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Hotel Law is a comprehensive textbook specially designed to meet the needs of students of undergraduate and post graduate hotel management programs. The book covers the various laws related to the hotel industry and illustrates them through various examples and cases.The book begins with an introduction to the Indian hospitality industry and hospitality laws. The coverage includes discussion on various laws, such as labour laws, law of torts, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 (PFA), the Food Safety and Standards Act of India 2006 (FSSAI), and liquor licensing. The impact of the environment on hotel operations is also discussed with a special focus on waste management in the different departments of a hotel. Important operational aspects such as doing business in India, business contracts, hotel licenses and permission as well as insurance are illustrated with numerous industry examples and cases.Students will find this book useful for its coverage and simple, easy-to-understand, and jargon-free language. The abundance of global and Indian industry-specific cases and examples make this book highly useful for practitioners, as well.