Purpose – Nottingham Business School recently validated a suite of generic qualifications based round the theme of leisure retailing. The purpose of this paper is to describe the Advanced Diploma, where one of the first cohorts on the programme was pub managers and area managers from J.D....

Purpose – The paper reports on a research project undertaken for the North West Tourism Skills Network. Design/methodology/approach – The project explored the provision of information technology within hospitality and tourism programmes in educational institutions in the region. Researchers...

Purpose – An emerging hospitality studies focus amongst British academics prioritizes the study of host and guest transactions as a key feature of hospitality research and publications. This short paper introduces the papers in the special issue. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a...

Purpose – This discussion paper aims to provide an introduction to revised ways of understanding and approaching the study of hospitality. Design/methodology/approach – In addition to the consideration of hospitality from an array of social science and arts perspectives, the paper advocates...