The role of accreditation in hospitality education has always been controversial. The author reports on the perceptions of educators, accreditors, and industry.

Teamwork is much more than lip service paid to the concept. This article was writ- ten for the executive, the educator and the student to broaden awareness of the vast[...]

In this article the authors explore the performance-related employee behaviors that are the most troublesome in food service. Four subsegments of food service were sur[...]

Carnival Cruise Line's Fantasy class of cruise ships is the largest group of virtually identical passenger vessels in the history of ocean travel. These ships rep- res[...]

The proliferation of legalized gaming has significantly changed the nature of the hospitality industry. While several aspects of gaming have flourished, none has becom[...]

One strategy often overlooked by hospitality owners in developing cost-saving strategies is the use of like-kind exchanges to acquire property. The author reviews some[...]

After a decade of over-expansion, the hotel industry began the '90s with excess capacity and decreased demand. Since 1993, the U.S. hotel industry has experienced a tu[...]

In the late 1970s, the People's Republic of China announced its "Open Door Policy. "After being closed to the outside world for decades, the Western world was not cert[...]

The president of Choice Hotels International discusses important considerations for investors and operators interested in pursuing franchise affiliations.