Hospitality industry depends on leisure time and disposable income of the guests

Hospitality industry is a segment that consists of lodging, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, and additional fields within the tourism industry. The industry measures several billion dollars and it is highly dependent on the availability of leisure time and disposable income of the guests. A hospitality unit comprises of multiple groups such as facility maintenance, direct operations, management, marketing, and human resources. The direct operations include; servers, housekeepers, porters, kitchen workers, bartenders, and more.

The hospitality industry covers a wide range of organizations offering food service and accommodation. It is segmented into sectors according to the skill-sets required for the work involved. The sectors include; accommodation, food and beverage, meeting and events, gaming, entertainment and recreation, tourism services and visitor information. The segments in hospitality industry thrive on usage rate and they seek to maximize the number of customers they "process".

Hospitality industry is empirically divided into two parts, which are; entertainment areas like clubs and bars, and accommodation. Accommodation takes the form of public houses, resorts, inn, campgrounds, hotels, hostels, serviced apartments, and motels. It also includes tourism support commercial activities like airline cabin staff and travel agents.