Dictionary of travel, tourism and hospitality

Including more than 4,000 entries, with over 1,000 of them new to this edition, the Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality is a major resource and a unique source of reference about the language, institutions and notable players of one of the largest activities of growing importance worldwide...

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Main Author: Medlik, S, 1928-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003.
Edition:3rd ed..
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Summary:Including more than 4,000 entries, with over 1,000 of them new to this edition, the Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality is a major resource and a unique source of reference about the language, institutions and notable players of one of the largest activities of growing importance worldwide. This new edition comprises: a dictionary of 2,500 terms, descriptions of 300 organizations, a biographical dictionary of 100 outstanding personalities, explanations of 1,200 acronyms and abbreviations, key data for well over 200 countries, and a concise bibliography listing more than 100 useful sources of further information. This new edition is an indispensable companion to all in travel, tourism and hospitality, including students, lecturers and those employed in a wide range of businesses and organizations.--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Previous ed.: 1996.
Physical Description:273 p: maps; 24 cm..
Bibliography:Bibliography.
ISBN:0750656506