Tourism category: 1805 books

Eleanor Ricks left her Idaho home and journeyed to Salt Lake City to enroll at the University of Utah. Entering the freshman girls' dorm, she got on the elevator from the front. At the same moment Nancy Colton entered the back of the elevator, with her brother Sterling, who carried her luggage. Both...

Roller coasters took Dick Kinzel slowly to the top and a $1.24 billion acquisition ultimately lead to his direst years. During his 39-year career (25 as president and CEO) with Cedar Point and Cedar Fair parks, he built the world's first 200, 300, and 400-foot tall roller coasters. He is responsible...

The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management is the definitive reference work for any individual studying or working in the hospitality industry. There are 185 Hospitality Management degrees in the UK alone. This new edition updates and significantly revises twenty five per cent of the...

Un volume che riassume le tematiche gestionali alla luce di tutte le novità normative introdotte con la Legge 62, del 21/5/2018, di recepimento della nuova Direttiva europea 2302/2015, entrata in vigore dal 1 luglio 2018. Una guida puntuale per la gestione della contabilità, dell’imposta sul valore...

Master the powerful knowledge gained over 20 years from a successful cocktail waitress in the strip bar industry and make more money than you thought possible.In “How to Be a Shot Girl and Make Big Tips,” Romana Van Lissum shares numerous tips and advice on what it takes to be a popular...

The founder of Four Seasons Hotels shares the philosophy and values that have made his legendary brand How did a child of immigrants, starting with no background in the hotel business, create the world's most admired and successful hotel chain? And how has Four Seasons grown dramatically, over...

Advice for those planning to leave a salaried job and enter the tourist industry. Mike Dixon made the switch. It was highly profitable but far from easy. He gives advice on how to avoid costly mistakes and succeed.

Vital information for food and beverage managers charged with creating effective restaurant menus. A thoughtfully conceived food and beverage menu can boost restaurant revenues by more than 25% according to university research in the U.S., and a CBS report says restaurant menus...

The sports industry provides a seemingly endless set of examples from every area of microeconomics, giving students the opportunity to study economics in a context that holds their interest. Thoroughly updated to reflect the current sports landscape, The Economics of Sports introduces core economic...

An insider’s look into the award-winning restaurant of internationally acclaimed chef Charlie Trotter, with techniques and strategies to create top-tier service, food, and atmosphere. Charlie Trotter's Chicago restaurant is not only one of the premier eating experiences in America, it serves...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Evidence of Harm and *Animal Factory—*a groundbreaking scientific thriller that exposes the dark side of SeaWorld, America's most beloved marine mammal park Death at SeaWorld centers on the battle with the multimillion-dollar marine park industry...

This revised, updated, and extended new edition of the original, award-winning Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling traces the development of gaming from the first rolls of the bones in paleolithic time to the current growth of online poker.  Some of the topics covered include:...

IN-DEPTH EBOOK GUIDE TO THE BEST SOCIAL MEDIA PRACTICES FOR HOTELS: Find inspiration for your hotelsocial media campaign by reading HOTELS’ Best Social Media Practices Guide, which features more than 60 successful brand and property social media campaigns mini-case studies, including Four Seasons,...

Kelly Monaghan, the creator of HomeTravelAgency.com and "The Home-Based Travel Agent Success Course," has been covering what he likes to call the “Home-Based Travel Revolution” for 20 years, writing numerous articles, blog posts, and course updates. That's a lot of articles and a lot...