Exploring the impact of the constructs of the three-domain approach on private social and commercial hospitality provision

Abstract

This article explores the constructs of private social and commercial hospitality in a panoramic examination of the impact and potential future development of the three-domain approach. Focused primarily (but not exclusively) on the books In Search of Hospitality: theoretical perspectives and debates, and Hospitality: A Social Lens, the article describes how the three-domain approach provides a theoretical framework to inform the holistic study of hospitality and discusses the importance of the broader phenomenon of hospitality in private, social and commercial hospitality provision.

Keywords: Commodification, service delivery, hospitableness, generosity, reciprocity, virtuousness