ABSTRACT

Tourism hospitality has its own specifications in every country, although some features are general. This chapter deals with the prediction of development in tourism hospitality in Slovakia. To evaluate the level of development in hospitality industry means to take into account especially indicators such as the amount of accommodation establishments and their occupancy percentage rate. There are many aspects that influence the level of the services in accommodation establishments. However, there are some differences in the development of accommodation establishments and the hotels as their integral part. Hospitality as an integral part of tourism industry can be evaluated in several aspects. Environment in the area where the accommodation establishment is situated as well as the customers' attitudes and behaviors can also predetermine the economic situation of the organization owning accommodation establishment and its resulting organizational structure and supply, expressed as supply chain management.