Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1. Strategy and the tourism, hospitality and events' contexts. Introduction -- Strategy and strategic objectives for tourism, hospitality and event organisations -- Introduction to strategy for travel, tourism and hospitality -- Part 2. Analysing the internal environment. Introduction -- Tourism, hospitality and event organisations : the operational context: competencies, resources and competitive advantage -- Tourism, hospitality and event organisations : the human resources context -- Tourism, hospitality and event organisations : the financial context -- Tourism, hospitality and event organisations : the products and markets context -- Part 3. Analysing the external environment. Introduction -- The external environment for travel, tourism and hospitality organisations : the macro context -- The external environment for travel, tourism and hospitality organisations : the micro context -- SWOT analysis -- Part 4. Strategic Selection. Introduction -- Competitive strategy and strategic direction for tourism hospitality and event organisations -- Strategic methods of development for travel, tourism and hospitality -- Strategic evaluation and selection -- Part 5. Strategic implementation and strategy in theory and practice. Introduction -- Strategic implementation for tourism, hospitality and events -- International and global strategies for tourism, hospitality and events -- Strategy and the tourism, hospitality and events, theory and practice -- Part 5. Case analysis for tourism, hospitality and events: Case analysis. Case 1. Strategic alliances in the airline industry -- Case 2. Tourism Queensland: strategic positioning and promotion -- Case 3. Ryanair: evolution of competitive strategy -- Case 4. Hyatt hotels: a family firm goes for growth -- Case 5. Days Inn: franchising hospitality assets in China -- Case 6. Reed Exhibitions, the world's leading events organizer -- Case 7. Thomas Cook: turnaround for an historic travel brand.