TABLE
OF CONTENT
Title page
Certification
Acknowledgement
Dedication
CHAPTER ONE
- Introductions
- Needs
for study
- Aims
and objectives of the study
- Scope
of limitations
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Literature
review
2.2 Hotel
classification
2.3 Hotel
for travelers
2.4 Convention
facilities
2.5 Resort
2.6 Residential
hotels
2.7 History
of the hospitality industry
2.8 History
of tourism in Nigeria
2.9 Tourist
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 The contribution of the hospitality industry
to economic development
3.2 Problems
facing the hospitality industry
3.3 Ways
to improve the hospitality and tourism growth
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Summary
4.2 Conclusion
4.3 Recommendation
References
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION
The hospitality industry is being
studied in this project as “hospitality industry as an agent of tourist
attraction and economic development”.
The hospitality industry is a
commercial establishment that provides accommodation and other facilities like
food, drinks to the public. The hospitality industry is an institution that has
developed out of necessity and such has become one of the fastest growing
industries in the world.
Hospitality is being studies also
because of the contribution to tourism and economic development has problems
and challenges facing it.
In Nigeria, most especially the
hospitality industry still has a long way to go both in tourisms and economic development.
The government and the general public still have a lot to contribute because
here we are talking about hospitality which entails accommodating to foreign
guests and readiness to help tourists with our local knowledge.
The hospitality industry also brings
a lot of opportunities to the younger generation. All these and a lot more are
being studies under this project.
The hospitality industry also
contributes to the sustainable of tourism tempting is to start talking about
futuristic hospitality industry being built on the moon or under the sea, the
fact is that, in 1o or even 20 years time hospitality industry will be pretty
much the same as they are now. Even the most cursory look back over the past
two decades will lack up this contention.
The government talks more about
tourism today, but the reality is in the papers and documents indicated under
cabinet in offices.
Modernization and expansion of cities
are also affecting tourism and push pressure on cities and pasts, leading to
immigration of wide like, and cost of eco-system.
Tourism is critical for development
as an export drive and job creation. It critical for climate,like all major
social-economic sectors and a key component of any green technology parading
shift.
The hospitality industry has been
known to contribute immensely to the development of our country, there is
growing awareness of this in Nigeria as government agencies and private
companies are embarking on improvement of services of hotels are resorts.
- NEED
FOR STUDY
The hospitality industry is one of
the fastest growing industries in the world and is also a very profitable
leisure business. As such research to be carried out in order to know how it
works side by side with tourism and how much impact it can have on the economy.
These are countries around the worlds
that a great proportion of their national income is generated from tourism and
this is as a result of wonderful hospitality that they have for their tourists
and guests who have come for other business apart from tourism.
The problems that this industry faces
also need to be studied and all other
factors preventing the industry from moving forwards in order to generate more
revenue and make the economy of Nigeria stronger.
- AIMS
AND OBJECTIVES
- To study the contributions of the hospitality
industry to economic development.
- To know the classification of hotel
- Understanding the problems facing the
hospitality industry.
- Knowing the history of tourism in
Nigeria.
- To discover the opportunities in the
hospitality industry
- Understanding different between tourism and
tourist.
- Knowing the way of improving
hospitality industry.
- SCOPE
AND LIMITATION
The study is limited to examining the
“hospitality industry” as an agent of tourist attraction and economic
development, the history of the hospitality industry is and it’s continued
growth is covered. In addition, challenges facing the industry and ways to
improve the industry in order to move it forward are also studied.
LIMITATION
The
study of hospitality industry has a lot of issues facing it likewise tourisms,therefore,
the study has been limited to the topic under which it is examined using the
table of content.
There
is not enough time and money to study the hospitality industry form country to
country. Therefore, global survey of the global hospitality group and lodging
industry investment council (L.I.I.C) is used to examine the challenges
(including investment) facing the lodging industry.
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 LITERATURE
REVIEW
The
world tourism organization (WTO) is the lead agency responsible for the
development is standardized tourism definition. This agency states that
tourisms is defined by the “the set of activities of a person traveling to a
place outside his or her usual environment for at least one night, but less
than a year, and whose main purpose of travel is other than the exercise of an
activity remunerated from within the place visited” the phrase “usual
environment” excludes trips within the person’s community of residence and
routine commuting trips. The phrase exercise of an activity remunerated from
within in the placed visited excludes migration for temporary work paid by an economic
agent resident in the place visited. This however, does not apply to business
related travel such as sales calls, installation of equipment, or conversions
where the traveler’s employer is located elsewhere than the place visited.
Tourism is generally divided into the
following categories (sources: WTO)
- Domestic tourism: Residents of a county visiting
destination in the own country
- Inbound tourisms: Visits to a country by
non-residents.
- Outbound tourism: Residents of a country visiting
destinations in other countries.
- Internal tourism: The combination of domestic tourism
and inbound tourism.
- National tourism: The combination of domestic and
outbound tourism.
- International tourism: The combination of inbound and
outbound tourism.
The Ojude Oba festival in Ogun State
which is an annual traditional feast draws most Ijebu sons and daughters of
Ijebu Ode, the centre of culture and business. It also attracts people from
different part of the country. Tourism and hospitality industry encourage
tourism businessmen to visit the country or state as a result of this, there is
increase in foreign exchange and generating revenue for government through the
sales of food and drinks and accommodation.
Tourism is seen to be an economic
activity that results in a positive or negative impact.
2.2 HOTEL
CLASSIFICATION
In recent times, experts have
tried to classify hotels according to the facilities and services they render
using star rating, as listing below:
ONE STAR HOTELS
These hotels are not luxurious and
they have limited facilities, they usually have;
- Common
room
- Central heating facilities
- Telephone
- Furnished rooms with windows and
furniture.
- Water
closet
- Breakfast
services
- Sanitary
fitting
TWO-STAR HOTELS
These hotels include all activities
of one star hotel plus the use of elevator system. They also have the reception
service and at least 40% of the rooms must have washing facilities.
THREE- STAR HOTELS
They must have all facilities in 1
and 2 star plus.
- At least 75% of the rooms should have complete washing room and have standard fitting facilities.
- Must have 2 separate restaurants and special restaurant e.g. Chinese restaurant.
- This should be an open air swimming pool facilities.
- Provision of garden bar with high standard security
- There must be secretarial service and business centers.
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AS AN AGENT OF TOURIST ATTRACTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
