Hospitality and Travel Law

Catalog description

This course acquaints students with the legal aspects of the hospitality and travel industry. Students examine laws and regulations governing the industry with specific emphasis on: sources and principles of hospitality and travel law; the hotel-guest relationships and the duty owed to each other; liability and sale of guestrooms, food and beverage; employment practices; government regulations; contracts; licensing and insurance; risk management; management and franchise agreements and; commercial and case law. At the completion of the course, students will be able to recognize and evaluate legal issues for the purpose of decision making in hospitality and travel work environments.