Scale, Scope and Diversity of the Hospitality Industry

AC1.1 Analyze the current scale, scope and diversity of the hospitality industry.

In this research you will find the current scope and diversity of the hospitality industry, including the range of job roles and employment possibilities. An analytic overview will be made on the current scale, scope and diversity of the hospitality industry for further understanding. The last paragraph, a conclusion will be drawn on the scale, scope and diversity of the tourism in the UK. Merriam Webster (n.d) defined hospitality as “generous and friendly treatment of the visitors and guest: providing, food, drinks” but not only that, hospitality is an organization that provides shelter, food and other services to visitors and guest.

Below are the listed scale, scope and diversity for the hospitality industry:

Scale-Restaurant, bar and pubs, lodging, entertainment, caters, gaming, event management etc.

Scope- The GDP contribution, turnovers, employment and job opportunities.

Diversity- 1. sectors are linked with each other. 2.socioeconomic backgrounds.

The hospitality industry is a wide and very diverse industry which most people is familiar with its lodging and food and beverage sector, it is actually much more than that. Is includes hotels, Bar and night clubs, catering services, hospital service, membership clubs and events and management and all so goods and services (Wikipedia 2016). There is also a wide range of jobs in the hospitality industry because of its demands to make the work more managable.eg. concierge, events manager, wedding planner, housekeeper. (reed, n.d). With that said the employment opportunities are available because it’s a very demanding industry (oxford economics, sept 2010, pg7). The hospitality industry is the world most popular industry according to SI-UK (2016),” hiring over 60 million people worldwide”. Due to the diversity and demand “hospitality economy is forecast to grow to 2.66 million direct jobs” (oxford economics,2014), thus enhancing job opportunities in all job roles available. It was also said by oxford economic (2014) that “UK hospitality contributed an estimated £57 billion to UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …total turnover generated by the hospitality industry is estimated to have been £118 billion (oxford economics.2014). Reynolds (n.d) defines diversity as “individuals and groups with different socioeconomic backgrounds and physical capabilities who engage in a variety of languages from multiple countries” .The diversity in the industry places some significance, for example the socioeconomic backgrounds of the costumers and employee, When handle” guests offers increased opportunities to develop a vital tourism industry” and “employers and their associates are able to readily understand and accept the idea of equal employment opportunity” says Reynolds (n.d).hospitality is also diversified by linking one sector to the next.example.in order for a guest to arrive to a particular hotel that person have to book a travel service like a bus or taxi service.

Conclusion

In conclusion the hospitality industry is very vast and is very beneficial to the UK industry, with its many sectors upon sectors which offers a mountain loads of job and job opportunities, “with 2.66 million direct jobs and hiring 60 million people worldwide” (SI-UK,2016). If this trend continues in this path, then it will be a continuously growing and vital part of our economy. The UK GDP contributed a whapping £57 billion to the UK GDP (oxford economics,2014). the diversity of the industry is so amazing, interlocking to make one clean cut process to ensure customer satifaction.example, travel service to a particular hotel.no wonder the industry is booming and every growing, also with the verity of socioeconomic backgrounds from visitors and employees and the industry seamlessly manage to housed all.