This important new textbook combines a comprehensive introduction to the Hospitality field with an emphasis on managerial topics, including:

• Leadership and Management
• Planning
• Organizing
• Communicating and Decision Making
• Controlling
• Hospitality Information Systems

Throughout this book, students will benefit from many useful and timely features, including Security focus boxes written by experts in this critical topic area; Corporate Profiles of leading companies; Personal Profiles of individual leaders; A Day in the Life of boxes that tell the stories of real workers in Hospitality; numerous brief Case Studies; Career Information boxes; as well as Check Your Knowledge boxes, Discussion Questions, Key Words and Concepts, Review Questions, Internet Exercises, and Apply Your Knowledge questions.

Adopters will also have access to the best support package on the market today, including an Instructor's Manual, Computerized Test Bank of Questions, Companion Web Site with PowerPoints, Student Study Guide, and a video tape.