Portuguese and British hoteliers′ attitudes towards the importance of tourist boards and various forms of training are examined, as well as aspects of “environment”, in terms of how these factors might contribute to hotel development. Differences between UK and Portuguese hotel sectors are...

Describes a preliminary model for assisting national tourism organizations (NTOs) in the allocation of promotional budgets to international travel markets so as to optimize their marketing objectives. The model (TOUREX) is a knowledge‐based system. Discusses findings (that allow enhancement...

Describes work carried out at Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, to investigate the scope for applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in the field of management. The main thrust of the work so far has been oriented towards marketing decisions, but the implications extend to...