Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Portal: Seeking Wisdom Amanda Conley Salve Regina University Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Good hospitality is an expected practice in Greek culture. The King of gods‚ Zeus‚ supports proper hospitality. “Zeus of the Strangers guards all guests and suppliants: strangers are sacred—Zeus will avenge their rights!” (Odyssey‚ 9.304-5) The encounter between Odysseus and Polyphemus‚ also known as “the Cyclops”‚ showed a great example of poor hospitality
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IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON HOSPITALITY AND/OR TOURISM INDUSTRY Globalization refers to the increments in the relationships of the people‚ industries‚ culture and various activities of economy. The term Globalization refers to the economics and all the global distribution of the production of goods and service which ultimately reduces the barriers of international trade like export fees‚ import quotas and various other tariffs‚ Cowen (2003). The Globalization has contributed to the growth of economy
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Hospitality can be defined as the practice of entertaining strangers graciously. It was a very important trait in Biblical times. In the New Testament‚ the Greek word translated as hospitality literally means “love of strangers.” In the Old Testament‚ Abraham was the host to angels unaware; he invited strangers into his house‚ washed their feet‚ prepared fresh meat‚ had Sarah bake bread‚ and later accompanied them as they left (Genesis 18: 1-15). Even today a traditional greeting by Bedouin people
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Contemporary Hospitality Industry Assignment 1 Task 1 Understand the current structure of the hospitality industry 1.1 Demonstrate the diversity of the hospitality industry explaining how it has achieved its current complexity‚ scale and scope.Your answer maybe made more clear by using specific examples. The hospitality is all about to satisfy the customers ‚ welcoming them and make them feel special.The hospitality industry
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experienced the hospitality industry. The industry is vast‚ and constantly changing to meet customer expectations. It is also a very diverse industry‚ ranging from stays in a five-star hotel to meals in a fast-food outlet. In these first two units‚ you will develop your knowledge and understanding of this exciting and fast-moving industry. You first consider the different types of businesses in hospitality industry at national and local levels. You will explore the types of hospitality jobs‚ and the
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In The Odyssey by Homer‚ hospitality is honored by many‚ such as Nestor and Penelope‚ however‚ there are still some people and creatures who do not show hospitality‚ like Polyphemus. Hospitality is the act of honoring a stranger‚ rather it’s a wealthy traveler or a poor person‚ by comforting and aiding him or her. Usually‚ you are required to bring the person into your house and give him something to eat and a place to rest. Showing honor to your guest is an act of loyalty to Zeus‚ however‚ the traveler
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QUALITY OF HOSPITALITY SERVICE A CHALLENGE Delivering quality service will be one of the major challenges facing hospitality managers in the opening years of the next millennium. It will be an essential condition for success in the emerging‚ keenly competitive‚ global hospitality markets. While the future importance of delivering quality hospitality service is easy to discern and to agree on‚ doing so presents some difficult and intriguing management issues. Since the delivery of hospitality service
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Hospitality is one of the most important themes in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ and the Phaeacians seem to be among the more hospitable people that Odysseus meets. Among the other people that Odysseus encounters are Aeolus‚ Polyphemus‚ Eumaeus‚ and the suitors. Most of the people he meets are generally pretty hospitable‚ due to the fear of Zeus punishing them. “Jove [Zeus] takes all respectable travelers under his protection”-Eumaeus This rule is called xenia‚ meaning the mutual “friendship” between the
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Culture‚ Hospitality and Tourism The word “culture” cannot be defined with a precise and singular definition. In fact‚ Raymond Williams‚ a leading cultural theorist‚ pointed out “Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language” (Williams 1983:87). There are more than one hundred definitions of culture depending upon the various academic disciplines‚ ranging from literacy studies to anthropology and sociology. Different scholars have different views about what
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traveler up to many dangers while making their way to their destination‚ such as mugging‚ murder‚ not being able to find nutrition‚ or not having a place to stay. To avoid these hardships‚ almost every Greek abided by the concept of hospitality. In The Iliad‚ hospitality was shown when Achilles accepted the heralds into his camp‚ when the story of Bellerophon and Oeneus
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