tourism

Offers advice on various aspects of travel, discussing planning, insurance, preparation, itineraries, health and safety, air travel, cruises, car rentals, lodgings, tipping, shopping, issues related to traveling with children, specialty travel, and coming home.

Profiles ten women who work in the field of travel and hospitality in such jobs as cruise ship social hostess, photographer, travel writer and editor, and spa director, and explains their duties and how they prepared for and got started in their careers.

Explores how to prepare for and get into the field of adventure guiding, and looks at the daily life of those who choose to work as adventure tour guides.

Describes the education, training, earnings, and outlook associated with twenty-two careers in the fields of travel and hospitality, including bellhop, bartender, flight attendant, hotel manager, pilot, resort worker, and tour guide.

Presents a history and overview of the travel and hospitality industry along with information on a number of career opportunities including flight attendants, hotel concierges, housekeepers, tour guides, and travel agents.

Mark Twain's account of his transformation into a Westerner when he joins his brother, a newly appointed federal official in Nevada.

Describes jobs in travel and tourism, including information on travel agents, tour operators, resort owners, and more; and profiles workers in the industry.

Profiles ten career options in hospitality, human services, and tourism for people considering a two-year degree program, each with information on salary range, employment prospects, education requirements, and work environment, and a look at a typical day on the job.

Eleven-year-old Melanie records in her diary how she rediscovers her hometown of Manhattan, copes with competing for her best friend's attention, enjoys a litter of baby mice, and anxiously awaits email from her Spanish friend, Miguel.

Devious twins Edgar and Ellen scheme to thwart the mayor's tourism initiative, which, if successful, would destroy the town junkyard--the twins' favorite playground, foraging spot, and home to their beloved carnivorous plant, Berenice.