TY - BOOK AU - Medlik,S. AU - Ingram,Hadyn ED - Caterer an Hotelkeeper. TI - The business of hotels SN - 9780750641159 (pbk.) : AV - TX911.3.M27 M43 2000 U1 - 647.94068 MED PY - 2000/// CY - Oxford PB - Butterworth-Heinemann KW - Hotel management KW - Travel and Tourism KW - ukslc KW - Hotel & catering trades KW - thema KW - Business studies: general KW - Business & Management N1 - Previous ed.: 1994; Published in association with Caterer & hotelkeeper; Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index; Part 1.The concepts of hotels and hospitality -- 1.Staying away from home -- 2.Hotel products and market s-- 3.Hotel policies, philosphies and strategies -- Part II: The structure of the hotel industry -- 4.The small hotel -- 5.Hotel groups -- 6.International hotel operations -- Part III: the hotel and its function. 7.Rooms and beds -- 8.Food and drink -- 9.Miscellaneous guest services -- Part IV: Hotel support services -- 10.Marketing -- 11.Property owneship and management -- 12.Finance and accounts -- Part V.People and procedures -- 13.Hotel organization -- 14.Hotel staffing -- 15.Performance in hotels N2 - An hotel is a business with its own products, markets, technology and methods. This volume provides a description of the hotel as a business in a simple, but comprehensive outline, covering all aspects of the industry ER -