Tourism operators must consider their exposure to unintentional torts, primarily Negligence. Negligence can be defined as “the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guid

Tourism operators must consider their exposure to unintentional torts, primarily Negligence.
Negligence can be defined as “the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided
upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or
doing something a prudent and reasonable man would not do” (Cloutier, 2000, p. 13). In other
words, if the safety standards of a business fall below an established standard and injury occur as
a result, the injured person may sue for negligence.
Critically discuss the following;
A) Duty owed to guest in rooms, duty owed to guest and others in public area, duty owed to
invitees, duty owed to licensees and duty owed to trespassers.
B) Critically examine the case of Parker v. Manchester Hotel Co. You are expected to
include: overview of the case, states the facts of the case, rulings and state if the decision
given by the court was justifiable and why.