Designed for tomorrow's hospitality management professionals, this text is a comprehensive tour of the fascinating and challenging fields of the hospitality industry: travel and tourism, lodging, foodservice, meetings, conventions and expositions, leisure and recreation. Through stories and examples, students are exposed to#and encouraged to develop an appreciation for#the diverse segments of and career opportunities in the hospitality industry. This new text is an adaptation of the author's earlier title, Introduction to Hospitality, Third Edition, and all new features and revisions are based on instructor and student feedback INDICE 1. Introduction.2. Tourism.3. The Hotel Business: Development and Classification. 4. Hotel and Rooms Division Operation. 5. Hotel Operations: Food and Beverage Division. 6. The Culinary Arts and Restaurant Business: Development and Classification. 7. Restaurant Operations. 8. Managed Services. 9. Beverages. 10. Recreation and Leisure. 11. The Gaming Entertainment Industry. 12. Meetings, Conventions, and Expositions. 13. Marketing, Human Resources, and Culture. 14. Leadership and Management.15. Planning. 16. Organizing. 17. Communication and Decision Making. 18. Motivation. 19. Control. 20. Hospitality Industry Technology (HIT).