Prelude hospitality, hostmanship and the guest
Author Identifier (ORCID)
Erwin Losekoot: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6077-3724
Abstract
Hospitality has been practiced across the globe for as long as people have travelled and met others (O’Gorman, 2006, 2009, 2010). It has been taught as a subject in higher education since 1922 (Cornell); 1929 (Hotel School The Hague); The Scottish Hotel School (1944); and Hotel Management School Leeuwarden (1987). It has also been discussed in peer-reviewed academic journals for more than 40 years (Brotherton, 1999; Cassee & Reuland, 1983; Golubovskaya et al., 2017; Hemmington, 2007; Lugosi et al., 2009; Nailon, 1982; Riley, 1984). Much of these discussions have centred around the three concepts of domestic, commercial and civic/social hospitality and therefore also around the ‘nature of hospitality’ as well as the ‘management' of hospitality.
Keywords
Hospitality, hostmanship, tourism industry, service management, cultural practices, higher education
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
1-1-2026
Publication Title
The Future of Hotels: Creating What's Next
Publisher
Channel View Publications
School
School of Business and Law
Copyright
subscription content
First Page
56
Last Page
59
Comments
Losekoot, E. (2026). Prelude hospitality, hostmanship and the guest. In E. Losekoot, H. Assen, E. Cavagnaro, & I. Yeoman (Eds.), The future of hotels: Creating what’s next (pp. 56–59). Channel View Publications. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.32657596.9