The Blue Book is an ultimate guide for financial and management accounting in the hotel industry, and it is like no other. Some academic books for the hospitality industry do exist; however, as the term "hospitality industry" refers to lodging, food & beverage, event planning, transportation, and recreation, the industry is already complex on its own. It explains why such books do not conveniently cater to a hotel's needs. Moreover, these books dedicate many pages to corporate financing, which has little or nothing to do with the property level. Although there are some ground rules within the hospitality industry, the hotel has its unique accounting procedures and techniques, and this is when this book plays a main role.With over twenty years of valuable experience with the best international hotel operators in six countries, the author shares the essential and practical knowledge and guidelines to build a strong Finance Division in hotels. Therefore, this book perfectly caters to all financial professionals, from the start of their careers to becoming finance leaders.The contents of this book are certainly comprehensive and thorough - highly relevant and easy to understand. This makes it suitable for financial professionals, stakeholders including division heads, general managers, auditors, owners, and owner's representatives. All will greatly benefit from it. The Blue Book includes the following twelve parts that provide the most essential needed information to understand the hotel finance functions and to build a strong finance division:Part One: Basic AccountingPart Two: Revenue ManagementPart Three: Cost ManagementPart Four: Labor ManagementPart Five: Other Expenses GuidelinesPart Six: Financial AnalysisPart Seven: Budgeting and ForecastingPart Eight: Cash ManagementPart Nine: Hotel InvestmentsPart Ten: Hotel Management SoftwarePart Eleven: Financial Functions and SOPsPart Twelve: Parent-Child Chart of AccountsThis book uses the Uniform System of Accounts and GAAP as its main reference, ensuring that the information provided to the readers is the most updated and relevant version of the modern hotel industry.

The success of every business in the hospitality industry depends on maximizing revenues and minimizing costs. Hospitality Man-agement Accounting, Ninth Edition continues its time-tested presentation of fundamental concepts and analytical techniques that are essential to taking control of real-world accounting systems, evaluating current and past operations, and effectively managing finances toward increased profits. This accessible Ninth Edition offers hands-on coverage of computer applications and practical decision-making skills to successfully prepare readers for the increasingly complex and competitive hospitality industry.

With complete instructions for opening and keeping the visitor's accounts store books, and other departmental accounts as also the preparation of trading, profit and loss accounts, and balance-sheet of an hotel; together with a full explanation of the duties appertaining to an hotel book-keeper. Copious exercises and keys in extenso.

Following a successful debut edition, this new Second Edition of Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry builds on its strengths of clear organization and the ease with which students work through it. This new edition includes more basic math support for students and a more developed inclusion of ethical considerations and global changes both in accounting systems and in the hospitality industry.

This cutting edge and comprehensive book with contributions from the star faculty of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration offers the latest thinking on the best practices and strategies for hospitality management. A must for students and professionals seeking to enter or expand their reach in the hospitality industry, The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality delivers the authoritative advice you need to: Develop and manage a multinational career and become a leader in the hospitality industry Maximize profits from franchise agreements, management contracts, and leases Understand and predict customer choices, and motivate your staff to provide outstanding service Manage hospitality businesses and the real estate underlying the businesses Control costs, coordinate branding strategy, and manage operations across multiple locations

As the hospitality field continues to grow and diversify, today’s hospitality professionals need to understand financial accounting at a higher level than ever before. Written by some of the most respected authors in accounting, Hospitality Financial Accounting, Second Edition gives a complete introduction to financial accounting principles and demonstrates how to apply them to all facets of the hospitality industry. Updated with the latest developments in the accounting and hospitality fields,Hospitality Financial Accounting, Second Edition covers the basics of financial accounting first and then shows hospitality students how to analyze financial statements and deal with the daily issues they will face on the job.

An up-to-date and relevant reference guide to accounting for decision making in the hospitality, tourism and leisure industries. Its’ user-friendly and easy to follow style is based on the author’s extensive first-hand experience of working with and delivering training and professional development in the sector.