By Daniel J. Connolly, Mark G. Haley
The primer helps to drive awareness regarding the importance and seriousness of PCI compliance. It provides a great starting point for those unfamiliar with this topic and those just beginning their journey, a quick reference tool, a way to quickly move up the learning curve, check lists and planning guides, and links to additional resources. It helps to demystify PCI compliance and explain it...

By Peter Jones
hospitality operations and IT research topics and set directions for future research efforts. Internationally recognized leading researchers provide thorough reviews and discussions, reviewing hospitality operations and IT research by topic, as well as illustrating how theories and concepts can be applied in the hospitality industry. The depth and coverage of each topic is unprecedented. A must-r...

By Dimitrios Buhalis, Roman Egger
'eTourism Case Studies: Management and Marketing Issues in eTourism' bridges the gap in contemporary literature o by carefully examining the marketing and management issues of companies that have successfully implemented eTourism solutions. A total of 43 case studies can be found in six sections, which explore the newest developments in this field, introducing and discussing emerging trends, appr...

By John J. Cahill, Michael L. L. Kasavana
Technology, an essential part of today’s hospitality operations, is the subject of the fifth edition of Managing Technology in the Hospitality Industry, published by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. Written by Michael L. Kasavana, Ph.D., of Michigan State University; and John J. Cahill, CHA, CHTP, this textbook introduces readers to the dynamic and critical field of technology ...

By Jason Burby, Shane Atchison
Right now someone is clicking on your website, and knowing everything you can about those clicks and the people that make them is a business imperative. That is the first of a set of compelling business lessons the expert authors of this guide have distilled from a decade of experience with the world's most powerful online brands. These lessons help executives, marketers, web managers, designers,...

By Auliana Poon
This book analyses the major challenges facing tourism today. The author highlights the central role of information technology in creating mass tourism by the mid-1970s, and how this technology and innovation are creating a new "best practice" of flexibility, market segmentation and diagonal integration within tourism. The book demonstrates how companies in the industry can enhance their competit...

By Dana Tesone
Up-to-date coverage of how technology impacts management in the hospitality industry. In order to succeed in today's business world, hospitality managers must have a wealth of knowledge when it comes to technology. Hospitality Information Systems and E-Commerce provides this essential information. Covering the technology used in each segment of the hospitality industry—lodging, foodservice, and t...

This is called The Backup Book, but it's really a complete guide to making sure your data remains available to you, no matter what. To that end, Dorian Cougias covers not only the obvious topics but also covers issues ranging from network cabling to document corruption. In addition to presenting solutions for virtually every data loss problem, he also offers solid guidance on business continuity....

By Paul Bedell
Need a jargon-free explanation of how wireless telecommunications work, with an emphasis on the design and management of systems? You'll find it in Paul Bedell's Wireless Crash Course. This guide provides everything you need to understand the basic working of wireless, its technology and markets. You get a crystal-clear introduction to basic concepts like radio frequency (RF), cell sites, and swi...

By Curt Simmons
Wireless Internet Access for Dummies lacks everything that makes a technology book good. It's short on detail. It's appropriate for neither technically minded users who want to design and build wireless Internet devices, nor for everyday people who want to buy and use such a device. It seems appropriate only for satisfying the apparent wish of the Dummies line's publisher to have a lot of yellow-...