Schedule

Week

Date

Topic

Reading Assignments

 Assignments Due*

1

1/30

Introduction

NY Times Travel Section

Personal Profile

2

2/06

History of Hospitality

Chapter 1, pgs 3-23

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

3

2/13

Information Literacy

Industry Leader/ Organization Profile & Personal Essay Distributed

Chapter 1, pgs 23-46

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

4

2/20

Lodging

Chapter 2

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

Industry Leader/ Organization Profile

& Personal Essay

5

2/27

Lodging Operations

Chapter 3

NY Times Travel Section

Hotel information to be provided

Chapter Summary

6

3/06

Food and Beverage Management

Chapter 4 and 5

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

7

3/13

Dimensions of Managing Food Service

Concierge Assignment Distributed

Chapter 6 and 7

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

8

3/20

Theme Parks and the National Parks System

Chapter 10

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

     Selection of NYC Attraction

for Concierge Assignment

9

3/27

Travel & Tourism

Chapter 9

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

10

4/03

Travel & Tourism

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

11

4/10

Concierge Presentations

36 Hours in… Assignment Distributed

NY Times Travel Section

Concierge Assignment

12

4/17

Concierge Presentations

NY Times Travel Section

13

5/01

Meetings & Conventions and Events

Chapter 12 and 13

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

14

5/08

Hospitality Leadership,

the human factor

Handouts/Links

NY Times Travel Section

“36 Hours in…”

15

5/22

Hospitality Management

NY Times Travel Section