▁local ▁management ▁as ▁the ▁newly ▁built ▁' L has a ▁Hotel '; ▁when ▁the ▁management ▁contract ▁with ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁exp ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁returned ▁to ▁local ▁management . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁project ▁for ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁and ▁the ▁book ▁details ▁the ▁difficulties ▁of ▁man aging ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁the ▁tent ative ▁opening ▁of ▁Tib et ▁to ▁the ▁outside ▁world ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁book ▁gives ▁no ▁detail ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁situation , ▁but ▁describes ▁life ▁for ▁an ▁exp atri ate ▁in ▁L has a ▁and ▁the ▁hum orous ▁consequences ▁of ▁attempting ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁service ▁in ▁those ▁circumstances . ▁Re views ▁compared ▁the ▁situation ▁to ▁a ▁real ▁life ▁F aw l ty ▁Tow ers . ▁ ▁Ed itions ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁Sum mers dale ▁as ▁' Running ▁a ▁Hotel ▁on ▁the ▁Ro of ▁of ▁the ▁World ' ▁with ▁the ▁sub - title ▁of ▁' F ive ▁Years ▁in ▁Tib et '. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁' The ▁Hotel ▁on ▁the ▁Ro of ▁of ▁the ▁World ' ▁and ▁an ▁extra ▁chapter ▁and ▁ep ilog ue ▁were ▁added . ▁The ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁repr int ed ▁several ▁times , ▁l ately ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁quote ▁by ▁Michael ▁Pal in . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁by ▁R DR