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Revolution to revolution: why is tourism booming in Cuba?
Jayawardena, Chandana - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 15 (2003) 1, pp. 52-58
Tourism in Cuba is a relatively unexplored area in terms of research. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to … shed some light on the past, present and future potential of tourism in Cuba. The author has monitored trends of tourism in … research. The article analyses tourism in Cuba during three different phases between 1945 and 2002. Based on his research, the …
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Tourism development in the Hot Lakes District, New Zealand c. 1900
Bremner, Hamish - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 25 (2013) 2, pp. 282-298
in New Zealand history or in tourism/hospitality literature.  …Purpose – The aim of this paper is to provide a historical overview of tourism development in the Hot Lakes District … tourism, colonisation and indigenous agency. Findings – In a remote, isolated region of the central North Island of New …
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The liberation of hospitality management education
Morrison, Alison; Barry O’Mahony, G. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 15 (2003) 1, pp. 38-44
Hospitality management higher education’s historic origins have resulted in a strong vocational ethos permeating the curriculum. Knowledge about hospitality has been drawn from the industry and the world of work rather than from the many disciplines or other fields of enquiry, which can help...
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The development of the modern UK public house
Pratten, J.D. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 19 (2007) 4, pp. 335-342
that has taken place since then. Originality/value – There have been other attempts to examine the history of the public …
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Origins of the commercial hospitality industry: from the fanciful to factual
O'Gorman, Kevin D. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 21 (2009) 7, pp. 777-790
fanciful rhetoric, commercial hospitality has at least 4,000 years of history in the area of investigation. The rich and …
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Friends to grow and foes to know: lessons in successful stakeholder management from Orlando
Ford, Robert C. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 23 (2011) 5, pp. 696-712
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer insights and lessons learned about how to successfully balance the interests of the many competing stakeholders who can or do influence the CVB's strategy for marketing a destination. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses a qualitative...
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From inns to hotels: the evolution of public houses in Colonial Victoria
Barry O'Mahony, G.; Clark, Ian D. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 25 (2013) 2, pp. 172-186
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine travellers' experiences with public houses in Colonial Victoria, to determine how the hospitality industry in the colony was transformed from primitive hospitality provision to sophisticated, well managed hotels in a relatively short time....
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Royal accommodations: pilgrim rest houses in early colonial South India
Linderman, Michael C. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 25 (2013) 2, pp. 187-203
Purpose – This article provides background on the historical development of royal hospitality in India before the advent of commercial hospitality in the twentieth century. The aim of the paper is to insert into the historiography of commercial hospitality the ancient Indian practice of...
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Public dining in Dublin
Mac Con Iomaire, Máirtín - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 25 (2013) 2, pp. 227-246
/value – There is a dearth of research on the history of Irish food and commercial food provision in particular. This paper provides …
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The lodging industry’s contribution to Hong Kong’s gross domestic product
Chan, Wilco W.; Lam, Joseph C. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 12 (2000) 2, pp. 86-98
Focuses on the estimation of the contribution of the hotel industry to Hong Kong’s gross domestic product (GDP) and an analysis of the factors influencing the hotel industry’s recent and likely future contribution to the GDP. The investigation also covers a method of speeding up the...
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