Disaster Planning and Preparedness in the Hotel Industry by Ahmad Rasmi Albattat

Description: Disaster Planning and Preparedness in the Hotel Industry by Ahmad Rasmi Albattat, Ahmad Puad Mat Som Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description By identifying major emergencies that have occurred in the hotel industry; investigating hotels preparation for emergencies in the past; and exploring how hotels manage and overcome such emergencies; this book will increase the awareness of emergency managers on how to manage and overcome the impact of emergencies in the hospitality industry. Publisher Description Disasters experienced by the hospitality industry have steadily increased over the past few decades, and the industry has emerged as one of the most vulnerable businesses to disasters and emergencies, with a wave of catastrophic events striking it in recent years. Disaster management has become a vital tool as key industry players seek ways to cope with these unexpected events.Disaster Planning and Preparedness in the Hotel Industry reveals that a majority of hotels are not financially capable to prepare and train personnel, and unable to afford financing activities or disaster and emergency preparedness plans and programs. Furthermore, it finds that although emergencies bring about trauma and hardship in hotels, they are at the same time establishing a re-engineered life cycle. The book goes on to suggest that for hotels to be well managed and adequately prepared for emergency, all stakeholders should be engaged in removing setbacks and barriers to effective disaster and emergency management and planning. It concludes that Jordanian hotel managers and stakeholders should establish a well detailed emergency planning and preparedness schedule and outline details of the collaborative management plan for emergency cases.By identifying major emergencies that have occurred in the hotel industry; investigating hotels preparation for emergencies in the past; and exploring how hotels manage and overcome such emergencies; this book will increase the awareness of emergency managers and scholars on how to read, manage, and overcome the impact of emergencies in the hospitality industry. Author Biography Ahmad Rasmi Albattat, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Management and Science University, Selangor, Malaysia, and a visiting Professor and external examiner at the Politeknik Pariwisata Medan, Indonesia. His research interests include hospitality management, the hotel industry, tourism, events, emergency planning, disaster and crisis management, and human resource. Ahmad Puad Mat Som, PhD, currently works at the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia. His research interests include tourism planning and development, sustainable tourism, community participation in tourism, tourism marketing, tourism crisis management, and Muslim friendly tourism. Details ISBN 1787699382 ISBN-13 9781787699380 Title Disaster Planning and Preparedness in the Hotel Industry Author Ahmad Rasmi Albattat, Ahmad Puad Mat Som Format Hardcover Year 2019 Pages 144 Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited GE_Item_ID:161770692; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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