8. Limitations of the study
This study has several limitations that should be taken into account. First is the fact that no research on this subject has been carried out in the field of hospitality and catering, so it was not possible to find a strong starting point when conceptualizing the study. Second, although we used a two-group post-test only randomized design common experimental design methodology, the study should perhaps be repeated in the future using Solomon's design to avoid input bias of study participants. A sample of hotel guests and social workers’ clients is satisfactory, but the sample of hotel receptionists and social workers is relatively small, so it would be good to repeat research with larger samples of these groups. The research was conducted in a central European country where tourism is relatively well developed with a long tradition of hotel activities. On the other hand, beauty stereotypes in Portorož are certainly not similar to those in other parts of the world and so it is possible that there is a cultural bias on the part of both the guests and the employees. Therefore, a study of this kind incorporating this aspect should be carried out in other cultural environments.