In this opinion paper I adopt an autobiographic approach, to tell the story of my personal voyage of discovery into ways of knowing hospitality over the last twenty years. Conclusions are offered relative to legacies and futures for hospitality research. As I present my version of a ‘reality’ I am also cognisant, and respectful, of the extent and richness of literature, concepts and theories that frame hospitality in its myriad of guises, metaphors, and cultures. Further, as Ryan (2015) reminds, as an industry, hospitality has a history almost, one suspects, as long as human society has existed and people have welcomed friends, family and strangers. I commence with an insight into the latest stage in the development of hospitality research, followed by charting point of departure and voyage taken to arrive at this current staging post. I have travelled in search of hospitality, looked through a kaleidoscopic social lens of hospitality, paused to take on board the essence of critical hospitality management research, and celebrated hospitality’s place in society. My companions were scholars from the field of hospitality, and the wider social sciences: ‘facilitating reciprocal travel of research and knowledge, and bringing together suitably qualified multidisciplinary teams to collaborate in the research process.’ (Morrison, 2002:161).1. Introduction In this opinion paper I adopt an autobiographic approach, to tell the story of my personal voyage of discovery into ways of knowing hospitality over the last twenty years. Conclusions are offered relative to legacies and futures for hospitality research. As I present my version of a ‘reality’ I am also cognisant, and respectful, of the extent and richness of literature, concepts and theories that frame hospitality in its myriad of guises, metaphors, and cultures. Further, as Ryan (2015) reminds, as an industry, hospitality has a history almost, one suspects, as long as human society has existed and people have welcomed friends, family and strangers. I commence with an insight into the latest stage in the development of hospitality research, followed by charting point of departure and voyage taken to arrive at this current staging post. I have travelled in search of hospitality, looked through a kaleidoscopic social lens of hospitality, paused to take on board the essence of critical hospitality management research, and celebrated hospitality’s place in society. My companions were scholars from the field of hospitality, and the wider social sciences: ‘facilitating reciprocal travel of research and knowledge, and bringing together suitably qualified multidisciplinary teams to collaborate in the research process.’ (Morrison, 2002:161).