Hospitality and service industries

Managing the ever-changing nature and cross-disciplinary challenges of the maritime sector demands a complete understanding of the special characteristics of the maritime space.

Think, pray, and reflect through the stories of Jesus life, death, and resurrection.

Global Sourcing in the Textile and Apparel Industry, 3rd Edition examines the crucial function of global sourcing in the textile and apparel industries, providing practical insight into both how and why global sourcing is pursued.

This single volume gives you comprehensive information on Asia-Pacific gaming!

First in-depth analysis of broadband developments in Europe, combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, with chapter contributions provided by in-country experts.

This concise, practical book examines the significance of social media for the sport industry, explaining key concepts and sharing tools and best practice for the use of social media in sport business communication.

Successful media relations and a sound communication strategy are essential for all sport organizations.

Although destination management is regarded as the supreme discipline in tourism management, little attention is paid to destination development, especially from a geographical perspective.

This encyclopaedia is one of its kinds in terms of coverage, scope, elaboration, usefulness and futuristic perspective.

This International Encyclopaedia of Modem Hospitality and Tourism Management helps readers develop the wide-ranging knowledge and analytical skills they need to succeed in todays burgeoning and dynamic hotel industry.

What does it mean to work in the 'hip' postmodern economy?

This book investigates the various ties between tourism development and sustainability, revealing forces of change and current trends in tourism management performance in countries of Central and Southeast Europe.

Sport Funding and Finance provides a complete introduction to the macro-level and micro-level aspects of sport finance.

The hospitality and tourism industry is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide, with a contribution of 9% to world GDP and 10% of job creation.

This book provides assistance for ensuring and increasing service quality.

This publication titled, ';Encyclopaedia of Travel, Leisure and Tourism Management' tries to create a holistic understanding of tourism related issues and provides readers with an integrated perspective on the subject.

What would it look like if women built a lectionary focusing on women's stories?

There are books on all topics in the field of Hotel Management available, in the market, but, there is still a dearth of comprehensive and compact series of books, presented together.

"e;Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (AHL)"e;, a peer-review series published annually, is seeking to deliver refreshing insights from a host of scientific investigations pertaining to hospitality, leisure, and tourism while rendering an academic forum to stimulate discussion on current literature, contemporary issues and emerging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective.

The book showcases research on digital entertainment solutions in different sectors.

This is a handbook for leading a professional football club to commercial success.

Previous information security references do not address the gulf between general security awareness and the specific technical steps that need to be taken to protect information assets.

The rate of interfaith marriage in the United States has risen so radically since the sixties that it is difficult to recall how taboo the practice once was.

Caught on camera prior to their demise, this book reveals the surprisingly rich photographic record of now-extinct animals.

In many cases many hotel workers are only participating in hotel work because they can find nothing else to do.

A multidisciplinary international team examines the safety, ethics, and health implications of the emerging global market for health care, and the issues that arise when patients cross borders for medical procedures they cannot afford or access at home, from liposuction to kidney transplants.

Exhibiting the Archive examines the role that exhibition plays in archives and analyses the impact they are understood to have on how users and visitors experience the archive.

»Buße« wie auch »Sünde« sind in den Ohren vieler Menschen Reizworte.

Successful security professionals have had to modify the process of responding to new threats in the high-profile, ultra-connected business environment.

An exploration of Arctic tourism, focusing on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences; this is the first compilation to concentrate on the fundamental essence of the Arctic as being a geographical periphery, but also an experiential core that offers peak tourism experiences.

Social scientists sometimes seem not to know what to do with religion.

The global custody product was conceived out of changes to United States pension law.

Creating memories and joyous experiences for consumers is a key dimension affecting the profitability and growth of a hospitality firm.

Nowadays, the latest technologies can be found not only in healthcare and space application but also in hybrid supercars.

Among the features that make Noiseless Steganography: The Key to Covert Communications a first of its kind: The first to comprehensively cover Linguistic SteganographyThe first to comprehensively cover Graph SteganographyThe first to comprehensively cover Game SteganographyAlthough the goal of steganography is to prevent adversaries from suspe

Nature tourism is a responsible travel to natural areas, which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people.

An indispensable "e;how-to"e; guide for creating lasting memories and special ceremonies as you welcome your new Jewish daughter.

This book begins an adventure wherein the author outlines for us the particular shape our minds impose on that journey; he takes as his analytic, the human sensorium: the panoply of sensory channels (sight, hearing, touch, etc.

Discover the transformative potential of sports tourism and events in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with "e;Sport Tourism, Events and Sustainable Development Goals: An Emerging Foundation.

The services sector including financial services, telecommunications, transportation, tourism, and professional services has become critical to the continued economic dynamism in the Americas.

As risks arising within the business environment grow in size and complexity, so too do the regulatory requirements put in place to manage them.

The ultimate glamorous, escapist blockbuster - perfect for fans of Melanie Blake, Jackie Collins and Shirley Conran's Lace.

Commercial recreation can be justified in two points, the economic aspect and the provision of services to the family.

Human Resource Management in Hospitality Cases adopts a practical case-based approach to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in future hospitality managers.

This book is about a sacred place called Balkh, known to the ancient Greeks as Bactra.

Sustainability has become a core concept in considering tourism planning and development.

This book, first published in 1904, is an early examination of England's monetary system: what it is, how it was founded, grew and developed.