Hospitality Around the World
Providing Care and Kindness to whoever is in Need

By Vivian
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ospitality refers to the relationship process between a guest and a host, and it also refers to the act or practice of being hospitable, that is, the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, with liberality and goodwill. Hospitality frequently refers to the hospitality industry jobs for hotels, restaurants, casinos, catering, resorts, clubs and any other service position that deals with tourists.
Service Industry

The hospitality service industry includes hotels, casinos, and resorts, which offer comfort and guidance to strangers, but only as part of a business relationship. The terms hospital, hospice, and hostel also derive from "hospitality," and these institutions preserve more of the connotation of personal care.
Hospitality around the world

* In Middle Eastern Culture, it was considered a cultural norm to take care of the strangers and foreigners living among you.

* Celtic societies also valued the concept of hospitality, especially in terms of protection. A host who granted a person's request for refuge was expected not only to provide food and shelter to his/her guest, but to make sure they did not come to harm while under their care.

* India is one of the oldest civilizations on earth, and like every culture has its own favorite stories including quite a few on hospitality.
Cultural value or norm

Hospitality as a cultural norm or value is an established sociological phenomenon