Learning Objectives and Class Prep - Hospitality & Tourism
Introduction
The area of Hospitality and Tourism Management is a growing field in business and can be a great career choice, especially for students who aspire to travel or work in a service-related field.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing the learning activities associated with this lesson, class participants should be able to:
- Understand what Tourism is: definition, components, and importance.
- Understand the economic, social and environmental benefits and costs of tourism.
- Define hospitality and the pineapple tradition.
- Identify how a hotel category is determined and the types of hotel categories.
- Understand the structure of hospitality operations and career ladders.
- Examine the different categories of food service operations.
- Understand the different types of events, meetings and conventions.
Preparation for Class
To complete this lesson, you will need to do the following activities:
- Review the Learning Objectives
- Read Chapter 16 from the Press Books site
- Watch the Video Presentation linked at the end of this chapter