9/4/2012 Pet Industry: Products‚ Services‚ and Careers Mariana C. Rossoni Serão‚ PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate Companion Animal Nutrition September 4‚ 2012 2011-2012 Pet Owners Survey (APPMA) • 63% of U.S. households have at least one pet ▫ ~72.9 million homes ▫ ~4 out of 10 pet-owning households are multiple pet owners ▫ In 1988‚ the first year the survey was conducted‚ 56% of U.S. households owned a pet as compared to 62% in 2008 U.S. Pet Ownership (2011) Animal Dog Cat Fish
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GCC Hospitality Industry April 13‚ 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 AT A GLANCE ........................................................................................................................................... 4 2 REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................
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Hospitality The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging‚ event planning‚ theme parks‚ transportation‚ cruise line‚ and additional fields within the tourism industry. The hospitality is a several billion dollar industry that mostly depends on the availability of leisure time and disposable income. A hospitality unit such as a restaurant‚ hotel‚ or even an amusement park consists
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Effect of employee turnover on the performance of hotel in the hospitality industry in Nigeria: A focus on Rockview hotels Abuja and Trafford hotel. Chapter One 1.1 Background of the study Hospitality industry is an industry that provide the servives of food‚ drink and lodging facilities. The hospitality industry comprise of commercial and welfare sector. The commercial sector includes the hotel‚ restaurant‚ inn‚ guest house‚ vending services etc and the welfare sector are the hospitals‚
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How does TripAdvisor affect the hospitality industry? This report is going to research the affects TripAdvisor has on the hospitality industry. TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel site‚ it enables potential customers to see other opinions before they part with their cash. TripAdvisor has over 60 million visitors per month looking through over 75 million reviews of hotels and restaurants. The site operates in 30 countries worldwide making it a powerful and unstoppable force. Tripadvisor
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The Size and Economic Impact of the Hospitality and Tourism industry: Tourism is a massive industry in New Zealand. It has a major consequence on the rest of the economy from the employment it provides to a major percentage of the workforce (9.6% of the total workforce in New Zealand)‚ thereby contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The tourism growth in New Zealand is the outcome of the numerous of options that the hospitality industry offer visitors from all over the world. Some of
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Wellness industry as career option The wellness industry focuses on the connection among body‚ mind and spirit. Throughout the wide variety of careers in the industry‚ wellness specialists work to improve the lives of clients and the community. Career opt ions in the wellness industry range from entry-level jobs to positions that require formal training and certification. Fitness In the area of fitness promotion‚ professionals can find work as trainers‚ fitness coaches and specialty instructors
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Hospitality is the relationship between the guest and the host‚ or the act or practice of being hospitable. This includes the reception and entertainment of guests‚ visitors‚ or strangers. Hospitality may also refer to good caring. By metonymy the Latin word ’Hospital’ means a guest-chamber‚ guest’s lodging‚ and an inn. Hospes is thus the root for the English words host (where the p was dropped for convenience of pronunciation) hospitality‚ hospice‚ hostel and hotel. In India hospitality is based
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Remuneration and Working Conditions in the Tourism and Hospitality Industries Introduction Tourism and hospitality organisations need many different things for them to function‚ the most important of these things being their employees. However to ensure that they can keep and retain their employees there are many things that an organisation needs to employ; this includes the concepts of remuneration and working conditions. It is for this reason that this essay will examine the concept of remuneration
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6 Key Success Factors in the Hospitality Industry The hotel industry’s recipe for success involves several different critical success factors. These factors decide whether or not a hotel will survive in the hospitality industry. 1. Location Location is the most important aspect when it comes to the success of a hotel. If you’re not in the right location‚ what makes you think you’ll attract customers to the wrong location? A hotel located on a highway that is rarely used is going to end up
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