emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Progress and development of information and communication technologies in hospitality Crystal Ip‚ Rosanna Leung and Rob Law School of Hotel & Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong Abstract Purpose – In order to enhance operational efficiency‚ improve service quality and reduce costs‚ practitioners in the hospitality industry have widely adopted and implemented information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their businesses. Understanding
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Gujarat Main article: Tourism in Gujarat [pic] [pic] The Palitana temple complex consists of more than 863 temples located on theShatrunjaya hills‚ exquisitely carved in marble. Gujarat‚ the seventh largest state in India‚ located in the western part of India with a coastline of 1600 km (longest in India). It is the tenth most popular state in the country for tourists with annual footfall of 18.9 million tourists.[8] Gujarat offers scenic beauty from Great Rann of Kutch to the hills of Saputara
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Res: Project Proposal and Plan Page 1 Mayur Sojitra 000594653 STUDENT NAME: MAYUR POPATLAL SOJITRA STUDENT ID NUMBER: 000594653 PROPOSED TITLE FOR DISSERTATION: Pharmaceutical Industries and CSR in India: Relationship between CSR Activities and Financial Performance of Pharmaceutical Industries Project Overall Aims and Objectives The modern base of globalisation and ethical behaviour has considerably changed the basic philosophy of Corporate Social Responsibility of any organisation
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largest strength Las Vegas tourism has is its brand recognition of its famous phrase‚ "What happens in Vegas‚ stays in Vegas". Other phrases such as "Your Vegas is showing" are in the works. Vegas also has an enormous bank of existing visitors- over 38.9 million a year. These visitors produce a city wide average occupancy of about 90%‚ the largest in the country. Las Vegas is one of the most well know tourism destinations in the world and its presence in the global tourism industry is only growing. The
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A person develops a certain type of inner relationship with him or herself through the attitude towards particular brands. CHAPTER 2 TOURISM DESTINATION 2.1 Introduction To Tourism Terrorism‚ natural disasters‚ health scares‚ oil price rises‚ exchange rate fluctuations and economic and political uncertainties – these were just some of the issues faced by tourism industry in 2005. Yet‚ according to the news from World Tourism Organization (UNWTO‚ 2006a‚ Dec 13)‚ international
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www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ pp. 360–377‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/01/$20.00 PII: S0160-7383(00)00051-7 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOURISM A Review of Research Approaches Karin Weber La Trobe University‚ Australia Abstract: A review of the existing literature on adventure tourism reveals that research on this subject has so far focused mainly on preconceived notions of scholars and
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Situational Leadership in Hospitality If one look at the nature of the hospitality industry‚ it is serviced-base‚ it is labor-intensive‚ it is renowned for its high staff turnover and labor diversity in term of age‚ culture‚ and background; one may conclude that the industry is all about people. When people become the most valuable asset of an organization‚ simply managing them is no longer sufficient to compete in today’s challenging business world. Leadership has become the new key operative word
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involved in the provision of tourism and also its planning and management. It provides a voice for those directly affected by tourism; make use of local knowledge to ensure decisions are well informed. • Government Represent the taxpaying citizens and their opinions. Organize tourism. Market tourism (international promotion of landmarks) Establish general laws‚ rules‚ regulations and environmental policies. Educate tourists about culture. • The tourism industry Been accused of: Being mainly
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By: Anne Vilagut Tourism The French define tourism as "the art to satisfy the most diverse aspirations which invite man to move out of his daily universe." The Webster’s dictionary defines tourism as "the guiding or managing of tourists; the promotion or encouragement of touring: the accommodation of tourists." Both definitions are apt for tourism. The private sector of tourism includes lodging‚ food‚ transportation‚ recreation facilities‚ attractions‚ travel agents‚ and tour operators. These
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Source Evaluation People have come to the conclusion that Southern Hospitality is well and alive today. We have people traveling all around the country for vacations‚ visiting family‚ work‚ and much more; but do they really know what people of the South are really like if they were to come live here? Southern Hospitality is a growing myth that does not exist‚ and barely existed back in the days. Sure people were generally more civil and socially mannered‚ but that did not mean you could dub a whole
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