Nature of the Hospitality Industry (Quick Review)

Reception and entertainment of guests, visitors or strangers with liberality and goodwill.

It involves the provision of overnight accommodation for people staying away from home.

Collection of businesses providing accommodation and/or food and beverages to people who are away from home regardless if it is for a long or short time.

It involves the provision of sustenance for people eating away from home or not preparing their own meals.

A collection of industries providing essential services, such as transportation, food and beverage operations, accommodation, and leisure activities, to the traveling public.

This includes establishments that are set up with the intention to earn a profit.

Examples of this include residential care facilities and institutional accommodation facilities like prisons, hospitals, and university student residences.

An establishment offering sleeping accommodation to any person who is willing to pay a reasonable sum for the services and facilities provided.

A points-based rating system that includes five (5) levels of accommodation standards—from one (1) to five (5) stars— applicable to hotels, resorts, and apartment hotels.

According to them, a hotel is a building, edifice or premises, or a completely independent part thereof, which is used for the regular reception, accommodation, or lodging of travelers and tourists and the provision of services incidental thereto for a fee.

There are more spacious public areas, higher quality facilities, and a greater range of services.

It offers food and accommodation services to people traveling for pleasure.

It is an independent hotel owned by a person, a partnership, or a private company.