For this assignment I chose to use Vail Resorts as my publicly traded hospitality organization. The primary target market of Vail Resorts is explained in their annual report for 2007‚ on page 16 of the report this is what it says‚The Companys Colorado ski resorts appeal to both day skiers and destination guests due to the resorts proximity to Colorados Front Range (Denver/Colorado Springs/Boulder metropolitan areas)‚ accessibility from several airports‚ including Denver International Airport and
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Mayank Vimy Ridge Commemoration Speech Your Majesty‚ Mr. Francois Hollande-Prime Minister of the Republic of France‚ distinguished guests‚ veterans‚ ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for honoring us with your presence today. We are gathered here at this memorial to honor the men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice; they sacrificed their lives for the greater good of our nation. Even though‚ we Canadians are supposedly a long way away from home there is perhaps no site in
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Battle of Vimy Ridge – World War 1 A defining moment for Canada in World War 1 was the battle of Vimy Ridge‚ which took place on April 9‚ 1917. This was the first battle that Canadians planned and executed. It was fought without any help from the British or the French and was strategically led in its entirety by Canadian soldiers under the command of Sir Arthur Currie. It is arguable that this was the point at which Canada proved itself as capable of being a nation on its own and began to gain
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HALINA MOUNTAIN RESORT ( A ) I. SYNOPSIS- Summary of the case In July 1977‚ victor Herrera‚ chairman of the board of blue heights Realty & Development Corporation was anxious to laugh his company’s first big project. A mineral hot spring resort at Bucal‚ Calamba‚ Laguna. The major piece of asset which the company owned was a 2.2 hectare land in Bucal‚ calamba Laguna. Herrera inherited 1.5 hectares of the land from his father in 1974. In may 1977‚ Victor Herrera Sr. wrote the ministry of tourism
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Origins and Characteristics of Mid-Oceanic Ridges Matthew Olson ABSRACT The theory of seafloor spreading emerged with the discoveries of Harry Hammond Hess. Ocean basins are expanding laterally away from a mid-oceanic ridge. Radioactive decay in Earth’s mantle causes convection cycles‚ which drive plate tectonics. Hot mantle rises and undergoes decompression melt due to change in pressure. New oceanic crust is created in a characteristic sequence. Studies of Ophiolites show a sequence
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techniques to convey important values and messages. “The Man from Snowy River”‚ a powerful poem written by Banjo Patterson in 1890‚ helps us learn about bravery‚ mateship and giving others a fair go in the Australian bushland culture. “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes written in XXXX teaches us about love‚ sacrifice and loyalty set in XXXX. These two examples clearly show how stories can teach us about different cultures. In “The Man from Snowy River”‚ one of the main values the author conveys is bravery
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Camping in the Wilderness vs. Vacationing at a Resort Every year millions of families take a family vacation to get away from reality and be able to relax. Some families like to go camping out in the wilderness‚ while others go to a fancy five-star resort. Both camping and vacationing at a resort can be fun and relaxing‚ but there are many differences of the two‚ such as‚ the amount of effort to set up and get prepared‚ the comfort level‚ and the surroundings. When camping in the wilderness‚
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COMPANY OVERVIEW MGM Resorts International is a Paradise‚ Nevada based corporation that brands itself as a global hospitality company. It is the second largest gaming company in the world by revenue - about US$6 billion in 2009. It owns and operates 15 properties in Nevada‚ Mississippi and Michigan‚ and has 50% investments in four other properties in Nevada‚ Illinois and Macau‚ China. The company began as MGM Mirage on May 31‚ 2000‚ with the merger of MGM Grand Inc. and Mirage Resorts Inc. In the mid-2000s
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Peter Fazio talked to Cypress/GR Houston I‚ LP about buying retail property‚ with the main tenant being a Garden Ridge store. Fazio and his agents conducted a background investigation‚ while doing so he found information that concerned that Garden Ridge was in poor financial health but after being certainty by Cypress that Garden Ridge had a positive outlook. Fazio went ahead and sent a letter to Cypress and sent a letter to Cypress that he is willing got buy the property for $7.67 million “based
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6. Below are listed some objects of varying degrees of abstraction. Suggest properties of each of these objects that can be measured by each of the four basic types of scales. There are relatively few pure interval scales found in business research. Almost all text discussions of this scale refer to the example of temperature scales. However‚ some attitude scales such as the Likert and Semantic Differential‚ are claimed to approach interval characteristics. In addition‚ approximate interval scales
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