• Introduction
• Observations
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References
Introduction
Hospitality can be defined as the act of being hospitable to visitors, guests and even strangers. The industry offers Relaxation, comfort, freedom and entertainment Wagen and Goonetilleke (2011 p9) note that “(Dittmer 2002) defines a hospitable person as ‘a host who receives, welcomes, and caters for the needs of people temporarily outside the home’.
The following case study of Weymouth and Portland looks at the different impacts on the city due to the development of the hospitality industry. It will look at how the Olympics of 2012 and the world heritage site have impacted on the area. The main focus will be economic, environmental and social impact to the region.
Discussion
Weymouth is located in Dorset, South West of England. It has got some of the most spectacular views of the sea, especially from the sealife tower that was built in time for the 2012 Olympics. Visitors can also take the ferry to the Isle of Portland. The
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It is especially an area of interest for geographers and geologists, coming for fossil collection therefore getting a lot of educational visits, which has a negative impact on the Dorset coastal path. Education and job opportunities have emerged increase of investments and national and international media coverage. Visitors are drawn to the area and regeneration of the sea fronts has had a positive effect on tourism in Dorset. Bol. D (2012) Reported that the economic Regeneration Manager for Weymouth and Portland Borough Council had advised that the economic generation team would be working closely with local businesses including Hotel and Leisure industry to ensure appropriate offers made to future visitors would bring economic growth to the
3. Something is missing from the scenario. Based on his history, L.J. should have been taking an important medication. What is it, and why should he be taking it?
Despite being so popular however, Bournemouth currently has plans of regeneration certain parts such as the pier; a new spa village and they are also closely focusing on sports and leisure. However despite the rapid growth of population verging on being a problem I believe that regenerating certain parts, which are aimed at attracting tourists, is only going to worsen the situation.
1. Which firms are the “identical twins” of the Collinsville investment? Using the β’s for those assets and the methodology learned in this course, determines the appropriate discount rate for the Collinsville investment.
Fredline, E., & Faulkner, B. (2000). Host community reactions: a cluster analysis. Annals of Tourism Research, 27(3)
Drake, P. (n.d.). What is free cash flow and how do I calculate it? Florida Atlantic University, pp. 1-6. Retrieved from: http://educ.jmu.edu/~drakepp/general/FCF.pdf [Accessed: 6 Aug 2013].
Britain has been over the news due to the British exit the European Union, which this event is known as Brexit (Hunt, 2016). This decision brought a large impact on every country in Britain, but the Britain has not started negotiate with European Union about adapting regulations to minimize their negative consequences. Before people can list potential impacts of Brexit on Britain’s tourism, it is important for people to understand how well the Britain was doing in the tourism industry. In addition, it is important to analyze and understand what type of tourism impacts on Britain. So, people would know how Brexit will change its policy and what impacts will bring to their current life. It will provide an idea of how the changes of regulations will impact different countries and the region. Thus, it provides an understanding of how tourism helps to develop the Britain in terms of environmental impacts, socio-cultural impacts, and economic impacts.
Hospitality can help to create better and more comfortable communities. Hospitality, whether or not someone does a lot
Wegmans’ model of contribution and giving back to its community proves to be a successful and profitable way of doing business. Wegmans’ philosophy of taking care of their employees, the customers and community that keeps them in business, insures that they will continue to expand and build positive relations with whomever they encounter. Wegman helps support the communities it surrounds by providing support for charities, employee scholarships, customer promotions and maintaining sustainability.
targeted those people who would recognize and appreciate quality lodging and not those who were seeking “cheap sleep”. Inviting potential guests or individuals who might influence visitor hotel selection to launch parties, swim parties, cocktail parties and other planned events. Targeting supportive hospitality businesses. Packages that supported local businesses were developed.
Have you ever had a colonoscopy or endoscopy – where they take a camera and look through your mouth down into your stomach; or a camera that goes in your rectum that looks through your bowel and intestines?
In order to deal with ways to sustain Wyndham’s competitive advantage built by the ByRequest initiative, we first need to get acquainted with its business values; Wyndham’s ByRequest program created a comfortable and memorable upscale guest experience and shaped recognition in the industry from a customer service standpoint. Being still a relatively new program, the company was limiting its focus on analysis and thus conducted limited historical study and no collection of a typical demographic data like age, income etc. But while its impact on revenues was still small, it was a success in defining Wyndham’s brand. In order to keep and even extend this current competitive advantage over time, the company needs to leverage its growing
As mentioned by Rimmington & Morrison (2009), the assistance from different parts of the world presents a new and diverse outlook for future research including theoretical innovations and revelations, cultural and environmental aspects, tourist destination and other ecotourism and recreational aspects of tourism and hospitality industry (Brotherton,
Summary: Southwestern University is a state college in Stephenville, Texas. The college is known for its Football and have been in the top 20 in the rankings since the appointment of legendary Bo Pitterno in 2001 as the Head coach for the team. The coach requested to upgrade the stadium or construct a new stadium to accommodate the large fan base. This request was heard by the SWU’s president, Dr Joel Wisner, who decided that they would upgrade the stadium based on a forecast of when the current stadium would max out.
Also, DCMS built on Our Promise for 2012, in which the fifth promise was to demonstrate the UK is a creative, inclusive and welcoming place to live in, visit and for business. To achieve this promise, DCMS stated the plan that make the most of the long-term tourism benefits that the Games will bring nationwide (Our promise for 2012, 2015). As the nature of international tourism is exported service and goods, which has a significant proportion of economic outcome in tourism industry, this paper is aimed to analyse the impact of 2012 London Olympic Games on the inbound tourism in London and the UK. The impacts of the 2012 London Olympic Games on inbound tourism can cover a wide range of aspects, including service improvement, infrastructure improvement, star-hotel increase, tourist flows and so on; nevertheless, this paper will only focus on two aspects: overseas visitor arrivals and spending and destination image improvement.
We are working very hard with tourism businesses across England to maintain this momentum, and to ensure that the industry can benefit from the opportunities presented by the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Torch Relay and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This is an unprecedented year – it is our job to inspire Brits that now is the time to take a holiday at home.”