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This new edition combines within two covers: * A dictionary of 2500 terms* Descriptions of 300 organizations* A biographical dictionary of 100 personalities* Explanations of 1200 acronyms and abbreviations* Key data for well over 200 countries* A concise bibliography listing more than 100 useful sources of further information The author's long and wide experience of these fields makes this an indispensable companion for students and teachers, and those employed in relevant businesses and organizations, as well as for the travellers, tourists and guests who are the raison d'tre of it all. Includes more than 4000 entries, with over 1000 of them new to this editionProfiles 100 outstanding personalities connected with travel, tourism and hospitalityDescribes 300 international and national organisations, with data from over 200 countries

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• Dictionary of terms
• International organizations
• National organizations: Australia and New Zealand, North America, United Kingdom and Ireland
• Who Was Who
• Abbreviations
• Countries of the world
• Bibliography

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CHOICE Review

Although Medlik's book has a definite British slant, the up-to-date tourism and travel vocabulary makes it very useful in academic libraries with programs in hospitality and tourism. It gives complete definitions of terms used in the hospitality industry, including some not defined by similar dictionaries, and complements such sources as Charles J. Metelka's The Dictionary of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism (3rd ed., 1990) and The Travel Dictionary (rev. ed., 1990), by Claudine Dervaes. The typeface is large and readable; terms defined elsewhere in the ditiionary are shown in boldface. Large sections cover tourism organizations in the UK and the international community. As with other travel dictionaries, a section is dedicated to common abbreviations found in the travel industry. Finally, Medlik includes a bibliography of sources that were helpful in creating his dictionary. Certainly this is a useful contribution to the field and valuable for any library with a collection in tourism. D. A. Forro; Michigan State University Libraries