(the Global Tourism and Travel Summit.) One trend and challenge that has emerged recently and which has elicited much debate and concern, is global warming. This is also related to the trend within the industry which is concerned about the future v Continue Reading...
In order to provide high quality products and services for its customers, the center must invest important amounts of money into this business. As a consequence, the fees charged for the center's services will be medium to high. However, in order to Continue Reading...
The YMCA states the following statistics: 1,712 Ys work with elementary schools; 1,406 Ys work with middle schools; 810 Ys work with homeschool programs; 1,282 Ys work with hospitals; 1,515 Ys work with churches; and 519 Ys work with juvenile c Continue Reading...
The fastest growth registered among the top 20 markets came from: (1) China (+19%); (2) India (+18%); and (3) Spain (+10%). (American Hotel & Lodging Association, 2007) In the work entitled: "Hotels in China, India and Mexico are Capturing the Continue Reading...
The aged can also be accommodated near the bottom of the building, with low-impact aerobics and other targeted activities offered here. The medical and emergency facilities should also be incorporated close to these locations. Young children, on th Continue Reading...
It also assists these individuals to better understand themselves and nature and improves their understanding of their place in the world around them and their senses. For people who pursue some of the more challenging outdoor recreation activities, Continue Reading...
Hotel Management Strategy Report Style: This report looks at the Australian tourism industry with specific focus on the Gold Coast region and its five-star accommodation services. The paper starts by providing a brief introduction of the current st Continue Reading...
Hotel industry is currently in the middle of its economic cycle. The industry tends to be strongly affected by macroeconomic conditions. When the U.S. slipped into recession in 2008-2009, the hotel industry slumped as well. As Turner (2010) notes, "t Continue Reading...
The Green Hotel Association (GHA) suggests using "printed towel rack hangers and sheet changing cards" in the bathroom of hotel rooms. The sign on the hanger mentions that guests do not have to have their linens changed (sheets, pillow cases) if the Continue Reading...
Painting as a Leisure Activity History of Painting Humans have been painting pictures since roughly 15,000 to 17,000 years ago. How do we know? The oldest known paintings were found on the walls of a cave near Lascaux, France, by in 1940 (by a dog Continue Reading...
(Ibid; paraphrased) on a more positive note, according to one report: "Cruise ships have become one of the many options for corporate meeting planners when faced with a decision regarding a destination for meetings and incentives (employee rewards). Continue Reading...
In many ways, the Vietnam War represented the height of Cold War tensions in much the same way that the decade was giving way to an inevitable breaking point in environmental negligence. Though the years which would follow would see a gradual intens Continue Reading...
Communication Deficiencies Many of these challenges can be related to communication deficiencies. In other words, when people from different backgrounds are thrown together and asked to complete a specific task, it can be difficult for them to eff Continue Reading...
Accreditation/Certification Schemes in Hospitality Industry Accreditation and certification schemes exist to recognize best practices in any industry. In the hospitality industry some compulsory standards are established through variety of means inc Continue Reading...
Terrorism Affects the International Tourism Industry There is an undeniable relationship between terrorism and tourism. This is because of the industry power tourist sites are attractive avenues for terrorists to cause unprecedented magnitudes of e Continue Reading...
As the urban areas grow, though, Ireland faces similar issues to all other major cities -- increased pollution, trash, and use of natural resources. The environment has a critical impact on tourism. Sometimes large and cumbersome bureaucracy and fe Continue Reading...
It is a challenging task to harmonize the operations of the resort and the branches among different cultures till one achieves a smooth operation. It will involve first understand the varying cultures and train the employees to understand the cultur Continue Reading...
Furthermore, Lebanon enjoyed a considerable increase (+26%) on the already positive trend experienced in 2003, despite a politically rocky patch following the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Minister of tourism, Joseph Sarkis, Continue Reading...
Future of the Cruise Line Industry The cruise line industry, along with the entire travel segment, suffered considerable losses in revenue immediately following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Tower attacks. This drop in ticket sales, coupled wi Continue Reading...
