The Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality is now in its second edition. Existing entries have been updated and new ones added including terms used in North America, Asia and Australasia. It defines and explains more than 3000 terms and abbreviations in travel, tourism and hospitality. It also lists key data for more than 200 countries.

Greatly increased coverage is given to business and employment terms; environment issues; European integration; food and catering; forms and types of tourism and recreation; travel-related illnesses.

Users of the first edition describe it as a reference tool, a manual and a flexible textbook. The second edition is an indispensible companion to all in travel, tourism and hospitality including students, teachers and those employed in a wide range of businesses and organizations. It will also be of great interest to the travellers, tourists and guests who are the focus and reason of it all.

Former Head of Department of Hotel, Catering and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey, UK, Professor Medlik also held several senior academic appointments overseas, in the USA, Canada, West Indies and Australia. His published work includes twenty books and other publications and more than one hundred contributions to professional and technical press