Conor Unruh Geography 108 The Effects of Natural Disasters Natural disasters have been shaping and reshaping our planet since the beginning of time. These natural disasters have had a devastating effect on communities all around the world. No matter how far societies have come throughout history‚ natural disasters humble mankind with their disrupting nature. Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Earthquakes can rip apart the earth and destroy infrastructure along the way. Hurricanes
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Floods There are many natural disasters that occur all over the world. Earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ tornados‚ and even volcanic eruptions are dangerous to humans and can negatively affect their lives for the worst. There is one natural disaster that some people fear the most‚ which is known as floods or flash floods. Floods have devastated the United States for centuries and have taken many lives and resources. These natural disasters have been seen in the Midwestern and Southwestern areas of the United
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Contemporary Hospitality Industry | The Contemporary Hospitality Industry (Task 2.1) | | | | Lam Leung Man David | 1/14/2013 | | Contents Abstract 2 Acknowledgment 3 In relation to the current skills gaps‚ assess the staffing requirements of operational level of the Food and Beverage departments of different hospitality industries (2.1) 4 Skills Gap 4 An example of a JOB DESCRIPTION 4 Analysing the job description 5 Are there skills gap in the Mauritian hospitality? 5
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Terrorism and Natural Disasters Preparedness Grand Canyon University: HCA 545 June 11th‚ 2014 Businesses today across the gamut have a board or strategic management team in place to handle the business like making decisions and setting the direction. This important so that the company knows where it’s going and they can be successful. Management should consider adding business contingency plan to their strategic planning. This will incorporate what to do and how
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Natural Disaster/Hazard Paper For my paper I will be talking about the 1994 Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17‚ 1994. The earthquake was centered in Reseda‚ a neighborhood in the north-central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles‚ California. “It was a 6.7 magnitude earthquake that lasted 10 – 20 seconds. In addition‚ two 6.0 magnitude aftershocks occurred‚ the first about one minute after the initial event and the second approximately 11 hours later‚ the strongest of several thousand
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Exploring the hospitality industry CHAPTER 1 Characteristics of the hospitality industry - Hospitality businesses are open 365 days a year‚ 24 hours a day - Constant strive for outstanding guest satisfaction - leads to guest loyalty - leads to more profit - Services are mostly intangible - the product is for the guest’s use - not possession - only - Inseparability: - characteristic of services that makes them inseparable (1) from their means of production‚ and (2) from the customer’s experience of
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Task 1 Now being marketing executive and with reference of the above case of McDonald’s‚ discuss the concept of marketing for a service industry (such as Restaurant or Hotel) with relevant examples and also mention its characteristics. (1.1) M1 1.1 Marketing Marketing is the process to find out the needs‚ wants and the customers’ demands so that the customers will be satisfied after using that product. The process of discovering and translating consumer needs and wants into product and service specification
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2003; Enders and Sandler‚ 2002). In hospitality industry‚ concern regarding terrorism has been noticed since the mid-1980s‚ as cases of terrorism in tourism related sectors increased dramatically from 206 in 1972 to 3‚010 in 1985 (d’Amore and Anunza‚ 1986). Since then‚ security is seen as crucial (Pizam and Mansfeld‚ 1996) and is increasingly intensified especially after the tragic events on September 11‚ 2001 (Cohen‚ 2002). Terrorism in hospitality industry is continuously happening. Post the 9/11
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have been in the industry for 93 years now making them real experts at what they do. 6.Good reputation in the market Weakness 1. Limited market share inspite of good brand recall 2. Operations are affected globally due to different Govt policies and parameters Opportunity 1. High potential in emerging markets 2. Innovation in customer services 3. Digitalization and better use of technology 4. Indian and as well as global hospitality sectors are looking
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Hospitality Industry Knowledge 1. List six sources of current industry information: - Media: Such as newspapers‚ television‚ magazines and radio. The media publicises current information‚ trends developing and any government initiatives. - Customers: By doing customer questionnaires this can inform enterprises as to what they need to improve‚ as well as which staff are working well. - Information services: For example the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Tourism NSW (all these services
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