What is Tourism? Tourism includes several social practices. All these have the small common characteristic that they are different and they are a ’departure ’ from normal life. These characteristics help us to define tourism‚ which according to the W.T.O (World Trade Organization) is the movement of people away from their normal routine of residence and work for a period of not less than 24 hours and not more than 1 year. Tourism is a free time activity because it gets along with its opposite
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therefore‚ travellers depended on the hospitality of others during their long nights away from home. Hospitality‚ otherwise known as xenia‚ was the stranger-host relationship between members of different regions. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ the poet shows that a character’s desire to be elite in society is what drives them to be hospitable. In particular‚ hospitality is shown to influence one’s social life through reputation‚ relationships and religion. Hospitality was the means to gain social status
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Hospitality management’s purpose has to do with accommodating and treating people in a way that is the most appropriate to the situation. It is one of the most growing industries and provides the employment of many. It now has attained a much higher status in society and demands high standards of work from its employees. I believe people in hospitality require: an enthusiastic attitude‚ friendly disposition‚ neat appearance‚ a willingness to work‚ confidence‚ cleanliness‚ personal hygiene‚ adaptability
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Introduction The tourism and hospitality industry is a broad industry with multiple‚ sectors and departments‚ often known as the industry operating hotels‚ accommodation‚ food and beverage and managing tourist activities. Many do not realize the vastness of this industry‚ therefore; there is usually confused about the jobs related to this industry. Jobs often share common features from jobs in other industries to meet the needs and requirements of guests to provide ultimate customer satisfaction
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To minimise the situation within these countries many firms in particular small business see innovation as a high financial commitment that may also be very risky to the business operations. The reason for this tendency is due to the limited hospitality innovation studies needed as a foundation to support management’s perception of the theory. The availability of studies has the ability to encourage innovation that may not be detrimental to finances depending on the level of innovation selected
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The Role of Hospitality Hospitality plays a very big role in Greek life throughout The Odyssey. It was by this code of conduct that people were able to travel without the fear of being rejected and having nowhere to stay when they arrived at their destination or at a stage on their journey. A host never knew if the beggar on his/her doorstep was a god in disguise. Such paranoia and religious beliefs kept most of the characters in The Odyssey on their best behavior‚ but others had no manners to
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The Government of Nepal has declared to celebrate the year 2011 as "Nepal Tourism Year 2011" and has lunched the slogan "Together for Tourism" for it. The tourism trade Organizations and the stake holders like us have already accepted the Program and are eagerly awaited to welcome the targeted One Million Foreign Tourists and the Internal Tourists in similar numbers. The whole year will be celebrated by exposing the History‚ Culture‚ Nature and Adventure of the country. Visitors can observe various
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Problem Statement The growth and development of tourism in Trinidad from 2002–2007 and its effects on the economy and society. Statement of the Problem Tourism plays a major role in the growth and development of Trinidad. Many initiatives have been put in place to expand the industry. The government of Trinidad is committed to establishing and implementing standards of development and maintenance for the tourism industry. They try to maintain all the tourist attractions such as beaches and museums
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Name: Erika Cabrera Course: HRT 321- Hospitality Marketing Date: October 24th‚ 2006 Assignment: Since students in Hospitality programs across the country are required to take a "Hospitality Marketing" course in addition to a "Principles of Marketing" course‚ there must be some fundamental or additional information differences between these two courses. One would assume there would be some differences within the established four P ’s of marketing (product‚ price‚ place‚ promotion).
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are hidden realities that would surprise one. Even services such as corporate hospitality come under this understanding because of the fact it masks the relationship of companies and their clients. Though it boosts productivity and promotes better relationships it is nevertheless a means of covering up failures and misunderstandings and promotes closeness between companies and clients. In discussing corporate hospitality‚ one can assert that its importance is immense because of the fact that it ameliorates
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