and technology were the main themes of the conference which brought international speakers like Hitesh Mehta‚ a sustainable architect; Noor Ahmad Hamid of the ICCA ;Corbin Ball; Max Hitchins‚ the Hospitality Doctor; John Peacock of Associations Forum‚ Australia; Susan Cardenas of Inkaterra fame‚ among many others who talked about green‚ sustainability and the use of technology to make for more efficient MICE operations. It was a welcome sign of improvement in our local hospitality industry to see
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the UK hospitality iNdustry 1.1 The structure of the hospitality industry The hospitality industry in the UK is a broad and varied industry ranging from single-person organisations to worldwide corporations. People do a total of more than 80 different jobs in the industry. key terms Hospitality: kindness in welcoming guests or strangers Fourteen different industries The hospitality industry is not just hotels and restaurants. There are 12 other different sectors of the industry:
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------------------------------------------------- Hospitality Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host‚ or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically‚ this includes the reception and entertainment of guests‚ visitors‚ or strangers‚ resorts‚ membership clubs‚ conventions‚ attractions‚ special events‚ and other services for travelers and tourists. The word hospitality derives from the Latin hospes‚ which is formed from hostis‚ which originally meant "to have power." In the West today hospitality is rarely a
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Introduction The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging‚ restaurants‚ event planning‚ theme parks‚ transportation‚ cruise line‚ and additional fields within the tourism industry. The hospitality industry is a several billion dollar industry that mostly depends on the availability of leisure time and disposable income. A hospitality unit such as a restaurant‚ hotel‚ or even an amusement park consists of multiple groups such as facility
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Just like all controversial topics there are many pros and cons to everything. When talking and discussing about unions in the hospitality industry I feel that they bring more negativity to a work place then positive. I am against them and think that the industry works perfectly fine without them out. One of these negativities is that they have the three strike system for their workers. If you do something (for example late to work) you receive a warning. If you are late to work two more times
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Hospitality Industry is now-a-days‚ one of the major industries in many countries of the world. This comprises operation of hotels‚ motels‚ resorts‚ guesthouses‚ rest houses‚ picnic and recreation spots etc. while industrialists‚ businessmen‚ professionals‚ working people and of course tourists are the principal customers. In fact in many countries‚ hospitality industry is the principal source of foreign exchange earning. Tourism indicates touring activities by local inhabitants and foreign visitors
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The Food and Hospitality Industry has become one of the biggest employers in our state. It now has attained a much higher status in society and demands high standards of work from its employees. Employment opportunities are many‚ but eagerly sought by a vast majority of people. For this reason as in any other established business‚ interviews are conducted. Through these interviews‚ the interviewer looks for personal qualities and interpersonal skills in a prospective employee to fulfill the job requirements
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tourism industry In the present day‚ travel is playing an important role in our daily lives and the tourism industry is entering a booming era. Like other industries‚ the emergence of tourism industry must have its reason. Tourism industry can be defined as all the various businesses that provided service for tourists. In this essay‚ I will talk about the value of the tourism industry for tourists‚ organizations‚ destination countries and local people to explain why there is a tourism industry.
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HISTORY OF HOSPITALITY Overview The history of the hospitality industry dates all the way back to the Colonial Period in the late 1700s. Things have changed quite a bit since then; the hospitality industry has experienced significant development over the years as it has faced World Wars‚ The Depression and various social changes. The industry as we know it today began to take form in the early 1950s and 60s‚ leading the way for growth into the dynamic industry we know today.(1) Origins Caring
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Hotel industry guest satisfaction surveys show a clear indication of the value of a well-run Housekeeping Department and how hotel cleanliness is the most important issue in whether a hotel guest returns to a particular property or not. You are a team from a hospitality consulting company that has been contacted by the new owner of your assigned hotel. While the owner has a management contract for most aspects of the management of the hotel with the chain‚ he has gained approval to handle the
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