attainment, attitudes and plans of the employees in front office in hotels in China by means of a survey of employees in four and … tourist cities in China, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jinan, Qingdao and Weihai. In each selected city, four and five … front office work in China. Findings – Results show that the main workforce strength of front office in Chinese hotels …

paths in China's indigenous economy and budget hotels. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was chosen as the most … appropriate means of obtaining information from 104 general managers in Guangdong Province, China. Findings – The data from this …. However, some unique differences are identified. General managers in China have more years of non‐hotel experiences and pursue …

China. Design/methodology/approach – In a pilot research project, exploratory in‐depth interviews were conducted with owner … nine in‐depth interviews were conducted and the results cannot be generalized to the whole travel agent sector in China … development of SME travel agents in China. Co‐operative and collaborative networking is recommended designed to strengthen SME …

current accounting format in hotels in China, and suggests a preliminary research framework on development of China … managerial perspective, and point out limitations of adopting the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry in China …

development of China's hotel industry by means of reviewing the topic from three academic online databases. Design … – Research on China's hotel development grew rapidly with the rise of China's hotel industry, reflecting the situation, problems … cent of all papers. Practical implications – The paper summarises research on China's booming hotel industry, offers a …

Purpose – This study sets out to investigate the perceptions of e‐buyers and e‐lookers in Hainan, China on usability … performance of China‐based travel web sites, an emerging sector of the tourism industry in China. Design …/methodology/approach – Data collection was conducted in Hainan, a province in Southern China, in December 2007. A structured questionnaire was …

&T) industry in China. Design/methodology/approach – A self‐administered questionnaire containing 22 parental influence attributes … parental influences on career choice has been undertaken in ten universities across five cities in China, with 566 valid … choice, which might then lead to more attraction and recruitment of students to the H&T industry in China.  …

Purpose – Based on the commitments made when it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, China began to allow … the establishment of foreign‐invested travel agencies. During this transition period, China promulgated travel service …/methodology/approach – The study uses both primary and secondary data to specify China's policies on foreign‐invested travel agencies upon its …