This course presents comprehensive coverage on how the tourism and hospitality industry operates within a comprehensive domestic and international, legal and regulatory framework. This course examines this framework and covers the key principle of law applicable to hospitality, tourism and related industries. It also discusses the various legislations on business organization and several international law issues such as consumer protection, product and service liability, employment and law access to the natural environment. Students will also have a comprehensive knowledge about the national and international regulation of the travel and hospitality industry; consumer contracts law; the law of carriers and accommodations; the duties and responsibilities of tour and travel operators and agents; travel insurance law; the law of bailment; hotel and restaurant management law; gaming and marketing law; consumer rights and complaints; criminal and civil liability of people working in the travel and tourism industry.
It also examines the law regulating the issuance of visa and travel documentation and considers the liability of the operators, agents, carriers and government instrumentalities in relation to health and safety issues.
- Teacher: Lester Temple Mejia