Appropriate planning & effective promotion is key to the success of festivals

According to Bowdin (2011, p.121) “the time frame in which an event strategic plans operate will vary from destination to destination, but 5-15-year planning horizons are not uncommon”. The author arguments that the event organiser needs to make a preliminary feasibility report in the initiation phase, which includes de viability of the event and the … Read more

Mini-Project I: Cultural Analysis Guideline (The Philippines)

Mini-Project I: Cultural Analysis Guideline I. Introduction The Philippines is called the “Pearl of the Orient Seas” and it was founded in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia. The Philippines is rich in nature which contains 7,107 islands which are also called the Philippines Archipelago. The land area is approx. 300,000 square kilometers and the … Read more

Can Dark Tourism Be Employed as a Teaching Tool to Improve Positive Feelings in Tourists’ Mentality?

  Abstract Significant focus has been directed to dark tourism in the recent past since some people are attracted to sites with somber past events. Such areas include apartheid memorials, Civil War battlefields, and genocide sites. However, the use of dark tourism in teaching tourists and influencing their feelings and mentality has not been researched … Read more

Human Resources in the hospitality and tourism sector

INTRODUCTION This essay has four parts; First part is the introduction part, second part is the main body of the essay which have two parts. The first part is the assessment of the Human Resources (HR) challenges and issues faced by the hospitality and tourism sector which are; Rapid technological change, Recruitment, high labour turnover … Read more

Tourism in the Philippines

Tourism is recognized as an important industry in the Philippines. Its significance as main driver and contributor to socio-economic growth is acknowledged in Republic Act 9593 or the Tourism Policy Act of 2009. It has seen an increasing direct contribution to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employment over the years and peaking in … Read more

Elements deemed paramount to the understanding of how an individual is influenced during the travel planning process

Literature review In this section of this dissertation the author will discuss various elements that were deemed paramount to the understanding how an individuals is influenced during the travel planning process, by looking at the roles and activities of the destination management organisation, the perceived image of the destination and the effects of Word of … Read more

Food tourism

According to Merriam-Webster, tourism means “the practice of traveling for recreation.” Today, there are different forms of tourism that caters towards different individuals’ preference, such as, cultural tourism, nature tourism, pleasure tourism, sports tourism, religious tourism, medical tourism, adventure tourism, just to name a few. Food tourism also known as culinary tourism has bloomed over … Read more

Analysing article on “hotel guests’ towel reuse behavior”

1. Because of saving energy and reducing detergent use, it makes sense to study ways in which the effectiveness of messages in addition to towel reuse may be improved, because they may contribute to a cleaner environment. Secondly, very little research has been done addressing either descriptive norm effects on towel reuse behavior or the … Read more

Maintaining service standards in hospitality

Abstract Managing and measuring service quality is important today in London for hotels’ businesses to improve their corporate image in the context of challenges faced by the hospitality industry in particular the skill shortage, the Brexit and the shrinking of the workforce. Quality management programs involving the assessment of the hotels current service delivery impact … Read more

Green tourism (ecotourism)

Green tourism is related with carrying out environmental responsibility since these activities can help to lower the ecological footprint. The involvement of ecological footprint includes the lifestyle use of daily products, for example shampoo bottles, paper, lighting, laundry, cooling and heating. Moreover, the consequences of plastic product should be taken seriously. (Penisi, 2010) Malaysia has … Read more

The sustainability of the cruise tourism sector

According to Brida & Zapata (2009), cruise tourism is growing at a vast pace in western Europe in the past 10 years.  Moreover, the revenue of cruise tourism represents 3% of the total tourism market and is the fastest growing sector (Brida & Zapata, Cruise Tourism: Economic, Socio-Cultural and Environmental Impacts, 2009) . Cruise tourism … Read more

Tourism in North Cyprus

Turkish people might be the most frequent visitors to North Cyprus but certainly not the only visitors because in 2013, so people from the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands visited North Cyprus. These four countries were the top four whose nationalities stayed in the tourist accommodation establishments (see Table 8 ). Table 8: No. … Read more

Surf Resource Sustainability Index

Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter is composed of nine parts. The background of the study, problem statement, theoretical framework, conceptual framework, research objectives, hypotheses of the study, significance of the study, scope and limitations, and definition of terms. The following will thoroughly explicate the significance of serious leisure qualities and economic index indicators in the … Read more

Galway tourism

1. Executive Summary Galway has been named the European culture capital 2020. Having beaten off stiff competition across the continent, the challenge is to rise to the occasion with a marketing plan that exceeds all expectations and showcases all that Galway has to offer specifically to culturally curious tourist based in the United States of … Read more

Training/professional development – hospitality

The training/ professional development you received to progress and be successful in your role  within a hospitality/tourism and events industry. (1000 words) AHS Hospitality is considered as the main business of Australia’s hospitality guest services contributor for the accommodation industry. AHS started the business since 1993, they have been supplying subcontract to managing the accommodation … Read more