Our Researcher:

Debra Adams

 

 

Debra has held positions at a number of hotel schools in the UK and Switzerland. She develops financial management programmes for the academic and training sector for senior managers, and has worked with a number of international hotel groups. Debra holds an MA in E-Learning and is qualified with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Currently published research project: Adams, D. (2024). Management accounting for the hospitality, tourism and leisure industries: A strategic approach. Goodfellow Publishers.

Description

Management Accounting for the Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Industries – A Strategic Approach 3rd edition is 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. This third edition of this long-standing and effective text is fully revised and updated to include: • Pricing strategies to include examples of Revenue Management tactics; • Ratios such as TREVPAR and GOPPAR; • The growth of management contracts, franchising and leasing strategies for growth; • Increasing variety of funding options including crowd funding; • More detailed examples based on the author’s personal contemporary experience in training hotel financial controllers; • Further industry specific content to reflect current trends and practice. Key features include: • Up-to-date and relevant content designed to suit the needs of the current Hospitality Professional; • The latest recommendations of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry; • Current trends and practice; • Numerous case examples and scenarios to use in class; • Online resources to support the text.