Exploring the Hospitality Industry (2nd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (945 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0135118859 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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In addition to being a hospitality management consultant and text author, he has been published in "The Cornell Hotel Restaurant Administration Quarterly" and "The Hospitality Educators Journal." John is an editorial advisory board member for "Progress in Tourism and Hospitality Research," published by John Wiley & Sons. John's fifteen years of industry experience includes management training at the Savoy Hotel London. This was followed by terms as food and beverage manager, assistant rooms division manager, catering manager, and general manager with Grand Metropolitan Hotels, Selsdon Park Hotel, Rank Hotels, In
For the past twenty years he has taught at two- and four-year schools in Canada and the United States. He is a certified hotel administrator and a certified Foodservice Management Professional (FMP). "Dr. John's fifteen years of industry experience includes management training at the Savoy Hotel London.
. With a new focus on sustainability, this edition features case studies, practitioners and corporations that engage and involve readers as they explore the trends in this ever-growing field. Exploring the Hospitality Industry, 2eoffers broad coverage of the hospitality industry in an easy-to-read, conversational style. Written by best-selling author John Walker, this book is less theoretical and more industry-relevant than most–emphasizing the people, companies, and positions that make up the hospitality industry today. Moving beyond just restaurants and hotels, it includes new growth areas such as event management, meeting planning, cruising, theme parks, attractions and entertainment
Great foundation learning Clint Young I have not finished going through this book as of yet, but so far it seems to be a very good reference and foundation/core knowledge developer on the Hospitality and Tourism Industry.. "great" according to Catriona S. Walker. My brother started culinary school and his school wanted too much for such a small book. This was priced great and came quickly, great service. guillermo g vivanco said This is not a book for a college level. This book is not really for a college level is more like a high school level, much if the information is just like other books, nothing special about this book, for a college level and for someone that is going to be into the Hospitality Industry I expected more about the hospitality industry real world experience. I wonder what the HTI intera