Hospitality Information Technology: Learning How to Use It

Author(s): Galen R Collins, Cihan Cobanoglu, Anil Bilgihan, Katerina Berezina

New Ninth Edition Now Available!The hospitality industry is quickly becoming automated, leading to greater efficiency, better customer service, and ultimately, increased profits. As a result, it is imperative that a person wishing to enter the hospitality business be familiar with the technology pro...

Contemporary Cases in Event Management

Author(s): Deborah Breiter Terry, Amanda K Cecil

Contemporary Cases in Event Management is a collection of 14 case studies. Featuring a wide variety of cases involving Government Meetings, Trade Shows, Association Meetings, PRIDE Gatherings, and more, this case collection is the perfect accompanying text to any Event Planning and Management course...

Hospitality: An Introduction

Author(s): Robert A Brymer, Lisa N. Cain, Premila Whitney

*Features updated information related to Pandemics and other industry disruptionsHospitality: An Introduction is systemically organized for introductory students. This long-standing, successful book introduces many of the “must know” topics important to hospitality within a traditional business fram...

Human Resources Leadership in Hospitality

Author(s): John Walker, Nicholas Thomas

There is a distinct difference between managing a human resources team and leading it, and those in leadership positions must evolve with the industry. Human Resources Leadership in Hospitality addresses one of the biggest challenges that hospitality managers across the board express: finding and...

Hospitality Sales Decision Theory: Case Study Approach: Analyzing Economic Benefits

Author(s): Jennifer Calhoun, Brett Gallagher

In the business world there are demands made on professionals to be productive and to enhance the bottom line of their organizations. Hospitality Sales Decision Theory: Measuring the Economic Benefits utilizes a case study approach. This approach is centered on decision theory and on the use of a...

Foodservice Operations Management: A Menu Perspective

Author(s): James Taylor, Mary Roseman

Prepare savvy future professionals ready to manage the foodservice industry with poise. Well-run foodservice may look like magic, but there is very careful intersection of science and management at play. Foodservice Operations Management: A Menu Perspective takes readers behind the scenes of smoo...

The Beverage Service World: Alcohol and Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Their Role in Hospitality Operations

Author(s): Wallace Rande, Byron Marlowe

The world of Beverage Management is expanding and changing at a rapid pace. The Beverage Service World: Alcohol & Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Their Role in Hospitality Operations provides readers with a comprehensive inside look at the latest developments in this exciting industry! It prepares re...

Introduction to the Meeting, Events, Expositions and Conventions Industry

Author(s): George G Fenich, KRISTIN MALEK

The meetings, expositions, events, and conventions (MEEC) industry continues to grow and garner increasing attention from the hospitality industry, colleges and universities, and communities. Meetings, Expositions, Events, and Conventions: An Introduction to the Industry provides a broad overview...

World Regional Geography: Human Mobilities, Tourism Destinations, Sustainable Environments

Author(s): Alan Lew, Dallen Timothy, Colin Michael Hall

3rd Edition Now Available!World Regional Geography addresses the need to understand the cultural, environmental, historical and political context in which international tourism takes place. The expert author team has included major themes and issues in tourism, and positioned them in a regional cont...

Event Planning and Management at Colleges and University: An Emerging Hospitality Profession

Author(s): Suzanne Shaw

Event Planning & Management At Colleges & Universities: An Emerging Hospitality Profession, the first book of its kind, focuses on the event planning at a college or university and provides broad insights on what this line of work can offer both personally and professionally. This digital text also ...