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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Technology – Time to play catch up To be successful in 2015‚ the industry needs to address these problems. The key areas of technological development are likely to be online booking and mobile technology‚ Customer Relationship Management (CRM)‚ smart card technology‚ online social networking‚ data security‚ Artificial Intelligence (AI)‚ self-healing technology and in-room product innovation. As online usage has soared over the last decade the internet has become a vital outlet for all retailers
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Business Ethics in Hospitality Brian Scott Angerer University of Phoenix In the hospitality industry ethical issues abound both for the business itself and the community at large. Business ethics is a complicated subject that can be described as‚ the behavior that a business
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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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Explore the trends and issues of the international conference industry and how these trends and issues might impact on the Irish conference market. The meetings‚ incentives‚ conferences and events industry is continuing to grow and develop. During low seasons for tourist destinations the MICE industry generates income for venues and other suppliers for the industry. Globally trends and issues within the MICE industry are arising annually. These trends and issues that affect the industry globally
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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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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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EMPLOYMENT TRENDS AND JOB SATISFACTION IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: THE EFFECT OF CORPORATION SIZE Abstract The popular press has recently reported that the oil industry is entering an evolutionary phase withseveral potentially long-term trends beginning to emerge. The authors present a review oftheoretically relevant work relating to these trends and a study examining the expected effectsthese trends might have on the employment environment in the oil and gas industry. The study was conducted
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Contents Introduction 03 Purpose of the Assignment 04 How the Assignment was Planned‚ Organized‚ Researched‚ Monitored‚ and Carried out 04 Problems Encountered Due to Do this Assignments 05 Supervisors Hand Book 06 Stimulated Interview Activity 47 References 51 Introduction Supervision is very essential factor in the hospitality industry. The effectiveness of any organisation depends on its workforce. Supervision is important
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