Labor in the tourism and hospitality industry : skills, ethics, issues, and rights / Abdallah M. Elshaer, Asmaa M. Marzouk.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The significance of the tourism and hospitality industry in employment creation -- A critical analysis of labor supply and demand in the tourism and hospitality industries -- Labor skills and training in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Labor shortage in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Ethics in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Labor ethics and social responsibility in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Labor turnover in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Tourism and seasonality -- The high vulnerability of the tourism industry to risks and emergencies -- Low wages and overdependence on tipping -- Workforce diversity in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Technological change resistance -- Labor discrimination -- Labor trafficking in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Social justice, human rights, and labor rights.

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