I. INTRODUCTION Located just southwest of St. Louis‚ and 2 miles east of Eureka in an old flood plain used for farming‚ lies a ghost town called Times Beach‚ Missouri. Originally being marketed as a summer hideaway‚ one could purchase a 20 x 100 ft. lot for $67.50 in 1925 and even receive a six-month newspaper subscription. After the Great Depression and gas rationing during World War II‚ the town became a small community of low-middle-class economic citizens. In 1983‚ due to a dioxin contamination
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PREVAILING CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN HOSPITALITY AND THE UPCOMING FOUR SEASONS HOTELS EXPANSION BY FELIX L. H. MURILLO Glion Online MBA Abstract This paper identifies contemporary themes in the Hospitality Industry and why these are emerging or currently pursued. The themes selected are themes directly related with the expansion of hospitality businesses and in particular as they have an effect in the upcoming growth of Four Seasons Hotels. Although Four Seasons already pursues these contemporary
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factors that will contribute to increased benefaction and income are food preference by age‚ gender‚ income and appreciation factor like texture‚ aroma and taste. Therefore‚ this study analyzed how menu planning satisfies the customers of Mcdonalds in Halang‚ City of Calamba Laguna. Specifically‚ this study aimed to answer the following problems: 1. What is the demographic profile of the customer of the Mcdonalds in terms of: 1. age; and 2. gender 2. What is the level of
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Introduction to Hospitality 1 Introduction to Hospitality Manual on Module II Introduction to Hospitality (Fine-tuned version) 2 Introduction to Hospitality Contributors Dr Benny Chan‚ Hong Kong Community College‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Mr Murray Mackenzie‚ School of Hotel & Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and PSHE Section‚ Curriculum Development Institute. 3 Introduction to Hospitality Copyright © The Government of the Hong Kong Special
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................... 1 1.2 Problem Discussion....................................................................... 2 1.3 Purpose......................................................................................... 3 1.4 Delimitation ....................................................................
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Tourism is in what is known as the ‘Tertiary Sector’ of the economy. This ‘service industry’ is one of 3 other sectors in an economy‚ the 2 other sectors are: secondary sector and primary sector. The primary sector deals with ‘extraction’ such as farming‚ fishing & quarrying. The secondary sector deals with manufacturing and construction. ‘According to the theory the main focus of an economy’s activity shifts from the primary‚ through the secondary and finally to the tertiary sector. Fourastié
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26 Appendix 6 28 Appendix 7 30 Appendix 8 31 Appendix 9 33 Appendix 10 35 Background Information Sport relies on three major physics concepts: force‚ acceleration and velocity; many of which involve elastic propulsion and/or projectile motion. Various types of sporting equipment are constructed with springs and elastics‚ in order to absorb a force or apply a force to another object. In the context of this investigation‚ the spring is utilised to propel an object. According to Hooke’s law
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emphasis of good hospitality is visible throughout the entire book‚ but it is most clearly seen In Phaeacia. “Hearing that‚ Alcinous‚ poised in all his majesty‚ took the hand of the seasoned‚ worldly-wise Odysseus raised him up and sat him down in a burnished chair‚ displacing his own son…” (Odyssey Book 7‚ Pg: 185‚ Line 190-205). Alcinous‚ clearly the good host‚ has given up his son’s seat for an unknown stranger‚ thus fulfilling the codes of hospitality. This shows that hospitality or a host- to-
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Commercial hospitality is just extension of hospitality in the home. Do you agree? Hospitality is a difficult concept to define; numerous authors suggest it is both a social and commercial activity (Lugosi 2008). Nevertheless it’s important to highlight a dominant theme in accepted definitions of hospitality. Brotherton (1999) defined hospitality as “a contemporaneous human exchange‚ which is voluntarily entered into‚ and designed to enhance the mutual well-being of the parties concerned through
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Princeton’s Wordnet defines hospitality as "[the act of] cordial reception: [or] kindness in welcoming guests or strangers." Since the start of this semester‚ we have read about two different journeys in which hospitality plays an important role in fulfilling the destiny of the main character. In Homer’s Odyssey‚ many examples of this are apparent‚ whether they are for the benefit or the downfall of the protagonist Odysseus. However‚ Odysseus is not the only one whom hospitality rules. His son Telemachus
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