Limiting a Guest Account

I am in the process of opening a B&B and wish to make an iMac available to guests. I'm OK about setting up a guest account and the ability to limit certain aspects of that account (non admin, parental controls etc) but can I limit the apps available for use. I would only wish them to access the internet through safari, NeoOffice and possibly digital mapping software via parallels.
Is this possible?

Hi Pete,When restricting user access to applications, note that all applications are selected by default. Click the disclosure triangles next to folder names to individually select or deselect applications.
-mj
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