Book section
"Just like the elves in Harry Potter": Room attendants in United Kingdom hotels
- Abstract:
-
As part of the hospitality sector, the hotel industry is a significant contributor to the United Kingdom's economy. Although estimates are difficult because of a lack of definitive statistics, the hotel industry's annual turnover was as high as £27 billion (US$52.5 billion) in 2006, according to the British Hospitality Association (Caterer and Hotelkeeper 2006). The industry is diverse, including bedand-breakfast establishments, budget, midrange, and luxury hotels. Because of volatile markets...
Expand abstract
Actions
Authors
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Russell Sage Foundation
- Pages:
- 96-130
- Host title:
- Low-Wage Work in the United Kingdom
- Publication date:
- 2008-01-01
- Source identifiers:
-
502310
Item Description
- Pubs id:
-
pubs:502310
- UUID:
-
uuid:8c72955c-a753-46fa-afc6-7250df351139
- Local pid:
- pubs:502310
- Deposit date:
- 2015-01-15
Terms of use
- Copyright date:
- 2008
If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record