1. Trends in lodging industry in general 1.1. Sustainability In recent years‚ environment friendly‚ “going green” has affected many hotels in the way they are designed‚ built or refurbished and operated. The market of environmentally concerned consumers is growing and it is important to cater to their needs. (Kapiki‚ 2012) In addition‚ going green is seen as means of giving back to the community and environment as well as reducing operational cost. For example‚ 59% of respondents from a survey
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The hospitality industry is a vast global dynamic industry which is constantly developing and expanding. Hospitality business is under increasing pressure to deliver better results and to improve revenue earnings despite difficult operating conditions in the business environment. This essay seeks to give a general understanding of operations management framework‚ also evaluate the contribution of performance measurement to the effective and efficient management of operations. The activity of managing
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Level 1 Foundation Diploma in Hospitality Unit 2 Why the hospitality industry is important Guided Learning Hours: 30 (25 for teaching and learning activities‚ 5 for assessment activities) Unit aims The wider hospitality industry and the seven industries within it‚ provide a stimulating and challenging world for you to study and work in. Through this unit‚ you will learn how the everyday lives of people are affected by the important contribution the hospitality industry makes to the UK economy and
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Hospitality Law Hospitality law has evolved as a specialty within the legal profession in the last several decades. It is also offered as a course on the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in some law schools. A typical hospitality law course covers the history of hospitality law‚ the impact of federal and state civil rights laws on the hospitality industry‚ and an extensive discussion of contract law‚ including discussions of remedies for overbooking and a guest’s breach of the contract
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Communication‚ Control‚ and Management Study on the Impacts of Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction on Customer Loyalty in B2C E-commerce Yangcheng Hu Department of Management Engineering Nanchang Institute of Technology Nanchang‚ China hyczju@126.com Although‚ a number of studies have documented the relationship between service quality‚ satisfaction and loyalty in traditional service industries and e-commerce settings‚ theoretical foundations as well as empirical confirmations
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in the hospitality industry: a research study on the impact of gender on the turnover intentions of highly educated employees R.J. Blommea*‚ A. van Rheedeb and D.M. Trompb a Center of Leadership and Personal Development‚ Business University Nyenrode‚ Breukelen‚ The Netherlands; bKenniskring Human Resource Management‚ Hotelschool The Hague‚ The Hague‚ The Netherlands The subject of this study is the psychological contract approach to the employment relationship within the hospitality industry
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HOSPITALITY SUMMARY TOPIC 1: Historical development in hospitality A lot of people may wonder how and when did hospitality start. Did it start off by a man dreaming of opening a lodging place‚ which called a ‘hotel’? Or did it start with a sweetheart grandma offering cookies and milk to lost kids on Christmas? Let me take you more in depth. When people usually think of Hospitality Industry‚ they immediately think of hotels and restaurants. Nevertheless‚ the true meaning of hospitality is way
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GREENING OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: TOWARDS A CONSISTENT‚ MANDATORY‚ RATING STYLE GREEN HOTEL LABELING SYSTEM AN ARTICLE BY VERITY ILEY FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD: HEATHER HARTWELL ‘JOURNAL OF FUTURE INDUSTRY ISSUES.’ IN PARTIAL COMPLETION OF BA (HONS) INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 14TH MAY 2008 ABSTRACT: Environmental issues are of increasing concern nationally and globally. Consumers expect hotels to be environmentally friendly which is found to influence
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Technology – Time to play catch up To be successful in 2015‚ the industry needs to address these problems. The key areas of technological development are likely to be online booking and mobile technology‚ Customer Relationship Management (CRM)‚ smart card technology‚ online social networking‚ data security‚ Artificial Intelligence (AI)‚ self-healing technology and in-room product innovation. As online usage has soared over the last decade the internet has become a vital outlet for all retailers
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Relationship between Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty Loyalty is the direct result of customer satisfaction which is greatly influenced by value of services provided to the Customer. It is believed that with the Customer Loyalty‚ the company can achieve profitability and continuous growth. According to an article “Zero Defections: Quality Comes to Services”‚ it indicated that a 5% increase in customer loyalty can produce profit increase from 25% to 85%. In this part‚ we will discuss
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