Introduction to Hospitality and tourism Lecture 1 Tourism : Activity of people taking trips away from home and the industry which has developed to cater to/support the needs of tourism. (does not include migrants‚ PR‚ illegal immigrants) History of tourism * Early travellers travelled for: 1) curiosity 2) food and hunting (survival) 3) trade (trade routes formed – silk
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The Iliad and the Odyssey The character I have chosen from The Iliad‚ "Book VI‚" is Hektor‚ leader of the Trojan army as being heroic. I read "Book VI" several times because I could sympathize with Hektor ’s choices and dilemma. Hektor will stop at nothing to help the Trojans fight the war against the Greeks and Achilleus‚ as the Greeks attempt to overtake Troy. Zeus promises Hektor divine help with a victory for the Trojans‚ but Hektor makes mistakes when he misjudges his own power and refuses
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Finance in Hospitality Management Course: HND in Hospitality Management Module Tutor: Student: 1.1 What are the main sources of finance to a business? Classify them according to short-term and long-term categories
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prevent or fix a problem. A journey is pointless if a person doesn’t learn anything new or doesn’t get affected by the experience. Journeys matter more than the destination when the journey transform the traveler more than the destination. In the odyssey‚ by homer‚ Odysseus leaves his home on Ithaca to go on a voyage to win the battle against troy. After 10 years of fighting Odysseus finally wins but now he has to get home which proves to be a challenge because Odysseus finds more hardships on the
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The Odysseus we know from the epic poem The Odyssey is very different emotionally than the same character described by Alfred Lord Tennyson (under a different name) in his poem Ulysses. Tennyson’s Ulysses is melancholy about the state of his home and wishes to return to the open sea‚ while Homer’s Odysseus is happy to return home after twenty long years on the seas. Tennyson’s Ulysses describes "how dull it is to pause‚ to make an end" and how he wishes for excitement‚ adventure‚ and "new things
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-Characters are based on “The Odyssey (1997)” movie. Odysseus - Main character; The Odyssey = Odusseia in Greek; circa 800-600 BC. Penelope - Wife of Odysseus Telemachus – son of Odysseus Eumaeus – the loyal shepherd Anticleia – is the mother of Odysseus who killed herself due to grief. Eurycleia – is the Loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies. Odysseus’ Men: • Perimedes – warrior who challenged and got eaten by Scylla. • Eurybates – loyal servant
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knowledge to the people. It is doubtful that a secluded nomad from the jungles of the Amazon will know who Carnegie Hall is named after‚ who David O. McKay was‚ or better yet how Dante Alighieri helped to save the Italian Language. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ the hero Odysseus seemed to understand that immortality was not all it was made out to be. When given the opportunity to live forever among the gods with the minor goddess Calypso‚ Odysseus chooses instead to live out the rest of his life as a mortal
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The Bagel Hockey Case Audrey Swanson January 26‚ 2012 HRTM479: Perspectives on the Hospitality Industry Spring 2013/ Class #5662 Doctor Dipra Jha Executive Summary The major issues present in the “bagel hockey” conundrum are that the employees are unhappy and lack enthusiasm for their job‚ a few “games” have been created by the same unenthusiastic employees which have led to a decrease in the quality of customer service as well as an appreciable loss of food‚ the supervisors in this situation
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Exploring the Role of Women in Ancient Greece Through Homer In The Odyssey‚ Homer creates characters that embody many aspects of human nature to reflect his observations about his world and society. Many of the characters have personalities that define them to be heroic‚ or borderline evil. Throughout Odysseus’ return home from Troy‚ he meets important women of both kinds. Homer portrays some women that are ideal‚ and more women that are immoral. Through Homer‚ we learn that women in Ancient Greece
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The “Iliad” recounts the famous ten-year war of “Troy”‚ while the “Odyssey” tells Odysseus’s journey back home at war’s end. Loyalty‚ Vengeance and hospitality are minor themes in the “Odyssey” whereas Anger‚ Strife‚ Alienation‚ and Reconciliation are the minor themes in the “Iliad”. Throughout the novel‚ hospitality affects Odysseus. King of the gods‚ Zeus is known as the greatest advocate of hospitality allows the sea god Poseidon to punish the Phaeacians for their generous tradition
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