Applying numbers and IT in leisure and tourism

A practical introduction to the application of numbers and information in hospitality for Leisure and Tourism students, this text is designed to provide an understanding of why IT plays such an important role in the industry.

It supplies the basics of word-processing, tables, databases and spreadsheets, placing an emphasis on the importance of computer networking in keeping records, maintaining profits, finding averages, making predictions, and decision-making based on the results of the data analyzed.

The book is provided with self-test exercises and practical examples.