Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.

En las últimas décadas la industria del turismo se ha consolidado como uno de los sectores productivos que más flujo de capital genera mundialmente y uno de los que más produce divisas, genera empleo y estimula la inversión. Los países e islas del Caribe son especialmente dependientes de este sector de la economía, lo cual los hace extremadamente vulnerables ante los modelos de acumulación y planificación que han sido privilegiados por el...

The Impeccable Host is the world's first, definitive, training resource on how to Host corporate events of all types and sizes, more profitably than you ever have before. With well in excess of £1.3 billion being spent on corporate hospitality during the year of the Olympics in the UK, a significant amount of that will be spent by businesses using the opportunity to extend corporate hospitality to their clients. However, studies have shown that most...

This book is an attempt to understand tourism employment in a holistic way. Using ideas from labour economics, work psychology and industrial sociology the authors look at tourism employment in both its workplace context and its wider economic and social environment and attempt to tell a coherent story. Both behavioural and economic perspectives are used to address questions that are salient to manpower planning, education planning and tourism management....

Gathering people together for a special event is always a challenge. Even for the experienced planner, each event is unique. The revised third edition of this award-winning book has been expanded to include the following topics: • Social Media • Social Networking • Cultural Sensitivity • Ethics • Diversity The Complete Guide to Successful Event Planning is designed to assist any planner with meeting all the challenges that surround a production....

Cet ouvrage met en question les enjeux épistémologiques du tourisme. Ne concevant pas le travail sur le tourisme et le travail dans le tourisme en vases clos, les auteurs présentent l'objet touristique à partir de divers champs disciplinaires, que ce soit la géographie, la science politique, l'ethnologie, la sociologie, l'économie ou le droit.

Tourism is a global phenomenon, contributing roughly to 10% of the world's economy and growing. It is a sector of the economy that the UN foresees as a key mitigating poverty and contributing to equitable wealth distribution in national economies. The Primer on Tourism serves as an introduction to this global economic phenomenon. It explains the basics of tourism according to universal principles and practise. The e-book aims to assist the reader...

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.

This book explores the social and cultural constructions and debates of what are dogs and what is leisure. It looks at how working dogs play a significant role in leisure experiences such as ensuring the safety of air transport, and considers the differing roles and changing acceptance of dogs' involvement in sport. Within the setting of the animal welfare and sentience debates, it examines the leisure needs of dogs and their owners. Providing an...

Experience the joy-and profits-that come from managing your own bed and breakfast! Whether you already know the magic that comes with owning a B&B or you are at the planning stage, the fourth edition of Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast-now updated with everything you need to know about online marketing-guides you through this special world. Barbara Notarius, one of America's most widely recognized and respected B&B experts, shows you how to make your...