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Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Contemporary issues in events, festivals and destination management -- Thematic trends in event management research -- Event innovation induced corporate branding -- "We've never measured it, but it brings in a lot of business" -- Sport mega-events and nation...
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tourism sectors are trying to augment and offer more than the traditional “sea, sun and sand” concept which, until recently …, has formed the core of the tourism product. Hotels have also not responded satisfactorily to the demands of customers …
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Purpose – To investigate the main expectations of students from the tourism industry who are studying at the Akdeniz … University School of Tourism and Hotel Management in Antalya. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire containing 16 closed … – The results generally show negative perceptions and attitudes toward the tourism industry, but some positive perceptions …
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of backpackers’s evaluation of service quality provided by hostels by developing a battery of items to assess perceptions of the overall hostel experience. Design/methodology/approach – Scale development took a mixed...
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tourism projects at destination level. Design/methodology/approach – Based on theoretical background of strategic planning and … Leiper’s tourism model, a conceptual tool is suggested. Its value is investigated through an empirical study that was … framework to be used as a strategic planning tool for culinary tourism projects. The empirical study identified the merits …
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This study highlights the fragility of the tourism industry in developing countries. The overdependence of the Bahamas … on the tourism industry, for economic development, is brought into focus here. The adroit efforts of the directors of … tourism for both the Bahamas and Jamaica are highlighted. Both governments saw the need to immediately fund a revised …
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A comparative study was undertaken analysing what accommodation managers and business guests believed were the factors influencing accommodation selection. It was discovered that business guests rated “bathroom and shower quality”, “standard of bedroom maintenance” and “comfort of...
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The USA is culturally and ethnically diverse and becoming more so. This diversity is reflected in the variety of cuisines available both in stores and in restaurants. Trends show a movement towards trying out new and exotic foods, increasing interest in vegetarian items, as well as a growing use...
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interesting that, apparently, the more effort individual units managers put into an understanding/perception of productivity …
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the atmospheric elements of color, lighting, layout, style, and furnishings that make up the physical environment of a hotel lobby. Previous research indicates that these atmospheric elements impact overall guest perceptions and impressions....
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