2. WHAT IS HOSPITALITY?
The word “hospitality” is derived from the Latin word
hospes, which means guest, host, stranger. In the ancient
world, where inns were dangerous, people preferred to
stay at someone's house; you were a guest when you
traveled and a host when travelers came to your area. ...
Many stories deal with a test of hospitality.
3. FOR INSTANCE, DURING
ANCIENT TIMES, MOST
CUSTOMS REQUIRED ONE
TO WELCOME A WEARY
TRAVELLER. THE ACT OF
RECEIVING A STRANGER
INTO YOUR HOME WAS THE
MATRIX OUT OF WHICH
HOSPITALITY DEVELOPED
INTO A VIRTUE.
THERE ARE POSSIBLE
REASONS WHY ANCIENT
HOSPITALITY WAS MUCH
MORE REVERED IN ANCIENT
TIMES THAN IT IS TODAY.
4. THERE ARE FOUR SEGMENTS OF THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY: FOOD AND BEVERAGES, TRAVEL AND
TOURISM, LODGING, AND RECREATION.
FOOD AND BEVERAGES. THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE
SECTOR WHICH IS PROFESSIONALLY KNOWN BY ITS
INITIALS AS F&B IS THE LARGEST SEGMENT OF THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. ...
TRAVEL AND TOURISM. ...
LODGING. ...
RECREATION
