Explain the Differences and Similarities Between Hospitality and Hospitality Management Then Give Examples of Traditional Iranian/ Persian/ Islamic Hospitality.
Explain the differences and similarities between hospitality and hospitality management then give examples of traditional Iranian/ Persian/ Islamic hospitality.
Puya Rezayi
Essay Qestion
Hospitality Course
January 02, 2007
Abstract
In following paper two issues are going to be evaluated and discussed. At first the relationship between hospitality and hospitality management will be assessed and some different notions will be presented. The next part of the article is about the historical hospitality backgrounds regarding Iran. In this part, the author focuses on the history of caravanserais in Iran, their record and structure with the modest focus on Isfahan province and Shah Abaas contribution to caravanserais making.
This part of the paper investigates the relationship between hospitality and hospitality management. During the last two decades a lot of different definitions were presented and various approaches taken by practitioners and commentators, yet not a single definite consensus has been reached, even though so many interesting ideas and concepts have been offered during these debates. Lashley and Morrison (2002) described it the best: "As more attention is being challenged towards the seeking of greater understanding of hospitality, the hope has already been expressed that it is the beginning from which the subject will grow and develop."
The most practical way of understanding the true meaning of hospitality is to investigate the history and origins of hospitality, only once the origins and the place of hospitality in human nature is achieved, can one expect to discover what hospitality really means (O 'Connor, 2005).
Regarding this matter, O 'Gorman (2005) has presented a summary of findings from investigating into historical origins of hospitality in the ancient and classical worlds leading to five dimensions of hospitality: honorable tradition, fundamental to human existence, stratified, diversified and central to human
Puya Rezayi
Essay Qestion
Hospitality Course
January 02, 2007
Abstract
In following paper two issues are going to be evaluated and discussed. At first the relationship between hospitality and hospitality management will be assessed and some different notions will be presented. The next part of the article is about the historical hospitality backgrounds regarding Iran. In this part, the author focuses on the history of caravanserais in Iran, their record and structure with the modest focus on Isfahan province and Shah Abaas contribution to caravanserais making.
This part of the paper investigates the relationship between hospitality and hospitality management. During the last two decades a lot of different definitions were presented and various approaches taken by practitioners and commentators, yet not a single definite consensus has been reached, even though so many interesting ideas and concepts have been offered during these debates. Lashley and Morrison (2002) described it the best: "As more attention is being challenged towards the seeking of greater understanding of hospitality, the hope has already been expressed that it is the beginning from which the subject will grow and develop."
The most practical way of understanding the true meaning of hospitality is to investigate the history and origins of hospitality, only once the origins and the place of hospitality in human nature is achieved, can one expect to discover what hospitality really means (O 'Connor, 2005).
Regarding this matter, O 'Gorman (2005) has presented a summary of findings from investigating into historical origins of hospitality in the ancient and classical worlds leading to five dimensions of hospitality: honorable tradition, fundamental to human existence, stratified, diversified and central to human