The Asia-Pacific tourism industry is booming and is expected to grow by 6.5% annually over the next 15 years. Current trends show that Asia-Pacific will continue to have the greatest growth potential for the hospitality industry.
Hotel groups such as Intercontinental, Marriott, Starwood, Mandarin Oriental, Hilton, and Shangri-La, for example, are all developing hundreds of hotels across the region.
The biggest barrier to expansion for most groups is the lack of qualified employees. Skilled, strategically-oriented hospitality managers are in very high demand.
This book is a compendium of the expertise and experiences of alumni from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration.
