Spain‚ Italy has undergone something of a reality check during the course of the past 20 years. The old certainties that appeared to guarantee a healthy export trade reaching far into the future have been dented somewhat by the appearance of the new kids on the block. “New world” nations such as the United States‚ Argentina‚ Chile and‚ in particular‚ Australia have helped to concentrate minds and sweep away complacency. This is not to say that the talent within the Italian wine industry was ever
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Competitive Forces in the Tourism Industry Page 4 Conclusion Page 6 References Page 6 Introduction: This paper will be dynamically examining the tourism industry during the 2000s. It will begin by using the PESTEL framework to analyse the macro environment and determine which factors drive the competitive forces within the industry. Following this‚ Porter’s Five Forces model will be used to analyse the actual competitive forces at work within the industry and determine the relative importance
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SWOT and PESTEL analysis of the automobile industry At the beginning the gas price and economy were stable‚ this create conducive environment for car manufacturers‚ Vehicle sale has become stronger in the market‚ than it was anticipated due to expected economic growth‚ where by industry marketing expenditure were flat at $ 1‚505 million and later increased $39 ml to 1544 ml due to aggressive advertising and promotion increase despite growing sales‚ oil prices were doubled in the December‚ and raise
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY OF THE UK HOTEL INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION The hotel industry‚ (despite its importance to the UK economy) has not received the attention that it deserves from the central government at Downing Street. A report by the British Hospitality Association in 2010 showed that it has grown over the years to contribute 45 billion pounds to the UK economy. The hotel industry also employs about 3.64 million people both directly and indirectly making it the fifth largest industry in
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AIRBNB The hotel industry is a saturated industry that normally requires firms to maintain substantial overhead‚ substantial capital property‚ and brand reputation to successfully compete for fluctuating market shares. As a result‚ rivalry is high and there is little room for new entrants in the fiercely competitive and economically sensitive hotel industry. That being said‚ Airbnb has created a market that enables almost anyone who owns sleeping space to become a competitor to hotels and traditional
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Lodging’s recovery continues‚ driving fewer vacancies and higher rates‚ particularly among hotels in higher-priced segments. Our outlook anticipates a 5.5% RevPAR gain in 2013‚ improving to 5.9% in 2014 with stronger economic growth. Group bookings for 2014 have improved‚ supporting gains relative to this year. Construction activity has resumed‚ but is still at low levels. Occupancy levels at hotels in higher-priced segments are ahead of prior peak levels‚ real RevPAR is above its long-term
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Assets in accounting In the financial accounting sense of the term‚ it is not necessary to be able to legally enforce the asset’s benefit for qualifying a resource as being an asset‚ provided the entity can control its use by other means. The accounting equation relates assets‚ liabilities‚ and owner’s equity: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholder’s Equity (Owner’s Equity) Assets = liabilities + Capital liabilities = Assets - Capital Capital = Assets - liabilities That is‚ the total value of a firms
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Pestel Analysis of Mobile Phone Industry Political Mobile phones have now become a tool with which political parties can directly target voters. People with smartphones can now receive video advertisements and messages via the internet. According to the Economic Intelligence Unit (2012)‚ 83% of Americans who own a smartphone or tablet are registered to vote. This new gimmick is called “m-campaigning” and is currently most common in America. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both using this as
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Economic Analysis of the United States Hotel Industry Background Information Our team chose the hotel industry in the United States for our economic analysis. The hotel business has existed since the earliest times‚ and has influenced the development of the economy since the founding of this country. According to the American Hotel and Lodging Association‚ in the year 1900‚ there were fewer than 10‚000 hotels in the US which provided 750‚000 to 850‚000 rooms. The 2004 figures show that
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1.0 Introduction and Scenario Banyan tree hotel group was established in1994 with one single resort in Phuket‚ and in recent years ‚ it has own more than 20 resorts and hotels‚ 60 spas‚ 70 retail galleries and 3 golf courses(Banyan tree hotel group‚ 2012).As the leading of international boutique hotels‚ Banyan tree hotel group are providing the unique service combined with green conscience . In the next five years‚ Banyan tree hotel is panning to extend their business into Middle East ‚ Central
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