What is Hospitality?

Which of the following is the definition of Hospitality?

• Hospitality means going to hospital

• Hospitality means finding food, drink and accommodation

• Hospitality means providing food, drink and accommodation

Which of the following statements is true?

• The commercial sector makes a profit

• The commercial sector is in a school canteen

• The commercial sector does not employ very many people

Which of the following group of outlets all belong to the commercial sector?

• Restaurant, hotel, in-flight meals

• Hospital, coffee dock, bed and breakfast, burger van

• Café, guest house, bed and breakfast

An outlet in the catering services sector will:

• Always make a profit

• Sometimes make a profit

• Never make a profit

Within the catering services sector providing food and drink is:

• The main purpose of the business

• A service to another type of business

• The primary source of income

Which of the following groups of outlets all belong to the catering services sector?

• Ferry Bar, in-flight meals, cinema vending machine

• Hospital ward, restaurant, call centre staff canteen

• Theatre coffee bar, burger van at a football match, pizzeria

The hospitality industry links with the tourist industry by:

• Providing a wide range of hotels to meet visitor needs

• Providing guides at tourist attractions

• Organising sight seeing tours

The school meals service:

• Is important to provide children with hot food

• Is a catering service part of the hospitality industry

• Is free for all children

Contract catering businesses are used:

• To provide food and drink in the staff canteen of a factory

• To provide food and drink in a hotel for a fund raising dinner

• To provide food and drink for a staff lunch in a local restaurant

The hospitality industry:

• Is important to the economy by providing jobs

• Does not bring tourists to a country

• Does not provide training for young people