Amazon.com description: Product Description: This text addresses four different elements of the hospitality industry - foodservice, lodging, travel and tourism. These areas are then tied together with an exploration of business perspectives that should give the reader a format for practical, usable applications. A discussion of organization, management, and finances is framed by coverage of such key topical issues as managing operations in a service economy, developing a food and beverage programm, and travel sales and services. This book should be of interest to those involved in the hospitality industry.