The
hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the
service industry that includes
lodging,
event planning,
theme parks,
transportation,
cruise line, and additional fields within the
tourism industry. The hospitality industry is a multibillion-dollar industry that depends on the availability of leisure time and
disposable income. A hospitality unit such as a restaurant, hotel, or an amusement park consists of multiple groups such as facility maintenance and direct operations (servers,
housekeepers, porters, kitchen workers,
bartenders, management, marketing, and human resources etc.).