“Hey‚ how did you get here?” that was a confusing question posed by a nineteen-year-old Hispanic patient with abdominal pain. This interaction occurred during the first week of my third-year internal medicine clerkship. Since he was starting a community college‚ he was unaware of the process of becoming a doctor. The patient wanted to understand how I became a medical student. I responded by stressing the importance of volunteering‚ attending a competitive school‚ and taking the MCAT. As the clerkship
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policy in the hotel sector: “green” strategy or stratagem? Margaret Brown Lecturer in Accounting‚ School of Food & Accommodation Management‚ Duncan of Jordanstone College‚ University of Dundee‚ Scotland‚ UK Illustrates alternative “green” strategies to indicate possible reactions of the hotel sector to the environmental issue and the extent of the “greening” process on the control system. Discusses the results of a questionnaire survey into the environmental standing of an hotel and the control
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analyze the boutique hotel industry in Sri Lanka and the trends of the industry at present and the key issues likely to change the formation of the industry in the future. Tourism in Sri Lanka has been booming since the war came to an end also the recovery of the global recession also has led to an increase in the number of tourists visiting the country. Therefore the need to cater to the foreigners has led to the growth in the emerging Boutique Hotel Industry. Demand for these hotels is increasing also
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W Hotels W Hotels is Starwood’s luxury lifestyle / boutique hotel brand. Marketed towards a younger general crowd‚ the hotel brand was launched in 1998 with its first property‚ W New York‚ opening at 541 Lexington Avenue. The brand has since expanded internationally with properties opening first in Mexico City‚ Seoul‚ and Istanbul. The brand’s first resort property is W Maldives Retreat & Spa. The group has now 52 hotels all over the world‚ also in countries like Taiwan or Chili. In order
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international hotels including Sheraton‚ Hyatt‚ Radisson‚ Meridian‚ Four Seasons Regent‚ and Marriott International are already established in the Indian markets and are still planning to expand more. Scope of the Report • Provides the top players in the market with their market share‚ profitability‚ segments they focus which is required for business and competitor intelligence needs • Contains a brief study of the major internal and external factors affecting Hotels in the form of a SWOT analysis as well
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VISION AND MISSION Worldwide known lodging company – Marriot International is famous for number of products and services they deliver to its customers. But what is that‚ that makes them one of the leaders in their industry and attracts both customers and employees? As it is known the combination of such important criteria as innovation‚ people management‚ social responsibility‚ financial performance‚ use of corporate assets‚ investment‚ quality of products and services make Marriott International
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www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm Examining the determinants of room rates for hotels in capital cities: The Oslo experience Christer Thrane Received (in revised form): 7th November‚ 2006 Department of Social Sciences‚ Lillehammer University College‚ 2626 Lillehammer‚ Norway. Tel: þ 47 61 28 82 47; Fax: þ 47 61 28 81 70; E-mail: Christer.Thrane@hil.no Christer Thrane is Professor of Tourism in the Department of Social Sciences at Lillehammer University College‚ Norway. His research interests
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Having his own personal internal conflict Macbeth is struggling with‚ having a wife that persuades Macbeth to push his own boundaries does not help his newfound predicament. The first time in the novel Lady Macbeth is introduced she is plotting King Duncan’s murder‚ and she is more grounded‚ more heartless‚ and more driven than her better half. She appears to be completely mindful of this and realizes that she should push Macbeth into conferring murder. Her better half suggests that she is a manly
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Bach Cao 6) How strong is the company’s competitive position? Present some form of a competitive Strength Assessment for your client and its competitors. Key success factors | Jones & Co | Petco | Petsmart | Co-op | Reputation | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | Distribution Relationships | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Product and Service Range | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | Financial Resources | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | Product Presentation | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Experienced Workforce | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Location | 7 | 9
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hotel industry is an essential part of tourism of india. The expansion of tourism is well inevitable bringing out development of the hotel industry. Hotel industry is so closely linked with the tourism industry that it is responsible for about 50% of the foreign exchange earnings from tourism trade and enterprises. Background to International Hotel Industry (and tourism) The four major BRIC countries (Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China) continue to be targeted for hotel chain expansion
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