Tourism and the lodging sector

• Main Author: Timothy, Dallen J.
• Other Authors: Teye, Victor B.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, c2009.
• Subjects: Hotels.; Tourist camps, hostels, etc.; Tourism.; Hospitality industry.; TRAVEL > Hotels, Inns & Hostels.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary; ScienceDirect

Tourism and the Lodging Sector is a pioneering book, the first text of its kind to examine the lodging sector from a tourism perspective. The book highlights the importance of the lodging sector in tourism as a major income generator and essential part of the travel experience. The book offers an in...

Table of Contents:

• Tourism and tourist accommodations
• Demand for lodging and tourism
• Current issues in human resources, structural change, and e-commerce in the global lodging sector
• The socio-economic implications in the destination
• Globalization and inclusiveness in the lodging sector
• Accommodations and the green movement
• Safety and security issues in a globalizing world
• Food and beverage services, gaming and conferences
• Hotels, motels and resorts
• Second homes and timeshares
• Small-scale boutique accommodations : inns, bed & breakfasts, lodges, farm stays and pensions
• Mobile lodging
• Youth hostels and backpacker accommodation
• Camping
• Novelty and alternative lodging
• Critical issues and the future of lodging.