost. Some books include a...

《不须归》收录旅行笔记。标题出自唐代诗人张志和的《渔歌子》，「青箬笠，绿蓑衣，斜风细雨不须归」，诗中呈现怡然自得、乐而忘返的境地，唯在途中方可体会。《戏笑醉》收录幽默文字。标题出自窦唯先生与译乐队合作专辑『雨吁』里第九首『喜调』，音乐里随性自在、不拘一格的调子，正如写出来的段子，无论好不好笑。《欢喜对》收录二零一六年写的九篇专栏，以两人对话的形态展开，自成一个系列，既是我转换叙述主体的实验，又是向钟爱的相声艺术致敬。整理这三本书，给自己一个交代，轻身再往前走。

Have you ever wanted to live a life that is free?Have you ever wondered what it would be like waking up in a new and exciting place every day?Many people reach a point in their lives where they yearn for freedom. A house which is stuck in the same place...

For centuries, the natural beauty of the Alpine Lakes of Italy has drawn visitors to its cool waters and snow-capped panoramas. Zeneba and Matt apply their unique travel style to guide readers to little-known but gorgeous sights and excellent food...

This book presents techniques that reflect the vast and varied experience of the authors. They have produced an array of highly effective guest satisfaction techniques from which even the most veteran hoteliers can learn and benefit. With this...

The Three B's is a book of wisdom for those looking to build their business, bank account, and legacy via event planning. In these pages, you'll find stories and strategies directly from the life of Valerie Jenkins, CEO of Creative Hands By Him Events, a...

In A Wealth of Insight, more than thirty-five of the world’s best luxury hoteliers share exactly what it takes to lead and manage some of the most legendary hotels and resorts. Each executive profile includes bite-size insights, stunning...

By many measures, restaurants and hospitality make up one of the largest and fastest growing industry sectors in the world. Globally, hospitality can be considered to be a broad and multifaceted sector, ranging from fast food restaurants to fine dining...

Just the name The Varsity can set generations of mouths watering. What started in 1928 as one man's efforts to bring affordable food to students, grew quickly into a fast food institution. The world's largest drive-in since the 1950s, The Varsity's menu...

Seattle's Historic Restaurants depicts an era of nostalgia and romanticism, and highlights historic photographs of restaurants, postcards, and menus. From 1897 to 1898, thousands of so-called stampeders came through Seattle on their way to the Klondike...

From the time the first handful of night lunch wagons served up their simple fare on the streets of the North Shore in 1890, residents from every social and economic standing have frequented these familiar beacons of hospitality and their descendants,...

Filled with practical tips, personal stories, and comprehensive lists, Airbnb Perfect in Half the Time will guide you through every room and every stage of preparing your home to welcome guests. Whether you are a seasoned short-term rental...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the potential of geotourism in Sub-Saharan Africa for promoting social sustainability and ecological justice. It examines the challenges facing the region for geotourism development and the innovative...

This timely and innovative book offers an introduction to a range of creative methods, providing both empirical and conceptual guidance.

This book celebrates and builds on Alan Clarke (1956-2021) and Allan Jepson's 2015 book Exploring Community Festivals and Events. It showcases how far the study of community festivals and events has come in the intervening years.

Bringing affect and emotion to the forefront of tourism studies, this book presents a new generation of scholars who consolidate emerging affective approaches and establish a route for scholarship that examines the roles of emotion and affect in tourism...

Informed by the scholarly and practical viewpoints of a myriad of internationally recognised experts, this engaging and timely volume poses a set of pertinent questions that cover critical and contemporary sustainability issues in hospitality and tourism...

In this book, the authors present unique factors that make hospitality and tourism organizations resilient in the VUCA world.

Wondering why you didn’t get a reply to that resume you sent out?Most people trying to break into the events industry go about it in entirely the wrong way; you can't just take a course, graduate, and start applying for entry-level positions...

The rapidly changing context of the modern tourism and hospitality industry, responding to the needs of increasingly demanding consumers, coupled with the fragmenting nature of the marketing and media environment has led to an increased emphasis on...

'Business Travel and Tourism' provides a comprehensive, international overview of business tourism from both a theoretical and practical perspective.With the use of case studies from around the world, 'Business Travel and Tourism' explores a broad range...

This book examines the global scope of tourism-related grabbing of land and other natural resources. Tourism is often presented as a peaceful and benevolent sector that brings people from different cultural backgrounds together and contributes to...