The tourism and hospitality industry operates with a comprehensive domestic, and international, legal and regulatory framework.  This course examines this framework and covers the key principles of law applicable to hospitality, tourism, and related industries.  Various legislations on business organization and several international law issues such as consumer protection, product and service liability, employment and law access to the natural environment will be covered.  Topics include:  national and international regulation of the travel and hospitality industry; consumer contracts law; the law of carriers and inns; the duties of travel operators and agents; travel insurance law; the law of bailment; the responsibilities of travel agents and tour operators; hotel management law; liquor licensing law; catering law; gaming law; marketing law; consumer rights and complaints; the law of regulating payments including international credit card payments, the finance of carriers and inns; criminal and civil liability of people working in the travel and tourism industry.