Hospitality

First, it states “Calypso provides Odysseus with the tools to build a raft, and stocks it with provisions for him” (7). This suggests Xenia in the story because Calypso shows hospitality to Odysseus by helping him get home. This teaches us that we should be welcoming and helpful to others. Next, Odysseus says “I had a goatskin full of that sweet liquor that Euanthes son, Maron, had given me” (10) This portrays Xenia in the story…

What is a tourism organisation? According to The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979), a tourism organisation is a commercial or non-commercial establishment, such as a company, bureau, or agency, which organizes and conducts tourist trips. In other words, it is governmental association, union, or other organized group that promotes both domestic and international tourism. The tourism organizations consist of international, national, and regional organizations that help develop and manage tourism.…

CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns quality management. Marikina Hotel (MH) currently has no long-term vision for maintaining and improving its quality of service to their customers. MH does not evaluate where they are now and formulate strategies on how to proceed in the future. Secondary issues examined include the following: (1) Process Reengineering on providing quality service given the limited funds, cancellation of reservation of government agencies,…

time again. One time that he didn’t think things through was when his ship had reached the island of the Lotus Eaters. Odysseus had reached the island just in time to receive their midday meal from people who they thought demonstrated much needed hospitality. Their wondrous meal turned out to make the men never want to leave the island. Though it took a while, Odysseus finally figured out what was going on. He was able to gather his men put them on the ship and leave. If Odysseus had refused to…

those he encounters. Odysseus and his men go ashore on the island of the Cyclops and despite the urging of his men not to do so, he takes a party to the dwelling of one of the creatures. He is curious to see if they will be met with barbarity or hospitality. Quickly they discover that the Cyclops live solitary lives and do not cater to guests. Several of his men are devoured before they can make their escape from the cave-prison in which they had been trapped. The social norms in which…

Similarly, Hallie discusses in “Cruelty to Goodness” the I – It dynamic in the context of Nazism. He observes, “And when our lives are so maimed we become things, slaves, instruments” (4). In other words, Jews must have felt worthless in this world. They were souls being used as aggressive animals, brutality trapped and abused as savages. So, these people had no other option but to respect and follow the Nazi’s rules, to feel inferior to everyone and regarded as a thing. If they would try to…

yourself to succeed. (University of Kent, n.d.) But it is whether or not you can then lead and inspire others to succeed along with you in order to have you stand out as a strong manager. (Careers-in-Business, 2009) I am seeking to pursue a career in hospitality. Due to my confident and assertive…

great first step. You want to make sure that your education is going to give you the correct tools to use later on in your life. Christopher Manning of Cape Cod got his degree in Economics from the great University of Oklahoma. He now runs his own hospitality business in Cape Cod, and is quite successful at it. The University of Oklahoma has been around since 1890. It was a university in a state that hadn’t even reached statehood until 1907. Since then, it has enrolled many students who are on…

There are always experiences that changes a person to either change their career or their way of life. For me, this happened when I was really young after moving here from Colombia. My brother and I faced difficult medical circumstances. With the help of exceptional physicians and the care that we received in general, I vowed that d that I would one day grow up to change the healthcare industry and help individuals that are in the same situation as we were then. I began to contemplate the idea…

decades. The POS system covers all functions done at a business from order processing to inventory management to loyalty programs. It is more than a cash register – a core management tool for any small or large businesses/industry such retails, hospitality, transportation etc. With the right hardware and software programs/downloaded applications, businesses can easily process transactions, improve/track sales and inventory, provide better customer services like loyalty programs, gain insights…