Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry

For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Hospitality Information Systems, and Fundamentals of Hospitality Systems. Cutting edge in perspective, this is the first text to view Hospitality Information Systems as a source for business growth as well as a cost center. Exceptionally practical in approach, it explores current industry uses, and features case studies, industry interviews, and an interactive web page. Students learn how to develop new business strategies and tools, including database marketing, redefining the product mix, and working within the new developmental structure of service sector organizations. more

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Posted: Sep-02-2006

Don't start a hospitality career without it

There is scarcely any room in modern business for the technologically naive worker. This is especially so in hospitality where information is the competitive edge in a highly competitive industry.The useful book is divided into two parts with a total of eleven chapters. The first part talks...

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Posted: Jun-09-2006

A good and broad introduction to the technologies used today in the hospitality industry

This is an interesting and basic book for those planning to work in the hospitality industry to become familiarized with the technology issues and information systems they are likely to encounter in their jobs. The book isn't on the sharpest cutting edge of technology, but in an introductory...

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Posted: Jul-27-2004

Solid and worthwhile guide, if technically a little behind

An excellent grounding in systems fundamentals and the principal hospitality industry applications, as well as on the use of information technology for strategic operational advantages, on how the power of data analysis leads to better informed management, and on making strategic investments in...

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Posted: Jul-09-2004

Great perspective overview of a complex subject

This book makes great reading for students and veterans alike. After over 25 years in hospitality technology, I still found nuggets of golden information inside. Particularly useful are the sections on inventory management and channel distribution - two of the most complex and important...

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Posted: Jun-16-2004

Hospitality Technology Through a Firehose

This is an excellent beginner's guide to hospitality technology. It is a "Reader's Digest-on-Adkins-Diet" treatment but the authors hit some high points and de-mystify much of the jargon without bogging the reader down in too much information.Each chapter begins with an interview of an industry...

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