This study reports on how the corporate hospitality industry is affected by an economic downturn, via the example of the UK in 2008. Qualitative telephone interviews with corporate hospitality agencies, activity providers and caterers were carried out to examine how the downturn affected the...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of geographical indications (GIs) with real property valuation and management. Design/methodology/approach - The paper considers existing and developing legal frameworks and current guidance with practical examples to support...

As a method of procuring the services of the built environment, performance-based contracting (PBC) seeks to link the building supplier to longer term commitments than has traditionally been the case in the construction sector. By rewarding the building producer according to the way that...

Airlines in all strategic sectors are experiencing ever-increasing competitive pressures. This paper focuses on the impact of business-to-business electronic marketplaces (e-marketplaces) on efficiency improvements. Of all airlines, 65% report using e-marketplaces in procurement operations....

Purpose – Empowerment is a concept that means different things to different individuals. The factors that engender feelings of empowerment are thus multifarious. The purpose of this paper is to focus on to the factors that empower individuals and teams in projects...

Local Strategic Partnerships are being established in England to provide an inclusive, collaborative and strategic focus to regeneration strategies at the local level. They are also required to rationalise the proliferation of local and micro-partnerships set up by a succession of funding...

This study assesses the financial performance of a representative sample of 35 European commercial airports for the period 1990 to 1999 inclusive, comparing those subject to partial or full privatisation with those in public ownership. It is hypothesized that privatised airports operate more...

At a time when the traditional major airlines have struggled to remain viable, the low-cost carriers have become the major success story of the European airline industry. This paper looks behind the headlines to show that although low-cost airlines have achieved much, they too have potential...

Purpose - To provide an overview of the current attitudes and practical experience of airport benchmarking. Design/methodology/approach - A range of benchmarking studies are critiqued. The paper considers the partial performance measures which are used from an economic, operational and...

Freight transportation system is critical to economic activity but it carries significant environmental costs, notably GHG emissions and climate change : energy use and corresponding CO2 emissions is increasing faster in freight transport than in other sectors and this increase is primarily the...