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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• Contribution of visitor exports to total exports is estimated to increase at 5.7 per cent per annum during 2013–2023 compared to the world average of 4.0 per cent Source: World Travel & Tourism Council’s Economic Impact 2013‚ 12 th Five year plan‚ Aranca Research 2011 • Robust demand Growing demand Foreign tourist arrivals increased at a CAGR of 7.8 per cent over 2005–12 Domestic spending on tourism is growing due to rising income and changing lifestyles (especially among young people)
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* Overview Hospitality is about serving the guests to provide them with "feel-good-effect". "Athithi devo bhavha" (Guest is God) has been one of central tenets of Indian culture since times immemorial. In India‚ the guest is treated with utmost warmth and respect and is provided the best services.Today hospitality sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. It is expected to grow at the rate of 8% between 2007 and 2016. Many international hotels including Sheraton‚ Hyatt‚ Radisson‚ Meridien
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KIM BOSTOCK UNIT 6 M2) Explain how the action plan has helped support own development over the duration of the programme. In order to answer this criterion I will be explaining how the action plan has helped support my development over the duration of the programme. During the BTEC Health & Social Care programme I have gained great knowledge and that is something I did not think I could achieve. I have learned to research on certain subjects and gather so much information in order to complete
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Risk Management Plan No indoor pyro/flare According to one of the witness‚ “Someone from the crowd tossed a flare and there were immediately flames.” (Joyner‚ 2004). “The blaze started when a flare ignited the flammable foam celling‚ sending burning debris and smoke into the crowd.” ( Carroll‚ 2011). Indoor pyro/flare should not be tolerated in venues such as concerts‚ bands. Club operators should consider audience safety to be part of their responsibility and neither engage in‚ nor tolerate
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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 industry is a vast global dynamic industry which is constantly developing and expanding. Hospitality business is under increasing pressure to deliver better results and to improve revenue earnings despite difficult operating conditions in the business environment. This essay seeks to give a general understanding of operations management framework‚ also evaluate the contribution of performance measurement to the effective and efficient management of operations. The activity of managing
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course of study in “Bachelors of Business Administration in Hospitality Management”. A degree in Hospitality Management can be defined as the study and practise of effectively running a business with a greater emphasis on the tourism sector. It is a multidisciplinary field of study with its main purpose to prepare its students with the expertise‚ commitment and skills for management‚ marketing and operations position that are vital to the ever expanding tourism sector. Additionally‚ Hospitality Management
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SUBMITTED BY: CASE STUDY I A Documentary about Abortion and related issues Alcala‚ Leonardo Berja‚ Joanne Fang‚ Wilfredo Junio‚ John Oswald Erickson Magbojos‚ Christian Trinidad‚ Lumonica Zolei Vizconde‚ Aldrin Chester SUBMITTED TO: Engr. Jessie Jaye Balbin I. Synopsis Ideally‚ pregnancy is one of the happiest events that a mother and her family celebrate. Unfortunately‚ it is not always true all the time. All over the globe‚ millions of women get
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SPUQC WiFi-Based Indoor Positioning Navigation System SCOPE MANAGEMENT PLAN Project Title: SPUQC WiFi-Based Indoor Positioning Navigation System Project Start Date: May 5‚ 2013 Project Finish Date: October 10‚ 2013 Budget Information: The Company has allocated $650‚000 for this project. Most costs will be from 60 hours of internal labor. 1.0 PROJECT OBJECTIVE Our project objective is to construct a high-quality‚ customized campus navigation system
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