The Floating Resort The Floating Resort By: Brittany Contreras SCC Janelle Hoffman HRM 160 April 6‚ 2011 The Floating Resort A cruise is defined as “to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure‚ usually calling at a number of ports.” It is similar to a mobile resort (Dowling‚ 2006‚ p. 1). Why be on land when there is an option to travel on top of the beautiful ocean waters? The cruise industry has grown phenomenally in the last thirty-six years-from
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Inventory Turnover Ratios Abstract Effective inventory management is a top priority for companies looking to free up cash and leverage working capital. Inventory turnover varies widely across different industries and different companies. We will discuss how inventory management does affect company’s performance and which factors could affect the inventory turnover ratios. We analyzed five industries: pharmacy‚ automobile manufacture‚ grocery store‚ clothing‚ and restaurant industry. And
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Sandals Resort Sandals resort is classified as a service. Is not something tangible an individual can buy to bring home to keep or eat‚ such as a T.V or a steak and potato. The product life cycle state would be the maturity state as it has been in existence for some time. It has made it’s name and is well known by many potential buyers. I would anticipate this type of product‚ however‚ could balance between the growth and maturity stages depending on promotions and remarketing strategies. Sandals
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two thousand eight hundred and five budget hotels in China. When we are surprised in the expending speed of budget hotels in China‚ they recruit too many employees without considering the high labor cost and management issue‚ which finally lead to a high employee turnover rate in the budget hotel industry. In the year of 2009‚ the average employee turnover rate in budget hotels even increased to 34.5%. So these budget hotels with high employee turnover are having an even more difficult time filling
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Background of the Study A hotel is equivalent to a “home away from home” service. But how can you feel at home if the service and the establishment itself do not comply on what you need and the services you want? Reading some reviews on the net and some blog sites caught our attention to conduct research about the complaints (services and establishment) on the newly established hotel at the Fort- the Best Western Premier F1 Hotel. We are comfortable in doing a research on the hotel because we’ve been there
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I. COMPANY OVERVIEW Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX‚ ICAO: KLAX‚ FAA LID: LAX) is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area‚ the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX‚ with the letters pronounced individually. LAX is located in south-western Los Angeles along the Pacific coast in the neighbourhood of Westchester‚ 16 miles (26 km) from the downtown core and is the primary airport of Los
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Consumer Herding Behaviours in the Hotel Industry Traditional Word-of-Mouth has been recognized as an effective marketing tool that has a significant impact on customer behaviour. Nowadays‚ the emergence of the Internet means consumers are now creating and spreading marketing information‚ easier than before internet existence. Providers and consumers have become highly connected with the Internet environment. The purpose of this study is to find out the way consumer make decisions are influenced
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Resort world Resorts World Sentosa Private Limited is the leisure and gaming company that owns and operates Singapore’s biggest Integrated Resort‚ a 49-hectare development called Resorts World Sentosa. The mega resort is located on Singapore’s holiday island of Sentosa. The S$6.59 billion must-see destination welcomed its first visitors at its soft opening in early 2010. Resorts World Sentosa started operations with the four hotels in January‚ the Resorts World Casino in February and Universal
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Chapter 1 EL NIDO RESORTS IN PALAWAN; ITS IMPACT AND CHALLENGES IN TOURISM INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND ON EL NIDO RESORTS IN PALAWAN EL Nido during pre - Spanish time‚ has been known as "BACUIT BAY" a Center of Natural bounty of Cultural heritage surrounded by island and inlets towering limestone‚ cliffs for its uniqueness nature of bounty‚ and a paradise for all who usually experience the exquisite beauty of nature that can only be experienced Bacuit Bay‚ for its beauty Corals‚ fish
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1 1.0 Executive Summary As of late 2013‚ Golden Palm Tree Iconic Resort & Spa will be undergoing a rebranding exercise that will result in name change to AVANI Sepang Goldcoast Resort because of the joining to AVANI Hotels & Resorts. (Golden Palm Tree Resort & Spa Sdn Bhd‚ 2013) The group is now investing heavily in infrastructure as well as in building new hotels and resorts whilst renovating and refurbishing existing properties. However‚ they still lack other value additions
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