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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Cruise lines"”.
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Categorizing Cruise Lines In The North America Market By Passenger Perceived Experience
… Academic researchers have studied leisure-cruise consumers, but there is less research on the cruise industry, in particular on the structure of the industry. For example, the only method used for categorizing cruise lines is based on price and positioning strategies. This study takes a …
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Sustainability and the cruise industry: a triple bottom line assessment of the North American cruise lines
The global cruise industry has experienced an unparalleled growth rate of 2,100% since its primary inception in 1970. Additionally, the North American cruise industry serviced an estimated 13.2 million cruise passengers in 2008. Parallel with the industry’s remarkable size and growth, the industry …
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Migrant Filipino Seafarers In the Global Cruise Industry: Discourse, Risk and the Geographic Limits to Labor Flexibility
<p>The contemporary cruise ship industry is one of the most visible and global economic activities. It is also one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry, which is often considered to be the world's largest. This research explores the most fundamental element that makes this growth …
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Capacity control in network revenue management : clustering and risk-aversion
… service industries such as the airlines, hotels, car rentals, and cruise-lines. A variety of control methods has been introduced for network resource capacity control problem. We propose a clustering method to improve approximation quality. By clustering the legs of the network, one …
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Developing the concept of an integrated emergency response system for the tourism industry: case study of the cruise ship industry.
… on land, very little research has focused on the cruise industry. Cruise ships are an important consideration because with their ever-increasing size, they are now floating destinations, hosting thousands of tourists. This study seeks to fill that gap by using building-block scenarios within which …