Exploring the Hospitality Industry (2nd Edition)
Dr. John R. Walker, D.B.A., FMP, CHA, is the McKibbon Professor of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee.  John’s years of industry experience include management training at the Savoy Hotel London.  This was followed by terms as food and beverage manager, assistant rooms division manager, catering managers, and general manager with Grand Metropolitan Hotels, Selsdon Park Hotel, Rank Hotels, Inter-Continental Hotels, and the Coral Reef Resort, Barbados, West Indies. He has taught at two- and four-year schools in Canada and the United States.  In addition to being a hospitality management consultant and text author, he has been published in theThe Cornell Hotel Restaurant Administration QuarterlyandThe Hospitality Educators Journal.  He is a ten-time recipient of the President’s Award for teaching, scholarship, and service; and he has received the Patnubay Award for exemplary professional performance through teaching and authorship of tourism and hospitality publications.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.