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The Contemporary Hospitality Industry

   

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Contemporary Hospitality Industry

Table of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Task 1.........................................................................................................................................31.1 Analyse the current scale, scope and diversity of the hospitality industry......................31.2 Discuss the organisational structure of different hospitality organisations.....................41.3Assess the role of hospitality related organisations and professional bodies. Give examples of four different organisations................................................................................4Task 2.........................................................................................................................................52.1 Assess the staffing requirements of different hospitality businesses..........................52.2 Discuss the roles, responsibilities and qualification requirements for hospitality staff.6

Introduction Hospitality sector is the one that is involved in provision of food and accommodation servicesto the clients. It includes various areas such as clubs, bars, hotels, resorts, restaurant, catering,and travel companies among others (Holland and Leslie, 2016). Other than this, OxfordEconomics defines hospitality industry as the set of those enterprises that provide serviceslike accommodation, meals as well as drinks outside the home (Daley, Coyle and Dwyer,2016). The Hospitality sector of UK has been witnessing a high growth rate in the recenttimes as it is being used by the consumers’ at least once or twice a week (Kallio, Kallio andBlomberg, 2015). Hence the focus of the report is on studying the hospitality industry of UKwhere discussion will be carried out on scale, size and scope of the sector. This is followed bystudying organizational structure of Marriott hotel in UK, a theme park as well as cateringcompany and assessment of the roles played by organizations and professional bodies in thissector. Other than this a PowerPoint presentation has been made on operational, managerialand legal issues as well as ongoing trends and developments in the industry. Task 1 1.1 Analyse the current scale, scope and diversity of the hospitality industry. Hospitality industry in UK touches everyone on a daily basis starting from a coffee shop onthe way to work or catering in family celebrations or even while having casual drinks withfriends (Bamford and et.al., 2015). The UK hospitality industry is deeply woven into thefabric of society and is inclusive of many food and beverage businesses; accommodation andlodging; Pubs, club and bars; catering among others. The ownership in these businesses isalso of diverse types being private, public or sole properitors (Daley, Coyle and Dwyer,2016). The recent times have seen an exponential growth on account of huge inflow of touristto the nation. This is on account of a keenness shown by foreign investors to invest in thehospitality industry; existence of many events such as Wimbledon Tennis; fireworks on NewYear Eve, cricket matches among others. Overseas visitor numbers made a record of 37.3million. As per the records released by British Hospitality Association there is a presence ofaround 127000 business that provide employment to around 2.9 million people (Rashid andGhosh, 2015). Among this, 222000 hotels, guest houses as well as motels are there in UKfollowed by 16,000 breakfast restaurants. This number is expected to grow in coming years.The hospitality sector further accounts to 19 percent of the total national income. It is also

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