Ideas on Cultural Hospitality in the Quran The virtues within the Qur’an regarding hospitality and generosity seem to be a product of the landscape of pre- Islamic Arabia. Indeed‚ the arid environment and tribal configuration of the society required that neighbors help each other‚ strangers or travelers be given food‚ and wealth be distributed evenly throughout the clan. The communities that settled along the trade routes of the Arabian Peninsula relied on merchants returning to their community
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12th highest contribution to GDP • India ranked 12th among 184 countries in terms of travel & tourism‘s total contribution to GDP in 2012 Contribution to GDP above world average • In India‚ the sector’s direct contribution to GDP is expected to grow at 7.8 per cent per annum during 2013–2023 vis-à-vis the world average of 4.2 per cent Create higher employment • The travel & tourism sector in India is estimated to create 78 jobs per USD18‚366 of investment
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therefore‚ travellers depended on the hospitality of others during their long nights away from home. Hospitality‚ otherwise known as xenia‚ was the stranger-host relationship between members of different regions. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ the poet shows that a character’s desire to be elite in society is what drives them to be hospitable. In particular‚ hospitality is shown to influence one’s social life through reputation‚ relationships and religion. Hospitality was the means to gain social status
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Source Evaluation People have come to the conclusion that Southern Hospitality is well and alive today. We have people traveling all around the country for vacations‚ visiting family‚ work‚ and much more; but do they really know what people of the South are really like if they were to come live here? Southern Hospitality is a growing myth that does not exist‚ and barely existed back in the days. Sure people were generally more civil and socially mannered‚ but that did not mean you could dub a whole
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Emerging Adulthood (but I don’t want to grow up) Generation Y is a term that is used to describe people born between 1982 and 2002. This generation is also known as the millenials‚ echo boomers‚ or Generation Me. They have been depicted as “entitled whiners who have been spoiled by parents who over stroked their self-esteem” (Warner 11). These twenty-something individuals have a very laid back attitude towards work and responsibility; in many ways‚ they expect things just to be handed to them
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Study The responsibilities of entry-level managers in the hospitality industry are continuously changing. Obtaining and keeping a management job in a restaurant or hotel requires that a person have the ability to change. Successful managers have the enthusiasm to respond to the changing needs and challenges of their organization (Woods & King‚ 2002). Some of these challenges are due to the changes affecting the hospitality industry today‚ Consequently‚ the curriculum and the methods used to
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The Role of Hospitality Hospitality plays a very big role in Greek life throughout The Odyssey. It was by this code of conduct that people were able to travel without the fear of being rejected and having nowhere to stay when they arrived at their destination or at a stage on their journey. A host never knew if the beggar on his/her doorstep was a god in disguise. Such paranoia and religious beliefs kept most of the characters in The Odyssey on their best behavior‚ but others had no manners to
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Climate change is one of the emerging issues for global environment. It may be defined as the long-term change in average weather conditions‚ including temperature‚ precipitation and wind. This is already apparent as evidenced by higher temperatures‚ rising sea levels‚ increased ocean acidity and ice melt. Global surface temperatures‚ alone‚ have increased by roughly 0.74 °C (1.33 °F) between the start and the end of the 20th century. Natural causes alone cannot explain all of these changes. Most
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Introduction to Hospitality Miroslava Dimitrova Ph.D Accommodation sector Hospitality = Hotels + Restaurants Lodging Industry Hospitality industry: Provision of accommodation as well as food and beverage services to short-stay guests on paying basis. The Pineapple Tradition • Symbol of welcome‚ friendship and hospitality • Recognized internationally • Foundation for concept of “SERVICE” Types of Accommodation • Hotels • Farm houses (Guest houses)‚ bead and breakfast (BB)
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Emerging Trends in Pakistan Online Shopping Keeping all other factors aside‚ I’d choose online shopping just to avoid the pain of having to visit shop after shop to find a decent item of clothing. Such is the case with hundreds of thousands of Pakistani’s who are shifting to the convenience of e-purchases over the traditional 4 odd hour shopping marathon. And then there is the variety‚ free home delivery‚ price comparisons‚ privacy‚ comfort and whatnot. In a nutshell‚ online shopping is the
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