Labor in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry Skills, Ethics, Issues, and Rights/
Abdallah M. Elshaer, Asmaa M. Marzouk.
- xxvi, 518 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The significance of the tourism and hospitality industry in employment creation -- A critical analysis of labor supply and demand in the tourism and hospitality industries -- Labor skills and training in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Labor shortage in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Ethics in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Labor ethics and social responsibility in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Labor turnover in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Tourism and seasonality -- The high vulnerability of the tourism industry to risks and emergencies -- Low wages and overdependence on tipping -- Workforce diversity in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Technological change resistance -- Labor discrimination -- Labor trafficking in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Social justice, human rights, and labor rights.
9781774634158
Tourism --Employees -- Supply and demand. Hospitality industry --Employees -- Supply and demand. Labor turnover. Employee rights.