Provides coverage of legal issues in travel and tourism, including those associated with transportation, travel agents, tour operators, gaming, mixed-use, and timeshare properties Only Hospitality Law textbook that stresses an interactive, applied approach to learning Familiarizes students with technology through the use of searches on the Internet, and references to hospitality cases Short examples stress real-life situations, not extensive legal citations Features real-world legal case summaries that illustrate the practical application of hospitality laws in actual hospitality operations. Strong pedagogical features - opening vignettes, chapter objectives, integrated legal definitions, situational exercises, web exercises and extensive end of chapter materials provide readers with a solid base to learn how to make effective decisions in a hospitality operation