Category: Tourism

  • Event Management: Concept and Key Aspects

    Introduction Globally, it is known that fashion shows are ways of introducing clothing lines, which are exposed to the general public or the community at large. Basically, it is also the best way of triggering an interest among buyers by just placing the clothing line in boutiques or beauty shops. An organizing manager planning for…

  • Hospitality industry and entrepreneurs

    Table of Contents Introduction The business environment Internal environment The external environment Conclusion References Introduction In the current days, a number of factors continue to serve as impediments and opportunities for entrepreneurs when setting up businesses. More particularly, the upheavals that the entrepreneurs face when they attempt to establish businesses in the hospitality industry are…

  • Current Trends in the Global Hospitality Industry

    Table of Contents According to Michael Ottenbacher (2011, p. 1) Glenn Withiam (2011, p.1) is of the opinion that References Generally, the hospitality industry consists of numerous fields, which most popular are restaurants, transportation and tourism. It is not a secret that the success of the hospitality industry depends on disposable income. Tourism services as…

  • Current trends in Global Hospitality Industry

    The hospitality industry contributes greatly to the tourism sector because it acts as a source of tourist attraction for both local and foreign tourists. Social media denotes various technologically backed tools and amenities that facilitate easy communication and interaction through the internet. Social media has a unique ability to share resources and data across a…

  • Tourism in Bario community

    The concept of using tourism as a tool for bringing development in communities has elicited a lot of debate with some people doubting the viability of the approach. Malaysia is an example of countries that have succeed in using pro-poor based tourism to foster development in economical struggling communities (Azarya, 2004). The state of Sarawak…

  • Visitor Management Plan for Greek Island

    Introduction and Rationale The tourism industry is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing industries. The industry is growing fast courtesy of globalization and advanced technology among other factors. The Greek tourism is therefore part of the world’s larger tourism industry that is rapidly growing. The industry contributes a large portion to the Greek…

  • Glossary definition of tourist behavior

    Table of Contents Introduction Balanced Critique Critique supported by examples Conclusion References Introduction Tourism is among the world’s leading industry. Tourism is the short term movement of individuals to places that are outside their residences or places of work (Burkart and Medik, 1981). Who is a tourist? A tourist is not the international person who…

  • Value Creation in Spa Resorts and Hotels

    The process of globalization strongly affects hospitality institutions and spa resorts. In particular, it enables them to create extra value for their customers. This effect is achieved in several ways. First of all, modern hotels as well as spa can provide more efficient training to their employees (Dwyerr & Forsyth 2006, p. 470). Judging from…

  • Sustainable Tourism: Divisions among Stakeholders

    Table of Contents Introduction Stakeholders Divisions among Stakeholders Conclusion References Introduction Since the fifteenth century, tourism has emerged as a reliable sector in different economies across the world (Matt 2004). However, the economies that benefit from it most are those that posses unique features since, in any given country, the number of both domestic as…

  • Tourism as an Ambassador of Promoting International Peace

    In essence, there are many definitions of peace. In the context of this paper, peace is defined as insubstantial attribute which is hard to compute or otherwise quantify. Peace is usually defined as the nonexistence of war, random violence and actions of terrorism. However, this characterization is narrow and, does not put into consideration the…