what is hospitality?
@GajaGamini (1068)
India
6 responses
@riempie9 (1021)
• South Africa
12 May 12
Hospitality is when someone comes at the wrong time to visit, you are in the midst of having supper, and you offer him a place at the table and ask him to eat with you. It also means going out of your way to make someone feel comfortable in your home. The Holy Prophet Muhamad spoke a lot about etiquette and table manners. He would give a stranger the goat milk and the dates, and he and his wives would have very little to eat. Hospitality is when your home is open to a friend and any stranger that might come along - and you are hospitable with your guests and make them feel comfortable.
@GajaGamini (1068)
• India
13 May 12
yes, hospitality is about making our guest comfortable and giving them comfort and food and beverages whatever we can give or manage.
whenever guest comes to our house we should welcome them and make them comfortable and give them water first because they must be exhausted or tired because of the traveling.
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@riempie9 (1021)
• South Africa
13 May 12
I never thought of giving water first. That is a good welcome, and in the three desert religions - Islam, Christianity, Judaism - giving water is like gold. So to invite your guest to come in, serve them with water and other refreshments afterwards is indeed hospitality. Even letting your guest sit in your best chair is something special and hospitable. There are many ways to show hospitality to guests and to strangers.
@GajaGamini (1068)
• India
13 May 12
giving water is normal and usual in India after water we give tea to them and in summer we give and cold drinks like Nimbu Sarbat.
Hospitalilty is different from country to country and religion to region that is why we have different opinions and traditions and we can share it here.
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@Chikezie (385)
• Malaysia
27 Jun 12
Hospitality means accepting people especially visitors or strangers to your vicinity and cheerfulness and giving them the best of the experience and that your place will offer in food, tourist sites, accommodation, direction to locating their desired place of interest and ensuring that they have a very wonderful and memorable stay.
@GajaGamini (1068)
• India
27 Jun 12
I agree, Hospitality means accepting people and visitors and make them comfortable and welcome them cheerfully and provide them good accommodation.
if our guest want to visit tourist places then we should give them all the information and be with them and arrange all the services while visiting the place.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
12 May 12
First of all, I am wondering, how come you have started this discussion under Madhuri Dixit? what does she have to do with hospitality ? Hospitality is being hospitable for a price..That's what most hotels do, they don't give things away for free, everything comes with a price tag - all the best and happy mylotting
@GajaGamini (1068)
• India
13 May 12
in hotels hospitality is about the money only they ask for money for everything like extra bed, flowers, extra services etc. all services comes with price tags.
but Hospitality happens in the small scale also like in our houses where we welcome our guest and look after their health and other things.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
4 Jun 12
Gajagamini:
Hospitality means showing interest for others. Trying to do more for the guests. some of us receive others with a lot of interest and a few others do not. Giving what we have is also a form of hospitality.
@GajaGamini (1068)
• India
6 Jun 12
yes, hospitality means showing interest in other and being friendly them and make them comfortable on our place and provide them basic things like food and beverages, bed, and other things which are required for cozy.
caring and sharing the emotions and happenings in our life is god way to make them comfortable.
@singthai29 (8)
• Philippines
12 May 12
Hospitality literally means the relationship between the host and a guest. The host is expected to provide the basic needs of the guest and most of all assure that he or she is comfortable. :)
@GajaGamini (1068)
• India
12 May 12
I read this definition on Wikipedia, it is simple.
yes, it is a relationship between guest and the host and the host expected to provide comfort to guest along with the food and beverages and other facilities.
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@GajaGamini (1068)
• India
13 May 12
yes, you are right, it is about being friendly with the guest and providing all the things and facilities which makes them comfortable and they would feel like at home.
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