Jeremy Worden Hospitality Illustrated in Homer ’s The Odyssey Far removed from our individualistic society today is the ancient Greece portrayed in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ where hospitality and good will are the main focus of these people. As decreed by Zeus himself‚ those who wish the favor of the Gods must welcome foreigners and domestic with hospitality. A man was supposed to offer the best of his food‚ his home‚ and his knowledge before ever asking for his guest’s name or why he was there.
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Social Factors One of the biggest social factors to affect consumers purchasing bedroom furniture has been the recession. The recession struck the UK in 2008‚ one of its most major impacts have been job losses with both big and small organisations having cut backs on the number of employees . Jobs for most families are a form of stability‚ relying on the wages from their jobs to pay mortgage or rent and to buy necessities. The unemployment rates in 2008 were up by 1.6% and at the
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analysis is to consider what an economy can produce. As consumers we may want many things‚ but there is a limit to what our economy can actually produce. This can be analysed using the production possibility frontier (PPF). In this unit we examine the factors that determine how much an economy can produce and the implications of different output decisions. LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this unit you should be able to: ✔ understand what is meant by a production possibility frontier; ✔ analyse the
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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 concerned with short term profit‚ rather than long-term sustainable profit. Exploit environment. Do not raise awareness of tourists about sustainability. Owned by big transnational corporations Market destination(
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Political- legal environment is one of the economic environment that its development has strongly impacts on the marketing decisions of the company. The political environment consists of laws‚ government agencies‚ and pressure groups that influence or limit various organizations and individuals in a given society. Each factors of political environment has its own functions and impacts on the economic activities of the industry. The economic systems work best with at least some regulation. When
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HOSPITALITY The Maranao are concentrated around Lake Lanao in the province of Lanao del Sur. The area is geographically isolated by mountain ranges. Because of the past inaccessibility of the land of the Maranao‚ an important role has been done which helped them to mold their distinct tradition. As they are free from direct cultural assaults‚ the Maranao tradition has been flourished. One of their performances in their musical tradition is the playing of kulintang ensemble. This kulintang performance
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main political‚ economic and social factors that are likely to affect Thomas Cook plc. Political factors that may affect Thomas Cook plc may include civil unrest for example in Syria. This may affect Thomas Cook as their sales may decrease due to the lack of interest in visiting that country in turn giving low profits. Thomas Cook could be affected in the same way by the introduction of terrorist attacks‚ potentially facing a decrease in sales and even flights taking place. Another political factor
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Hospitality in the Odyssey It is very important for the people of the ancient world to practice hospitality. In the Odyssey‚ Athena‚ disguising herself as a seafaring man‚ appears at Odysseus’ palace. She is ignored at the front door by the suitors of Penelope. Later‚ Odysseus’ son‚ Telemachus‚ apologizes to her for the suitors’ lack of hospitality. He invites her to have a meal. In return‚ Athena offers the young prince a piece of good advice that he should go abroad in order to seek his father’s
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Nowadays‚ Creative industry is growing rapidly due to easier ways to connect to the media. Due to higher number of competitors‚ each company have to make their company outstanding and attractive. Therefore‚ 4P is now involving in Creative industry in order to develop potential. 4Ps is created by E. Jerome in 1960s and still spreading and taught throughout the world. It a combination of controllable categories which are product‚ price‚ place and promotion (Marketing Mix‚ 2015). Firstly‚ product is
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MONT ROSE COLLEGE OF MAnagment and sciences NAME: ANJANA VERMA id-mrc/21108/hnd BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT MODUL: unit 1 the contemporary hospitality industry unit code: l/601/1788 lecturer: mr olajumoke taiwo Task-1 1.1 -Analyze the current scale‚ scope and diversity of the hospitality industry Radisson is a member of REDIZOR group of hotels with more than 270 hotels worldwide. It is the one of fastest growing chain .Radisson hotel has their own contemporary design
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