This book encompasses a large variety of topics within current hospitality and tourism research, including: Leadership and Hospitality Management Knowledge Management Yield Management Human Resource Management Diversity Management Socialization of Apprentices Business Ethics Workforce Issues Atmosphere in Hotels Hotel Laws Market Predictions by Employees The Tourists Role Destination Branding Diverging Interests in Festivals Sustainability and Tour Guides Manhole Covers and Tourism Valuating the Environment Guidebooks Image Formation Ingredients & Tasteful Meals The topics of the book represent most of the current fields and interests in hospitality and tourism research. Although written primarily by researchers for researchers, this book should also be of interest to students who want to gain an inside view on how facts about hospitality management and tourism are conceived in a scientific way. In the same way, we are sure that practitioners who want to develop their business and prac
