Hospitality Laws & Travels

1. Explain the scope and structure of hospitality laws and travel regulations.
2. Identify and apply occupational health and safety regulations in the hospitality workplace.
3. Analyze international hospitality laws and the roles of regulatory bodies.
4. Implement strategies for preventing workplace violence and discriminatory actions.
5. Evaluate legal obligations and duties of care in the hospitality industry.

13 weeks, about 42 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: Scope, Concept and Definitions of Hospitality Law · 3 hours

     Define hospitality and the hospitality industry.. Explain the importance of rights and duties of employees.. Describe your understanding of travel regulation..

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 2: Travel, Purpose & Motivation for Leisure & Hospitality · 3 hours

     Define travel, purpose of travel, and motivation for travel.. Explain travel safety and tourism.. Identify and explain tourism with examples..

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 3: Front Office Booking Contract for Guests Registration & Accommodation · 3 hours

     Define contract between guest and hotelier.. Explain contract basics, offer, acceptance, and consideration in a contractual agreement..

4. Week 4Module 1:

   • Unit 4: Travel & Hospitality Basic Laws & B Regulations · 3 hours

     Identify and explain anti-trust laws.. Define and explain hospitality industry.. Explain what a contract is and stands for in hotel business.. Discuss tort laws in hospitality industry..

5. Week 5Module 1:

   • Unit 5: Occupational Health & Safety Laws in Hospitality Industry · 3 hours

     Describe how safety laws protect workers.. Explain the meaning of the Welfare Act of 1986.. Outline duties of an employer and responsibilities of employees regarding health and safety..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 1: International Hospitality Laws & Regulatory Bodies · 3 hours

     Describe the role of IATA in travel and tourism.. Explain how IATA regulates ticket pricing.. Identify the role of the Warsaw Convention to carriers.. Discuss how the Warsaw Convention directs carriers to issue baggage checks..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Hospitality Workplace Health & Safety Laws & Responsibilities · 3 hours

     Define workplace injury.. Explain the meaning of health and safety.. Identify responsibilities of an employer in workplace health and safety.. Discuss the danger of secondhand smoke in the workplace..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Law against Violence in Hospitality Workplace · 3 hours

     Explain the meaning of workplace violence.. Identify steps and considerations for risk assessment.. Describe being at risk of injury.. Discuss what an employer should do for a worker exposed to risk of violence..

9. Week 9Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Regulatory Guidance for Travel & Hospitality · 3 hours

     Define hazardous materials.. Identify materials that are hazardous to workers and guests.. Describe how to eliminate hazardous substances.. Explain steps and procedures to control hazardous substances..

10. Week 10Module 2:

    • Unit 5: Law Prohibiting Discriminatory Actions in Hospitality Industry · 3 hours

      Define discriminatory actions.. Identify discriminatory actions.. Explain your understanding of threatening discriminatory action.. Discuss why discriminatory actions were prohibited..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 1: Ergonomics Requirements for Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSI) · 3 hours

      Define ergonomics and its requirements.. Explain how bodily injuries occur at the workplace and their assessment.. Identify bodily muscular injuries.. Discuss ways of preventing physical injury at the workplace..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 2: Development of a Business Strategy in Leisure Travel & Hospitality Industry · 3 hours

      Explain the meaning of leisure travel and its importance to hospitality.. Define a business strategy as it relates to hospitality and tourism.. Describe products and services offered to clients in hospitality business.. Discuss corporate objectives pursued by travel and leisure firms..

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Trespass (Unlawful Entry), Illness and Death in Guestroom & Duties and Rights of the Guests · 3 hours

      Define trespass.. Explain rights of a guest in hotel business.. Identify duties of the hotelier to the guest property.. Discuss the duty and role the innkeeper has for the guest property..

    • Unit 4: Seven Steps to Health & Safety in Hospitality · 3 hours

      Define travel and its meaning and how to travel safely.. Explain the meaning of hospitality and steps to control hazards.. Identify purposes of travel and checklist for health and safety.. Discuss the motivation for travel and tourism..