Career opportunities in travel and hospitality : [featuring more than 75 jobs in travel and tourism services ; hotels and lodging ; specialty resorts, cruise ships, and recreation ; restaurants and culinary arts ; casinos and gaming ; communications

Whether you want to spend your days outside leading tours or in the kitchen preparing delicious meals for customers, the travel and hospitality industries offer a diverse array of career opportunities. Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Industry Outlook—Introduction......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 16 How to Use This Book......Page 18 Travel and Tourism Services......Page 22 Hotels and Lodging......Page 48 Specialty Resorts, Cruise Ships, and Recreation......Page 112 Restaurants and Culinary Arts......Page 166 Casinos and Gaming......Page 200 Communications and Other......Page 218 Appendixes......Page 254 I: Educational Programs......Page 255 II: Professional Associations......Page 289 III: Useful Web Sites, Industry Publications, and Internship Programs......Page 297 IV: Major Employers......Page 301 Bibliography......Page 307 Index......Page 309 According to the American Hotel and Lodging Association, tourism is currently the third largest retail industry in the United States, behind automotive and food stores. People who work in the travel and hospitality industry make their living by helping others enjoy themselves