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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153082103321

Autore

Nyheim Peter D.

Titolo

Technology strategies for the hospitality industry / / Peter Nyheim, Daniel Connolly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, Essex : , : Pearson, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-292-05467-0

Edizione

[Second, Pearson new international edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Always learning

Disciplina

647.940285

Soggetti

Hospitality industry - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. If You Think You Don't Need to Know About IT, Think Again! -- 2. Using Information Technology to Drive Competitive Advantage -- 3. Computing Essentials -- 4. Networks -- 5. E-Commerce -- 6. Restaurant Management Systems -- 7. Hotel and Resort Technology -- 8. Global Distribution Systems and Channels -- 9. Databases -- 10. Competing on Knowledge: How the Power of Information Can Enable Great Things -- 11. Technology for the Meetings and Events Industry -- 12. Technology in the Casino Industry -- 13. Strategic Hospitality Technology Investment -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Hospitality Information Systems, and Hospitality Technology.     This text examines technology strategies for the hospitality industry. Exceptionally practical in approach, this edition includes a new chapter on technology in the casino industry and a new chapter on technology for meetings and events. A separate chapter is devoted to planning and investment as students learn what technology exists and how to use it to succeed in the hospitality business.