Introduction to hospitality management. /
John R. Walker.
- 3rd ed.
- New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2010.
- xxxvii, 662p.: ills. : 26cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Contents: The Hospitality industry and tourism: Hospitality spirit -- Tourism -- Lodging: The hotel business -- Rooms division operations -- Food and beverage operations -- Restaurants,managed services, and beverages: The restaurant business -- Restaurant operations -- Managed services -- Beverages -- Recreation, theme parks, clubs and gaming entertainment: Recreation, theme parks, and clubs -- Gaming entertainment -- Assemblies and event management: Meetings, conventions, and expositions -- Special events -- Managerial areas of the hospitality industry: Leadership and management -- Planning -- Organizing -- Communicating and decision - making -- Human resources -- Control.