Tourism and Travel Law
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Tourism and Travel Law examines the legal frameworks and regulations that govern the tourism and travel industry at national and international levels. The course covers topics such as contracts, consumer protection, liability of travel agents and tour operators, aviation and maritime law, immigration requirements, health and safety standards, and dispute resolution in tourism-related transactions. Students will analyze real-world legal cases and scenarios to understand the rights and responsibilities of travelers, service providers, and governments, gaining practical knowledge essential for managing legal risks in the rapidly evolving global tourism sector.
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Hotel Restaurant and Travel Law 7th Edition by Karen Morris
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Contemporary Hospitality Law
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Q1) Punitive damages are awarded to a plaintiff to compensate for a loss caused by the defendant.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A motion is:
A) A juror's request to deliver his or her theory of the case to the judge
B) A request to a judge for relief that is made while a lawsuit is ongoing
C) A request for a relief break to use the restroom while court is in session
D) The walkway the judge uses from his or her office to the courtroom
Answer: B
Q3) In a criminal case, who pays for the plaintiff's attorney?
A) The victim of the crime
B) The police
C) The government
D) The defendant
Answer: C
Q4) ____________________ are agreements between two or more parties that are enforceable in court.
Answer: Contracts
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Chapter 2: Legal Procedures: Journey of a Case Through the Courts
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Q1) A request to judge for relief made while a lawsuit is ongoing is called a
Answer: motion
Q2) Which of the following is not included in a complaint?
A) A statement showing the jurisdiction of the court
B) Details about why the plaintiff is suing the defendant
C) A request for discovery
D) A claim for relief
Answer: C
Q3) The defendant is the person who initiates a lawsuit.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The process by which a jury is selected is called _________________________.
Answer: voir dire
Q5) The Supreme Court of a state has the authority to hear every kind of case. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Civil Rights and Hospitality Businesses
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Q1) The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution prevents certain types of discrimination based on ____________________.
Answer: sex
Q2) A restaurant can legally place all its wheelchair-accessible tables in the same area.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A remedy allowed under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that is intended to encourage plaintiffs to sue is _________________________.
Answer: attorney's fees
Q4) Most states have passed laws prohibiting certain types of discrimination not covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q5) A ____________________ is a precedent that marks a turning point in the interpretation of the law.
Answer: landmark
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Chapter 4: Contract Law and the Hospitality Industry
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Q1) Which of the following is not a contract?
A) A restaurant purchases a month's supply of condiments from a supplier and pays the agreed price.
B) A hotel delivers newspapers to its guests' rooms at no charge.
C) A snowplower agrees to plow a restaurant's parking lot in exchange for free meals.
D) A hotel hires a banquet manager at an agreed salary.
Q2) What is the effect of a counteroffer?
A) No contract results unless the counteroffer is accepted.
B) The counteroffer creates a contract.
C) A contract results, but it is voidable at the option of the offeror.
D) A contract results, but it is voidable at the option of the offeree.
Q3) Which of the following is not an essential element of a contract?
A) Contractual capacity
B) Consideration
C) A writing
D) Legality
Q4) Pain and suffering is recoverable in a breach of contract lawsuit.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Principles of Negligence
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Q1) Which of the following is not an objective of the doctrine of respondeat superior?
A) It helps to ensure that the plaintiff will have a financially secure defendant.
B) It assists low-paid employees in handling legal liability.
C) It encourages employers to exercise caution in the selection of employees.
D) It encourages employers to train their employees well.
Q2) Which of the following is a risk that is assumed?
A) The risk that a person playing tennis will be hit by a ball in play
B) The risk that a person playing racquetball may fall in a hole on the court
C) The risk that a ski trail will have a small bush on it
D) The risk that a paddleboat at a hotel has a hole in it, causing the boat to slowly sink
Q3) If assumption of risk applies, the defendant will not be liable.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Two precautions a hotel with mirrored or glass walls might take to avoid injury are
Q5) To win a lawsuit, the plaintiff must show what types of injuries?
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Chapter 6: Negligence and Hospitality Practices
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Q1) The rule applied in determining the appropriateness of expert opinion testimony is whether the judge would be capable of understanding the complexities of the case.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A diner at a restaurant tripped and fell on an orange peel. To determine whether the restaurant is liable, you would need the following additional information:
Q3) Three parts of a window that a hotel should inspect regularly to avoid accidents include the ____________________, ____________________, and
Q4) Concerning the bottom of a wading pool, to avoid liability a hotel should ________.
Q5) Precautions a restaurant should take when waxing a floor include
Q6) A shepherd's crook, or life pole, as required for hotel pools by ordinances, is a pole with ________________________________________.
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Chapter 7: Guests and Other Patrons
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Q1) A person who does not qualify as a guest and uses a hotel without the permission of the innkeeper is a ____________________.
Q2) An essential element of all contracts is the ____________________ by the parties to enter a contract.
Q3) A woman entered the hotel with her luggage. Although she did not have reservations, she intended to rent a room and was hopeful the hotel had vacancies. Unfortunately, it did not. True or false: The woman qualifies as a guest.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The parents of a bride arrange to have the wedding catered at a hotel. The bride and groom rent the bridal suite for their first night as husband and wife. True or false: The parents of the bride qualify as guests at the hotel. A)True
B)False
Q5) The legal duties owed by an innkeeper to a guest differ from those owed to a tenant. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Protecting Patrons Property
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Q1) All state legislatures have adopted statutes to limit hotelkeepers' liability for guests' property losses.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A ____________________ case is one sufficient to warrant a judgment for the plaintiff if the defendant does not contradict the evidence.
