STUDY ON FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS OF A HOTEL AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN TOURIST DECISION MAKING

Abstract

Food is essentially the vital component or the real attractive factor of a place. One could equalize with the reputation and the natural, outstanding excellence ratio on the travel map. A tour of a place or a visit has always held the traveler in awe mainly due to the multi factors like distance,easy-travel roads, good locales, scenery, and landscapes, et al.. However, the basic lookout of any holidaymaker or an explorer is ultimately the food quotient that would gradually blend into the destination’s panorama in its goodness and quite earn the ticket to limitless indulgences cravings. Food has, alongside climate and other factors, already generated quite a hype or buzz in the tourism industry, and it would not be wrong if we infer that food is one of the vital factors for the selection of a tourist spot or destination. However, the word hospitality is a strong word, and it is a true fact that the food industry is connected to this area of service. When we talk about food, the hotel sector remains the hottest topic of discussion as this paper tries to study certain facts that may help decipher the main reason or the attractive feature in the decision making of any tourist booking at a particular hotel for his stay. The safety standards include the perspective of these factors hygiene, hospitality, and harbor, which, if followed to the tee, will enhance total business achievement level and leave the customer satisfied and from then on set the required momentum or steer towards great chances of business expansion.