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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Hospitality management’s purpose has to do with accommodating and treating people in a way that is the most appropriate to the situation. It is one of the most growing industries and provides the employment of many. It now has attained a much higher status in society and demands high standards of work from its employees. I believe people in hospitality require: an enthusiastic attitude‚ friendly disposition‚ neat appearance‚ a willingness to work‚ confidence‚ cleanliness‚ personal hygiene‚ adaptability
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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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forests and mountains. Indian Government recognizes the potential of Tourism as an avenue for equitable growth and has announced a number of policy initiatives to sustain and develop the tourism sector. Also‚ 100% FDI is allowed in Tourism and Hospitality Sector which has led to explosion of brands and investment in the sector. The factors driving growth of tourism in India has been largely economic arising from higher disposable income with the growing middle class and surging status of India in
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11 Hospitality WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? Contents Page Hospitality information 2 Syllabus outline 3 Learning and assessment strategy 8 Learning assessment sequence 9 Video – ‘Where the bloody hell are you?’ 12 Video – ‘The Australian tourism industry’ 14 The relationship between hospitality and tourism 16 The relationship between the hospitality industry and other industries 18 Sectors of the hospitality
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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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The Hospitality Management The hospitality industry supported 7.5 million USA jobs in 2011(“selectusa.commerce.gov”). It includes a broad variety of service industries that incorporate food service‚ tourism‚ and hotels (“economywatch.com”). The business depends in large part on the number of people traveling for business or pleasure. Economy has a big impact on travelers’ decisions. When individuals and corporations are doing well financially‚ they are more likely to take vacations and spend
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE "Those blessed with the curiosity to learn and search are forever young" - Bruce Lee. The hospitality industry is one area where a large number of managers and chefs have become entrepreneurs and successful owners of their own businesses. Being a futuristic person I handle things with great patience‚ which is the main positive sign that strongly relates me to this esteemed industry. A constant learning process would lead me to improvise on the professional skills required to
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Hospitality Law Hospitality law has evolved as a specialty within the legal profession in the last several decades. It is also offered as a course on the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in some law schools. A typical hospitality law course covers the history of hospitality law‚ the impact of federal and state civil rights laws on the hospitality industry‚ and an extensive discussion of contract law‚ including discussions of remedies for overbooking and a guest’s breach of the contract
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------------------------------------------------- Hospitality Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host‚ or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically‚ this includes the reception and entertainment of guests‚ visitors‚ or strangers‚ resorts‚ membership clubs‚ conventions‚ attractions‚ special events‚ and other services for travelers and tourists. The word hospitality derives from the Latin hospes‚ which is formed from hostis‚ which originally meant "to have power." In the West today hospitality is rarely a
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