For non-accountant hospitality managers, accounting and financial management is often perceived as an inaccessible part of the business. Yet having a grasp of accounting basics is a key part of  management. Using an 'easy to read' style, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the most relevant accounting information for hospitality managers. It demonstrates how to organise and analyse accounting data to help make informed decisions with confidence.
With its highly practical approach, this new Edition:
*         Quickly develops the reader's ability to adeptly use and interpret accounting information to further organisational decision making and control
*         Demonstrates how an appropriate analysis of financial reports can drive your business strategy forward from a well-informed base
*         Develops mastery of key accounting concepts through financial decision making cases that take a hospitality manager's perspective on business issues
*         Presents accounting  problems in the context of a range of countries and currencies
*         Includes a new chapter that addresses a range of financial management topics that include share market workings, agency issues, dividend policy as well as operating and financial leverage
*         Includes a further new chapter that provides a financial perspective on revenue management
*         Includes accounting problems at the end of each chapter to be used to test knowledge and apply understanding to real life situations
*         Offers extensive web support for instructors and students that includes powerpoint slides, solutions to end of chapter problems, test bank and additional exercises.

The book is written in an accessible and engaging style and structured logically with useful features throughout to aid students’ learning and understanding. It is a key resource for all future hospitality managers.

对于非会计的酒店经理来说，会计和财务管理通常被视为业务中不可触及的一部分。然而掌握会计基础知识是管理的一个关键部分。使用“易于阅读”的风格，这本书提供了一个最相关的酒店经理会计信息全面概述。它展示了如何组织和分析会计数据，以帮助作出明智的决策与信心。
凭借其高度实用的方法，新版：
*迅速发展读者的能力，熟练地使用和解释会计信息，以进一步组织决策和控制
*演示如何对财务报告进行适当的分析，从而在充分了解情况的基础上推动您的业务战略向前发展
*通过财务决策案例培养对关键会计概念的掌握，从酒店经理的角度看待业务问题
*在一系列国家和货币的背景下提出会计问题
*包括一个新的章节，解决了一系列的财务管理主题，包括股票市场运作，代理问题，股利政策以及经营和财务杠杆
*包括一个新的章节，提供了收入管理的财务观点
*包括会计问题在每一章的结尾，用来测试知识和应用的实际生活情况的理解
*为教师和学生提供广泛的网络支持，包括powerpoint幻灯片、章末问题解决方案、题库和附加练习。
这本书是写在一个可访问的和引人入胜的风格和结构逻辑与有用的功能贯穿始终，以帮助学生的学习和理解。它是所有未来酒店经理的关键资源。