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Showing 1 to 20 of 103 for “"Resorts"”.
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Resorts in Southern Appalachia: A Microcosm of American Resorts in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth centuries.
<p>Five resorts in East Tennessee--Montvale Springs and the Wonderland Hotel in the Smokies, Tate Spring in the Holston River Valley, Unaka Springs on the Nolichucky River, and the Cloudland Hotel at the summit of Roan Mountain--stand testament to the proposition that their region engaged fully …
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Developing host-guest relationships in Thai tourist resorts
This relationship marketing study investigates the influence of national culture on the development of host-guest relationships between local and international tourists and Thai resort operators on Samui Island, Thailand. It proposes that a quality relationship between tourists and resort …
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Last resorts : a tour guide to territorial protection for the Republic of the Maldives
… Although the Maldives is known for super luxury resorts, the nation's government is poorly positioned to defend a population of 400,000 people spread across 1200 islands. This thesis proposes a strategy by which the international resort operator, an autonomous and independently funded entity, can …
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A study on creating a competitive advantage at Namibia wildlife resorts through customer relationship management
… of competitive advantage at Namibia Wildlife Resorts through customer relationship management. The purpose of this proposed study is to investigate the extent to which the practice of customer care relationships contributes to occupancy levels in the travel and tourism industry with specific …
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Socio-cultural changes in Thai beach resorts: a case study of Koh Samui Island, Thailand.
Apart from the obvious and visible effects on the economy and the physical environment, tourism can contribute to social and cultural changes in host societies. Many host communities put their hopes on tourism as an economic driver and development tool. However, it is still unclear whether tourism …
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Assessing the effectiveness of a customer loyalty programme as marketing tool in the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife resorts
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for a Masters of Management Sciences: Tourism and Hospitality Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016.
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Bands and orchestras in the major northern seaside resorts of England, 1865-1911 : a socio-cultural history.
… archives and libraries in the relevant seaside resorts have been visited. Primary sources have been rich in some categories, e.g. local newspapers, and limited in others, e.g. programmes and local records. The main sources for this enquiry have been the newspapers of the period. They frequently …
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Examination of Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership Profiles of Directors and Managers of Human Resources at Starwood Hotels and Resorts
… and managers within Starwood Hotels and Resorts completed Schutte's (2002) Assessing Emotional Intelligence Scale, Bass and Avolio's (2004) Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire. To explore the relationship of emotional intelligence and transformational …
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Social Exclusion, Resort Decline and the English Seaside
Traditionally seaside resorts have been one of the least understood of Britain’s ‘problem areas’. This thesis breaks new ground by reporting on an exploratory data analysis to probe the influence of resort decline on social exclusion in England’s seaside resorts. Drawing on a wide range of …
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Authority and Crime, 1835-1860: A Comparison between Exmouth and Torquay
… thesis explores the impact of crime on seaside resorts in mid-nineteenth century England, together with the implications and challenges presented for authority and control. The evidence is based on a case study of two contrasting south Devon resorts, Exmouth and Torquay. The research findings …
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An estimate of the impact that mega-resort casino-hotels have on existing Las Vegas strip casino/hotels
… paper is to estimate the impact that new mega-resorts have on existing Las Vegas "strip" hotel/casinos; A multiple linear regression equation will be created to determine the impact that new Las Vegas mega-resort properties may have on the gross gaming revenue of existing Las Vegas "strip" …
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Leadership Style's Effects on Intrapreneurship and Organisational Performance: The Case of the Resort Islands in the Maldives
… style and organisational performance in those resorts. The Maldives is a high-end luxury holiday destination, and some resorts are ranked amongst the best hotels worldwide. The Maldives has been accorded the leading tourist destination award from the World Travel Awards (WTA) for three …
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The Urban Character of the Early English Seaside Resort 1700-1847
… to understand the places that became seaside resorts. Seven articles and two books combine to discuss early resorts and how their creation relates to the evolution of tourism. The origins of the English seaside resort have been examined in my detailed studies of individual places; however, …
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Gambling with regeneration: seaside resort regeneration and casino development
The United Kingdom’s seaside resorts are in decline. This has been addressed by various regeneration strategies. The Gambling Act 2005 threw a potential lifeline to some seaside resorts that wished to utilise casinos as cultural regeneration tools. However, this is a unique example of a …
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Engineering Winter
… warm and snowfall becomes less reliable, ski resorts worldwide increasingly depend on artificial snow to stay open. Snowmaking, once a stopgap, has become the backbone of entire seasons in a sprawling choreography of pumps and pressurized mist designed to hold trails together. At resorts like …
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Behavioral Response of Hotel Employees to Hurricane Warnings on Grand Cayman, The Cayman Islands
… A survey conducted with employees of the two resorts sought to determine the circumstances under which employees would evacuate their homes to another shelter on-island and under which conditions employees would evacuate the island to seek shelter in another country. The two resorts were …
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Destination branding: a qualitative analysis of Bournemouth's projected image as a UK seaside resort
… and very few studies have focused on seaside resorts. Despite several research enquiries concerning the branding of tourist destinations, little research attention has been given to the branding tourism image of seaside resorts and specifically to the projected tourism images of seaside …
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The Development of Oban as a tourist resort 1770-1901.
… material. Comparisons have been made with other resorts to identify where Oban fitted in to the development of resorts in both the United Kingdom and also within Scotland. Extensive use was made of the early travellers’ accounts to understand why visitors initially came to Oban especially in the …
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