Hospitality: An Introduction introduces the concept of hospitality to the readers and presents hospitality as a service industry. It demonstrates travel and tourism as an impeccable part of the hospitality business and discusses the operational development of the hotel and lodging industry. Also discussed in the book is the food service industry and the role of technology in hospitality. The book gives much information on the aspect of leisure and recreation in hospitality and details the various trends and future aspects of the industry.

Geography Of Tourism explains to the readers the wide range of aspects related to the tourism industry and the meaning of geography when it comes to tourism, so that the readers can understand the tourism industry in a refined way and know how the geographies affect the industry in certain ways. This book also discusses about the demand for recreation in the tourism industry, geographies of Europe and North America and the relation to tourism, geographies of central Asia and Africa and related tourism and the geographies of middle east and the relation with tourism. It also provides the readers with a basic knowledge of the way in which the different geographies affect the tourism in various parts of the world and the other factors dependent on it.

Opportunities for Local Tourism: Buy and Sell Local is a book that emphasizes on the propagation and promotion of local forms of tourism, so that the local dependents of tourism can get their direct income or the interests from it. Local tourism is a key to elevating the underprivileged part of an area or region and a fantastic way to support a place's tourism. It also, on most occasions, guarantees a genuine local product or service and experience for the tourists. This book takes the readers through various advantages, ideas and policies that help in promoting local tourism.

Wine and beer tourism have in recent times become popular niche segments of culinary tourism and are often the prime motivators for tourists to explore new countries and regions. This book explores how the emergence of these segments impact on the overall development of tourism in a region. Market-driven innovation, unique experiences, and diversification offer opportunities for local communities, and the development of partnerships with established hospitality and tourism businesses. The emerging role of social media is discussed along with other trends, supply considerations, sustainability, marketing and management challenges and opportunities for growth. This book is ideal for wine and beer enthusiasts, students, practitioners, researchers and entrepreneurs.

Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure examines various aspects of consumer psychology in background of tourism, hospitality and leisure including an extensive overview of consumer attitude towards hospitality and leisure. Provides the reader with insights into the development of consumer psychology knowledge, so as to understand the behavior of consumers, their mind, motivations, arguments, backgrounds and why some places attract more tourists activities than others.