The Travel and Tourism Industry in Perspective NAME: DATE: 1. Which of the following would be internal (“push”) factors in terms of influencing people’s decisions to travel? a. climate and collectibles b. health needs c. geography and wildlife d. entertainment and cuisine 2. People traveling to India to visit the country’s cultural and historical centers are likely to be attracted by __________ factors affecting their decisions to travel. a. push b. pull c. give d. take
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An Analysis of Maverick Lodging Abstract Maverick Lodging is a hotel management company that manages the day-to-day operations of third party franchisees of the Marriott Corporation. The company has recently implemented a balanced scorecard in an effort to align company strategy‚ structure‚ performance measurements‚ and incentives. The organization strategy involves growth in revenue and customer base with the use of differentiation. Issues with the current scorecard and its measures have
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Careers in Lodging and Food and Beverage Industries 1 Assignment 1: Careers in Lodging and Food and Beverage Industries Maria Ransom Strayer University Alexandria Campus Professor: Jennifer Gallagher HTM 100 - Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Management February 3‚ 2012 Assignment 1: Careers in Lodging and Food and Beverage Industries 2 Describe the various types of management careers that can be offered within each industry (lodging and food and beverage). The lodging and food
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A Lodging House in Moscow about 1905 Source A and B offers a valuable insight for a historian studying the lives of Russian people at the beginning of the 20th century. Source A is a primary source. It is a photograph from the year of 1905 but the origins of the source are unknown. The photograph shows the Prolartiat living in a small lodging house that shows the unsatisfactory living conditions that the Russian working class is known to have lived their daily lives in. The perspective of source
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Dimensions of lodging Lodging property may be defined as an establishment that chares fees for providing furnished sleeping accommodations to persons who are temporarily away from home or who consider these accommodations their temporary or permanent homes. Many of these establishments also provides food‚ beverages‚ cleaning services‚ and a range of other services normally associated with travel commonly sought by travelers. Different Types of Hotel and Lodging * Limited-Service Hotels. Typically
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Lodging Properties The different types of properties in the Lodging Industry: Hotels - Can be classified into star system (1-7). A structure that provides sleeping accommodations to travelers and that usually features dining facilities and daily housekeeping service Resorts - Cater primarily to leisure travelers. Generally found in four environments: at the beach‚ near ski areas‚ in the desert and near (or even in) theme parks and attractions. Motels- usually do not have full dining facilities
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter begins by explaining the business philosophy of marketing. Marketing is not a function that is only carried out by the marketing department‚ but rather a way of doing business. The main focus of marketing is the customer; this customer orientation must be integrated throughout the organization. Next is a discussion of how customer satisfaction leading to profits is the central goal of hospitality
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production lines. Thus‚ the factories of late 1700s not only had developed production machinery‚ but also ways of planning and controlling the output of workers. Developments in Early 20th Century As days went by‚ production capacities expanded‚ demand for capital grew and labor became highly dependent on jobs and urbanized. At the commencement of the 20th century‚ the one element that was missing was a management (the ability to develop and use the facilities to produce on a maximum capacity
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DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEMORANDUM TO: Professor Wu FROM: Minghao Tang‚ AE5 DATE: March 30‚ 2014 SUBJECT: MAVERICK LODGING CASE Year 1999 Analysis In 1999‚ the Maverick Lodging company implements balanced scorecard to establish a measurement system and control the hotel level management. The balanced scorecard has several attributes‚ such as tracking financial performance‚ tracking nonfinancial measures and communicating franchisees and owners objectives of growth
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Some bacteria cause more serious illness than others‚ but only a few are responsible for the majority of cases. Below is information regarding nine prominent bacteria. Campylobacter jejuni Found: intestinal tracts of animals and birds‚ raw milk‚ untreated water‚ and sewage sludge. Transmission: contaminated water‚ raw milk‚ and raw or under-cooked meat‚ poultry‚ or shellfish. Symptoms: fever‚ headache‚ and muscle pain followed by diarrhea (sometimes bloody)‚ abdominal pain and nausea that appear
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