Legal Issues in Tourism and Hospitality

This course is designed to acquaint students with the legal aspects of the hotel, food and travel industry. We will study the court system and basic legal principles governing the hospitality industry, with specific attention to hospitality business structures, innkeeper-guest relationships and the duty owed to each other; and emerging areas of concern in contracts, torts, civil and property rights law, and insurable risks.

Course Outcomes (CO) At the end of this course, students will be able to:

CO1: To understand legal aspects associated with hospitality industry

CO2: To critically analyse company policy for ensuring better performance.