Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Law: A Preventive Approach (Seventh Edition) By Norman G. Cournoyer, Anthony G> Marshall, Karen L. Morris ISBN: 9781418051914 ASIN: B005AYWE4Q Published: 2007 Number of Pages: 744 Edition: 7th Binding: Hardcover

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning Description: For students and practicing professionals in hospitality, travel and tourism as well as specialized paralegal work, Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Law: A Preventative Approach, 7th Edition, addresses legal issues confronted by managers in the hotel, restaurant, travel and casino industries. The emphasis is on prevention of legal violations. By reading the book, managers can appreciate and identify what actions and precautions are necessary to avoid, or at least minimize, the number of lawsuits. The book uses the case method, long recognized as a helpful approach to learning the often-complicated discipline of law. Readers will study decisions from actual cases in which hospitality establishments were sued, as well as what legal precedents were cited.

Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number:  2007017499

International Standard Book Number: 1418051918: 9781418051914

Geographic Area Code: n-us---

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: KF951
   - Item number: .C6 2008

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Morris, Karen,
   - Dates associated with a name: 1950-

Title Statement
   - Title: Hotel, restaurant, and travel law :
   - Remainder of title: a preventive approach /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: by Karen L. Morris, Norman G. Cournoyer, Anthony G. Marshall.

Edition Statement: 7th ed.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Clifton Park, NY :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Thomson Delmar Learning,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2008.

Physical Description
   - Extent: xxiv, 744 p. ;
   - Dimensions: 25 cm.

General Note: Author's names appear in different order in previous ed.; Norman G. Cournoyer name appears first.: Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note: Introduction to contemporary hospitality law -- Legal procedures: journey of a case through the courts -- Civil rights and hospitality businesses -- Contract law and the hospitality industry -- Principles of negligence -- Negligence and hospitality practices -- Guests and other patrons -- Protecting patrons' property -- Rights of innkeepers -- Guest's rights -- Liability and the sale of food -- Liability and the sale of alcohol -- Travel agents and airlines' rights and liabilities -- Employment -- The developing law of casinos.

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Hospitality industry
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Hotels
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Travel agents
   - General subdivision: Law and legislation
   - General subdivision: Legal status, laws, etc.
   - Geographic subdivision: United States.

Added Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Cournoyer, Norman G.
   - Personal name: Marshall, Anthony G.