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Electronic Journal of Hospitality Legal, Safety & Security Research

The Electronic Journal of Hospitality Legal, Safety and Security Research is a refereed journal of empirical and conceptual research devoted to addressing legal-oriented concerns, safety and security related issues, and various aspects of risk management in places of public accommodation.

Glossary of Terms: Your Guide to the Industry Acronyms

Hospitality Terms Dictionary: Your Guide to the Industry Acronyms. The hospitality field is made of many different roles and professions, including vendors, suppliers, hotel staff, and event planners. This is a perfect first step for those who first enter the hospitality industry.

Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry

This textbook takes an applied approach to the study of hospitality law with its touchstone of compliance and prevention. The book is highly pedagogical and includes many interactive exercises and real world cases that help students focus on the practical application of hospitality laws and model their decision process to avoid liability.

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Hospitality Law: Managing Legal

Issues in the Hospitality Industry

Hospitality Law helps teach readers what they need to know to manage a facility legally, safely, and securely, taking an applied approach to the study of hospitality law with its touchstone of compliance and prevention. The legal information provided is carefully selected to specifically correlate with helping readers understand how to do the right thing.

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Hospitality Law: Fifth Edition Resources

Hospitality Law: A Manager’s Guide to Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry, Fifth Edition takes an applied approach to the study of hospitality law with its touchstone of compliance and prevention. The book is highly pedagogical and includes many interactive exercises and real world cases that help students focus on the practical application of hospitality laws and model their decision process to avoid liability. As a result, this book does look different than others on the market as the legal information contained is carefully selected to specifically correlate with helping students understand how to do the right thing, i.e., it is not a comprehensive book on the laws.

Barth immediately helps readers learn about the legalities of situations and work through exercises – both individually and in groups – to effectively apply them to hospitality management situations. Many instructors teach their course from a very applied perspective, which aligns with Barth’s approach. Purchase Now >>

  1. 75 Top Hospitality Cases 2025 – 2026 (2026) PPT
  2. 100 Top Hospitality Cases 2024-2025 (2025) PPT + Summary
  3. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2023 (2024) PPT + Summary
  4. The Top 50+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2022 (2023) PPT
  5. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2021 (2022) PPT + Summary
  6. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2020 (2021)
  7. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2019 (2020)
  8. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2018 (2019) Summary
  9. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2017 (2018) Summary
  10. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2016 (2017) Summary
  11. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2015 (2016) Summary
  12. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2014 (2015) Summary
  13. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2013 (2014) Summary
  14. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2012 (2013) Summary
  15. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2011 (2012) Summary
  16. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2010 (2011) Summary
  17. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2009 (2010) Summary
  18. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2008 (2009) Summary
  19. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2007 (2008) Summary
  20. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2006 (2007)
  21. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2005 (2006) Summary
  22. The Top 100+ Cases That Impacted Us in 2004 (2005) Summary
  1. Chapter One: Prevention Philosophy
  2. Chapter Two: Government Agencies that Impact the Hospitality Industry
  3. Chapter Three: Hospitality Business Structures
  4. Chapter Four: Hospitality Contracts
  5. Chapter Five: Significant Hospitality Contracts
  6. Chapter Six: Legally Managing Property
  7. Chapter Seven: Legally Selecting Employees
  8. Chapter Eight: Legally Managing Employees
  9. Chapter Nine: Your Responsibilities as a Hospitality Operator
  10. Chapter Ten: Your Responsibilities as a Hospitality Operator to Guests
  11. Chapter Eleven: Your Responsibilities for Guests Property
  12. Chapter Twelve: Your Responsibilities When Serving Food and Beverages
  13. Chapter Thirteen: Legal Characteristics of Travel and Tourism
  14. Chapter Fourteen: Safety and Security Issues
  15. Chapter Fifteen: Managing Insurance

Hospitality Law: Fourth Edition Resources

Hospitality Law, Fourth Edition maintains the logical flow developed in the Third Edition, but now with the latest updates and revisions with regard to changes in the law that ensure the most current information is presented for hospitality law students. The Fourth Edition includes information on relevant recent events and trends, such as the impact of recent economic collapse on hotel development, sections updated with increased international perspective, added information on data privacy, increased information on safety and security, and updates to legal case studies and decision-making legal scenarios. Chapter web exercises have also been updated to ensure accuracy, and strategic links have been added throughout the chapter to ensure currency with regard to law changes since the last edition. Purchase Here >>
  1. APEX Meeting Contracts Accepted Practices – Provided by the Convention Industry Council
  2. Events Industry Council – Website
  3. Joint Franchisor-Franchise Relations – Robert Zarco, Richard Barrett-Cuetara and Andrew Loewinger
  4. Management Contracts Litigation Update – David Moseley
  5. Policy Regarding Use of Social Media by XYZ Company – Sample Form
  6. Proposed Model Innkeeper’s Limitation of Liability Statute – Richard Westbrook
  7. Uncovering the Mysteries of the Tip Wage – Terrance Robinson
  1. Chapter 1: Prevention Philosophy
  2. Chapter 2: Government Agencies that Impact the Industry
  3. Chapter 3: Hospitality Business Structures
  4. Chapter 4: Hospitality Contracts
  5. Chapter 5: Significant Hospitality Contracts
  6. Chapter 6: Legally Managing Property
  7. Chapter 7: Legally Selecting Employees
  8. Chapter 8: Legally Managing Employees
  9. Chapter 9: Responsibilities as a Hospitality Operator
  10. Chapter 10: Responsibilities as a Hospitality Operator to Guests
  11. Chapter 11: Responsibilities for Guest’s Property
  12. Chapter 12: Responsibilities When Serving Food and Beverages
  13. Chapter 13: Legal Characteristics of Travel and Tourism
  14. Chapter 14: Safety and Security Issues
  15. Chapter 15: Managing Insurance

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