Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure
Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure

Author: Connie Mok

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1136386564

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Does your staff deliver the highest quality service possible? Customers today expect a very high overall level of service in hospitality, tourism, and leisure. Competition in these fields will thus be driven by strategies focusing on quality of service to add value, as opposed to product or price differentiation. Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure highlights concepts and strategies that will improve the delivery of hospitality services, and provides clear and simple explanations of theoretical concepts as well as their practical applications! Practitioners and educators alike will find this book to be invaluable in their businesses and in preparing students for the business world. This essential book provides you with clear, comprehensive explanations of theoretical concepts and methods that will give you the competitive edge in this fast-changing field. Topics covered include: services management marketing operations management human resources management service quality management Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure brings together an array of pertinent materials that will measure and enhance customer satisfaction and help you provide superior hospitality services, and groups them in easy-to-use clusters for quick reference.

Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure
Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure

Author: Connie Mok

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1136386637

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Does your staff deliver the highest quality service possible? Customers today expect a very high overall level of service in hospitality, tourism, and leisure. Competition in these fields will thus be driven by strategies focusing on quality of service to add value, as opposed to product or price differentiation. Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure highlights concepts and strategies that will improve the delivery of hospitality services, and provides clear and simple explanations of theoretical concepts as well as their practical applications! Practitioners and educators alike will find this book to be invaluable in their businesses and in preparing students for the business world. This essential book provides you with clear, comprehensive explanations of theoretical concepts and methods that will give you the competitive edge in this fast-changing field. Topics covered include: services management marketing operations management human resources management service quality management Service Quality Management in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure brings together an array of pertinent materials that will measure and enhance customer satisfaction and help you provide superior hospitality services, and groups them in easy-to-use clusters for quick reference.

Contemporary Management Approaches to the Global Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Contemporary Management Approaches to the Global Hospitality and Tourism Industry

Author: Pius, Abraham

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-03-27

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1799822060

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The hospitality, travel, and tourism industries play a major role in citizen wellbeing, socio-cultural integration, and the economic advancement of a nation. The industries are increasingly complex in operation, demanding excellence across a far-reaching and diverse set of capabilities and changes in management practices across the board. With growing expectations for a better service quality from the users and endless calls for value-added service, managers are under constant pressure to improve their services across all aspects while growing customer numbers to meet various stakeholder expectations. Contemporary Management Approaches to the Global Hospitality and Tourism Industry is a key reference source that provides crucial knowledge on the application of new management practices and trends in the tourism industry. While highlighting topics such as service quality, culture sensitivity, and brand marketing, this publication explores the influence of globalization and the methods of sustainable business practices. This book is ideally designed for managers, hotel directors, restaurateurs, researchers, industry professionals, professors, and students seeking cutting-edge hospitality and tourism management strategies.

Managing Quality in Tourism
Managing Quality in Tourism

Author: Tony Lenehan

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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This work addresses the growing interest in total quality management (TQM) within the hospitality industry. It examines theories and developments in quality management, and looks critically at the subject in an international context.

Best Practices in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management
Best Practices in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management

Author: Ana María Campón-Cerro

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-30

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 3319916920

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This volume analyses the positive effects that tourism generates on resident’s quality of life, and how this influences tourists’ quality of life as they enjoy an enriching experience in the destination they visit. It provides significant theoretical and empirical contributions, as well as, case studies related to quality of life in hospitality and tourism marketing and management. This volume is the result of the effort that many researchers from all over the world have done to spread some new light on this outstanding research line and add knowledge on the relationship between tourism and quality of life of both residents and tourists. This last is highlighted as a fundamental factor to take into account for the development of new tourism practices. This volume is a true reference for researchers, students and professionals working in tourism marketing and management.

Managing for Quality in the Hospitality Industry
Managing for Quality in the Hospitality Industry

Author: John H. King

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13:

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This practical Quality Management book focuses on meeting the expectations of internal customers, external customers, and owner/investors-the backbones of any organization and its culture. Integrating theories and real-life examples to illustrate how to achieve high quality, the authors add credibility to the process by sharing their successful quality management experience in a contemporary case history - while simplifying the most important elements in managing quality in the hospitality industry. Chapter topics cover how to tap an organization's hidden strengths, team effectiveness, the tools of the trade, assessing and implementing quality, leadership, and quality life. For Managers of Quality, General Managers, owners, executives and other personnel in the hotel, restaurant, and club industries.

Quality Services and Experiences in Hospitality and Tourism
Quality Services and Experiences in Hospitality and Tourism

Author: Liping A. Cai

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2018-10-19

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1787563839

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This book offers conceptual discourse, empirical evidence, application of existing and emerging theories, and implication of practical findings. It discusses the perspectives of both providers and recipients of quality services across a wide spectrum of hospitality and tourism sectors.

Management of Tourism and Hospitality Services
Management of Tourism and Hospitality Services

Author: Rebecca Dei Mensah

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-09-30

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1483693171

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What standards should tourism and hospitality practitioners adhere to? What goes into designing and delivering quality tourism and hospitality services? What management functions are necessary for the maintenance of high service standards? What critical issues confront the tourism industry today? The answers to these questions have been adequately addressed by this book which is indispensable to both students and practitioners of hospitality and tourism. This book provides insights into different segments of the tourism and hospitality industry, management functions, design and delivery of tourism and hospitality services as well as critical issues such as service quality and technological applications.