Compares the findings of two studies conducted to investigate the ranking of content domain areas of club management and management competencies necessary for success in private club management. A comparison is made between rankings for present and future success. The findings indicate areas for...

Notes that the private club industry is a unique segment within the broader hospitality industry and, relative to other segments of the hospitality industry, very little research has focused on it. Pannell Kerr Forster (PFK) publishes an annual publication that tracks the operating and financial...

In today′s complex and competitive environment, strategic management becomes the primary means of adapting organisations to their changing environment. For firms in the maturing hospitality industry to survive and grow, they will have to depend on their ability to align themselves...

The budget hotel sector in the United Kingdom was established in 1985 and is now experiencing accelerated growth. If this sector simulates some of the developments that have occurred in the US and French budget/economy hotel sectors, then traditionally‐minded operators in the country will have...

This study addressed the advertising practices and advertising themes of a random sample of 269 US motel operations. Motel advertising practices were advertising to sales ratios, agency use, media use, satisfaction with advertising, dominant advertising themes, perceptions of advertising...

The overbuilding in the lodging industry, the current economic recession, the Gulf War and the collapse of the real estate market collectively brought forth a major economic impact on the US lodging industry in recent years. Examines the current state of the US lodging industry and discusses...

The American business traveller is a very important customer in the lodging industry. Because of this it is essential that the lodging industry understands the expectations and demographic make‐up of this group of individuals. Presents the responses of 433 American business travellers obtained...