Module 10 has two subunits

Module 10 Tourism industry in the context
Module 10.1 Menu planning
Module 1.2 Food and Beverage department
Module 10.3 Drink services

1 INTRODUCTION
The travel and tourism industry is one of the biggest and fastest-growing industries in South Africa.

WHAT IS TOURISM?
Defining tourism is not a simple matter, as it is a complex industry made up of many different businesses, the common theme being that they provide products and services to tourists. The most usually accepted definition of tourism is that provided by the World Tourism Organisation:

‘Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business, and other purposes.’