tourist trade

Looks at the opportunities for employment in various travel-related careers, discussing the pros and cons, educational requirements, and average salaries.

Joe and Frank Hardy investigate the plot to destroy Niagara Falls and must locate the culprit before any damage can be done.

Gives information on career advancements, employment outlook, salary opportunities, and education requirements.

The story of the pioneering women who worked as waitresses at Fred Harvey's restaurants along the railway from the 1880s through the 1950s.

Describes five jobs in the world of travel (travel agent, flight attendant, reservations agent, customer service agent, tour manager), none of which requires a college degree, and discusses the skills needed to do them, their advantages and disadvantages, and their growth potential.

Presents a career guide that explores opportunities in travel and hospitality, with profiles of occupations in the field, and advice on how to prepare for one of these jobs.

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.

Private detective Brian Keyes becomes mixed up in a morass of football players, politicians, police, fanatics, and one hungry crocodile when he sets out to discover who killed loyal Shriner Theodore Bellamy and Sparky Harper, president of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

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.

Presents biographical and career sketches of ten successful practitioners in the travel and tourism industry, taking the reader through a typical day at work, with advice on career planning and hints for landing a job.