Tourism is booming and generates millions of jobs for women around the world. Yet the hotel industry exemplifies the vast inequality of today's world. The women who make hotel beds and clean hotel toilets labour long hours for meagre pay, face sexual harassment and intimidation, are exposed daily...

The findings of a national survey of small tourism and hospitality firms are presented. Nearly 1400 firms were examined, from eight sectors of the hospitality industry in 4 regions of the UK. These businesses included public houses/bars; travel agents; hotels; visitor attractions; bed and breakfast ...

This journal presents six articles which consider the future prospects of the US lodging industry. Lodging consumers will remain cost-conscious, even as recovery gains momentum (pp.4-5) concludes that while recovery is strengthening, growth will remain relatively slow. The outlook is for sustained...

Ten case studies of catering operations in hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, businesses and institutions are drawn together to form an interdisciplinary approach to the problems and issues in hospitality management. Different scenarios based on real situations are presented, and the...

Contents include: caterers and the law; the hotel proprietors Act, 1963; Guide to the Intoxicating Liqour Act, 1988; special restaurant licences; Bord Failte Services; Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation; CERT and its services; seating protocol; public and bank holidays; what's on in...

For many countries, tourism provides a significant source of foreign exchange and foreign direct investment. If managed sustainably, tourism can make an important contribution towards conserving natural and cultural heritage resources, generating and distributing wealth equitably, empowering the...

A detailed analysis of the structure of the hotel industry in Switzerland, covering: (1) the decline in the number of tourists in Switzerland in 1982 as a result of the economic recession and the relative rise in the value of the Swiss franc; (2) the economic importance of tourism with hotels and ...

Estimates are presented of the numbers and size of hotels and catering establishments in each region of the UK. The main commercial sectors of the industry are covered: hotels and guesthouses; restaurants, cafes and snackbars; pubs; and clubs. Detailed tables provide an analysis by region of the...

Following an introduction, which outlines the need for continued monitoring of the hotel and restaurant sector, despite the fact that, as a service industry, it would appear to be less sensitive to technological development, chapters cover the relationship between structures, technologies and...

Main conclusions and recommendations: An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, which has been ongoing since November 2011 and is associated with a hotel in Calpe, Spain, has to date resulted in 25 cases, including six deaths. Twenty-two of the cases are travel-associated (from United Kingdom, Spain,...