Q3) Prior to the advent of limiting liability statutes, an ice storm occurred in a small town where the Miscadem Motel was located. Heavy ice formed on tree limbs, causing many to break from the weight. One heavily iced branch fell on a hotel window, causing it to break. Shattered glass caused injury to a guest's property inside. True or false: Under common law the hotel would have been liable for the loss.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Whether or not a guest's watch should be placed in a hotel safe may depend on the value of the watch.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Rights of Innkeepers
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Q1) For which of the following circumstances can an innkeeper not evict a guest?
A) The guest is disorderly.
B) The guest is intoxicated.
C) The guest has not paid the bill.
D) The guest has a pet (other than a service animal).
Q2) A hotel can treat a holdover guest as a trespasser.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following items, if brought to a hotel by a guest, is not subject to the innkeeper's lien?
A) A camera
B) A wedding ring
C) Merchandise samples
D) Property in the hotel safe
Q4) A person who enters a hotel is either a guest or, if not intending to become one, must leave if requested to do so by the hotel staff.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Guests Rights
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Q1) What must a police officer have to obtain a search warrant?
A) Probable cause
B) Front desk agents word
C) Loud guests
D) Disturbing guests
Q2) What is the consequence of a hotel charging guests for services they did not receive?
A) The hotel will be required to reimburse the guest for the unused services.
B) The hotel will be criminally liable.
C) There is no consequence: the hotel is entitled to charge for such services.
D) The hotel will be required to reimburse the guest for the full amount paid by the guest to the hotel, including the charge for use of the room.
Q3) When a hotel finds lost or misplaced property, it should not give it to someone claiming to be the owner until
Q4) The police arrive at a hotel with a warrant for a guest. The innkeeper owes a duty to the guest to refrain from informing the police of the guest's room number.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Liability and the Sale of Food
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Q1) When a fight breaks out at a bar, and it is unforeseen, the bar is not
Q2) Which of the following is not a breach of the warranty of merchantability?
A) Chicken soup is served without being heated so that its temperature is quite cold.
B) Pork is served without being properly cooked so that parasites that cause trichinosis are alive in it.
C) Macaroni salad is served with spoiled mayonnaise.
D) Contaminated meat is used in a stew.
Q3) Trichinosis is an illness caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game products infected with larvae.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Uniform Commercial Code is a set of rules designed to simplify and modernize the law governing sale of goods, including food.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Preparation of kosher food is supervised by a ____________________ or a designee.
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Chapter 12: Liability and the Sale of Alcohol
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Q1) When a visibly intoxicated person is served at two separate bars, one after the other, _________________________ will be held liable to a third person injured by the patron.
Q2) Jack's boss, Nancy, held a party at a hotel. Jack had several drinks, some paid for by Nancy. Jack later drove home and got into an accident, killing two people in the other car. Who was held liable?
A) The hotel
B) The employer
C) The two people in the other car
D) All the above
Q3) The licensee is the ____________________ or ____________________.
Q4) The cost of liquor liability insurance is NOT based on:
A) Volume of alcohol sold by the licensee
B) Prior incidents of illegal sales
C) Nature of the establishment
D) The hours the establishment is closed
Q5) Licensees can be located in whichever area they choose.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Travel Agents and Airlines Rights and Liabilities
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Q1) Cancellation of an airline flight due to adverse weather conditions will result in liability by the airline for breach of contract to those persons who had reservations on the flight.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An agency relationship consists of two parties, a principal and an independent contractor.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In an overbooking situation, an airline can usually avoid liability for punitive damages by ____________________________________________________________.
Q4) A type of insurance that covers a travel agent's failure to satisfy its obligation to a customer is called ________________________________________.
Q5) Where an agent acts outside the bounds of delegated authority, the principal is not bound.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 14: Employment
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Q1) Restrictions on employment of young persons include all of the following except:
A) The method of transportation used by the person to travel to and from work
B) The hours during the day when the young person can work
C) The number of hours per week that the young person can work
D) The type of tasks the young person can do
Q2) An employer hiring a new employee can legally require a drug test prior to offering a job to an applicant.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fails to act on a discrimination claim within 180 days, the claimant automatically loses the case and has no alternative remedies.
A)True B)False
Q4) An employer who is hiring a new manager can refuse to hire an applicant who has recovered from a serious illness on the ground that the person may frequently be absent.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Regulation and Licensing
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Q1) Before a matter that is within the jurisdiction of a government agency can be heard in court, the ______________________________ must be exhausted.
Q2) The denial of a license will be reversed on appeal if the decision to withhold the license was ___________________________________.
Q3) A hotel may be held liable for acts of its managers that violate antitrust laws. A)True B)False
Q4) The main difference between a trademark and a service mark is ____________________________________________________________
Q5) Many states have laws barring innkeepers from accepting as guests people they know are registering under false names. The primary purpose of these laws is that false names
Q6) ____________________ is a process by which local governments can restrict the way property owners use their land.
Q7) The purpose of ASCAP is to ____________________________________________________________.
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Q1) _________________________ casinos are the result of laws that prohibit gambling on shore, but not out at sea.
Q2) Which of the following best describes sovereign immunity?
A) It is the authority given to state governments to regulate gambling.
B) It is the authority given to Native Americans to regulate their own internal affairs on reservations.
C) It is the authority given to a captain of a gambling riverboat.
D) It is the right of an employer to discipline an employee who engages in sexual harassment.
Q3) Most spas offer both manicures and pedicures. To prevent customers from contracting a fungus during treatment, a spa should:
A) Inform patrons that they proceed at their own risk for such treatment
B) Ensure that manicure and pedicure tools are sterilized after each use
C) Have each customer sign a waiver of liability prior to manicures and pedicures
D) Both A and C
Q4) Some states prohibit _________________________ within the state.
Q5) Two remedies for copyright infringement are
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