Consumer Trends in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Effects on Hospitality and Tourism The purpose of this work is to identify present consumer trends and to examine the facts and upon gaining understanding, explain the effects that consumer h Continue Reading...
Internet Gambling: Consumers, Industry, And Regulation Business Management Final Year Project Online gambling is a large and growing industry. Estimates from an industry consulting group indicate that as many as 2,000 firms worldwide are involved Continue Reading...
The author notes that this is one way to improve training for some 18,000 people at 1,800 locations with only 11 trainers, using nteractive web-based training, including instructor-led segments, to teach reservation operations, house-keeping duties, Continue Reading...
Disney Cruise Line Disney Business Intelligence Report The Magical Cruise Company Limited, which does business as Disney Cruise Lines, provides cruise line services. Incorporated in 1996, the company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Magi Continue Reading...
Travel and tourism is the largest industry in the world. Tourism is the business of providing information, transportation, accommodations, and other services to travelers. The industry is established almost everywhere in the world. According to the U Continue Reading...
21st century, significant challenges confront the modern cruise ship industry. The four most prominent are industry concentration resulting in a lack of product diversification, an ever increasing expansion in the tonnage of ships requiring further Continue Reading...
Australia Multiculturalism The hospitality and tourism industry desperately relies on the feelings and attitudes of its customer base. This industry was created to make people feel good in order that they spend large sums of money on the hotel or to Continue Reading...
For this reason Torres suggests that using LEED information is a good way to mitigate mistakes that can come at a cost. It is also clear that mistakes such as this are much more limited in possibility as systems and products expand daily to meet the Continue Reading...
Security and Safety in the Lodging Industry: The Use of CCTV Cameras and Proper Lighting Security and Safety in the Lodging Industry In the past, when an individual needed to access a lodging facility, they would only be torn between two things: fo Continue Reading...
"Gold's is opening 100-plus new franchises a year, so deployment speed and flexibility are critical.(Citrix Systems, 2003) Overview Global Nature of the industry On a global scale, issues such as the Middle East crisis and the war in Iraq are all Continue Reading...
Numerous products are available, including currency or exchange rate swaps, forward contracts, futures and options. Another option, which covers some of the translation risk as well, is to index costs and revenues to the exchange rate. Translation r Continue Reading...
tourism industry of India and Indonesia. Apart from this fact book present important data and statistics related to the overall international tourism industry of that Asian tourism industry. India and Indonesia, both are showing positive trends and Continue Reading...
Business Studies Recommendation of a Growth Strategy for MGM Resorts International MGM Resorts International is a major leisure and gaming organization. The company is undertaking a great strategy as seen with the organic growth which is taking pla Continue Reading...
Business Plan Proposal: The Ducks Poker Room Business Plan Proposal: The Ducks Poker Room Executive Summary/Company Description The Ducks Poker Room will be a new for-profit gaming club primarily hosting players of versions of the card game known Continue Reading...
Assimilation, integration and multiculturalism 'Capricornia' Novel written by Xavier Herbert was published on Australia Day in 1938; that created quite a stir in the Australian community. The Novel expressed Australia's exact assimilated conceptual c Continue Reading...
Monroenico Hospitality Company Project Purpose and Description The purpose of this project is as follows: The complex interplay of collaborative effort which every major information technology (IT) project requires a precise system of measurement Continue Reading...
Excess relying on Tourism for GDP in Fiji, Seychelles, Costa Rica, Hawaii and Caribbean Islands. Over Reliance of Tourism for GDP Holiday business is a global economic and regional development force. Tourism comes with various costs and benefits. F Continue Reading...
National corporations own many chains, even though several others are independently owned but affiliated with a chain through a franchise agreement. Types of Hotels The U.S. Department of Labour (2004) denotes five basic types of hotels: Commerci Continue Reading...
These travelers tend to book longer stays and are looking for more conveniences, an important emphasis for the industry in the coming years. Tourism specialists are beginning to realize the advantages of technology in the industry. Among the benefi Continue Reading...
