Hospitality and service industries

As a concept, tourism security has recently occupied a central position not only in tourism and hospitality fields but also in the social imaginary.

Compiled from 10 years of research, with chapters contributed by experts in the field, we demonstrate how tourism will benefit from applying a new paradigm found in mainstream psychology, termed here the 'Cognitive Wave'.

This classic book, widely known and used by patissiers is a professional text on the art of patisserie.

Average body mass in many Western cultures is getting larger and yet the fashion system seems mostly unchanged.

This book contains the best papers on tourism sustainability, economics and management presented at the 10th Tourism Outlook Conference, held in Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2017 and the 11th Tourism Outlook Conference held in Eskisehir, Turkey from 3-5 October 2018.

The pub is a prominent social institution integral to British identity.

Festivals and events vary from small, neighbourhood celebrations through to mega gatherings, and both can be attractive to tourists.

The flourishing fast food industry represents one particular blueprint of how to live.

This book explores the impact of design science and design thinking on tourism planning, gathering contributions from leading authorities in the field of tourism research and providing a comprehensive and interconnected panorama of cutting-edge results that influence the current and future design of tourist destinations.

Pricing or benchmarking is a process of evaluating the performance of a financial company's products and services or systems, against other businesses, considered to be at the top of their field, by applying a measurement of "e;best in performance.

This book features a collection of high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Tourism, Technology and Systems (ICOTTS 2022), held at University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile, from 3 to 5 November 2022.

John Glaser has been an astute observer and recognized leader in the health care industry for over thirty years.

In this book, we will explore how the accelerating pace and diffusion of technological change has taken control of an ever-growing fraction of the world economy.

The book highlights the link between consumers and travellers, identifying the meaning of vulnerability in Brazil and the EU.

Food is routinely given attention in tourism research as a motivator of travel.

Sport, and in particular the sporting environment, has undergone significant changes in recent decades.

Literary tourism is a nascent field in tourism studies, yet tourists often travel in the footsteps of well-known authors and stories.

There is a Russian saying that "e;police mirror society.

The financial crisis of 1931 marked a turning point in British economic foreign policy, as decades of laissez-faire principles were abandoned and an active interventionist policy was introduced.

This cutting edge and comprehensive book with contributions from the star faculty of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration offers the latest thinking on the best practices and strategies for hospitality management.

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This collection of topical essays by academics and industry professionals brings a unique lens to the issues broached, questions raised, and solutions offered regarding the history and advancement of digital fashion.

'Tourism and Hospitality in the 21st Century' is a collection of essays which consider the future of tourism and hospitality.

Women, Leisure and Tourism provides a comprehensive discussion of women, leisure, and tourism through the lens of leisure production and consumption, both by women and for women.

Ever since the creation of man us humans have been fascinated with our seas and oceans.

The Retail and Food Services sectors play an important role in Singapore.

This textbook discusses luxury marketing management, considering the broader range of decisions related to the complexities of offering luxury as services.

Investigations: 150 Things You Should Know, Second Edition, explores the essential tips and techniques for security investigations, providing a useful reference for those at any stage of their security career.

Slow Food began in the late 1980s as a response to the spread of fast food establishments and as a larger statement against globalization and the perceived deterioration of modern life.

Travel management is a specialized business function that balances employee needs with corporate goals, financial and otherwise.

Diving into the evolution of Customer Experience this text offers an insightful exploration of the paradigm shift from customer service to Customer Experience (CX) within the Caribbean context.

Tourism is a huge economic driver for most countries, and for some parts of the world it is their main source of income.

Get to know the activities, processes and people involved in wholesaling and its crucial role in the wider fashion industry.

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

Develop insight into the hotel management decision-making process.

This book explores the basic tenets of service excellence, opening to distinguish customer service from service excellence, and explore the driving aspects of strategy and philosophy.

Why do we travel?

Sport brands are a central element of modern sport business and a ubiquitous component of contemporary global culture.

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

Destructive organizational behaviors including destructive leadership, abusive supervision, workplace bullying, sexual harassment in the workplace, workplace deviance, workplace incivility, workplace ostracism, social loafing, and workplace discrimination and injustice are explored in this book.

Im Zuge des nachkonziliaren Kirchenbaus entstanden vielerorts reduzierte, sehr liturgiefunktionale Kirchenräume.

Culture- and event-led regeneration have been catalysts for the transformation of redundant urban port areas and for the reframing of the image of many port cities, which notably feature among mega-event bidding and host cities.

Events of all types are produced every day for all manner of purposes, attracting all sorts of people.

The current dynamics of world economy show remarkable changes in the socio-economics of credit provision and entrepreneurship.

Consumer behaviour includes individual decision-making (IDM).

Offering a complete introduction to sport development policy and practice, this book covers key theory, themes, issues, and debates in sport development, without assuming any prior knowledge on the part of the reader.

Due to a historical lack of attention to the importance of modelling, measuring and managing risk, senior bank leaders are struggling to implement unified practices within their financial institutions that could address the gaps posed by risky management behaviour, rogue trading, liquidity crises, prohibited investments in mortgage-backed securities, and default risks aligned with loans.