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Accommodation and Food Services Industry


   

The Accommodation and Food Services sector comprises establishments providing customers with lodging and/or preparing meals, snacks, and beverages for immediate consumption. The sector includes both accommodation and food services establishments because the two activities are often combined at the same establishment.

Excluded from this sector are civic and social organizations; amusement and recreation parks; theaters; and other recreation or entertainment facilities providing food and beverage services.

Accommodation and Food Services has a two-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 72. Its subcategories are as follows:

 

NAICS Code NAICS Title
721 Accommodation
721110   Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
721120   Casino Hotels
721191   Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
721199   All Other Traveler Accommodation
721211   RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds
721214   Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)
721310   Rooming and Boarding Houses
 
722 Food Services and Drinking Places
722110   Full-Service Restaurants
722211   Limited-Service Restaurants
722212   Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
722213   Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
722310   Food Service Contractors
722320   Caterers
722330   Mobile Food Services
722410   Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)

 

Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.

 

 

 

 

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