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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Travel Industry"”.
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Competition and structural change in the UK travel industry during the 1980's and into the 1990's
… competition and structural change in the UK travel trade during the 1980's and into the 1990's. The travel industry, tour operators, travel retailers, integration, pricing policies, the 1990's and the European travel trade are looked at. The evidence in the first part of the thesis indicates …
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Are You Judging Me? Exploring Legitimacy Through the Lens of Black Travelers
In recent years, the focus on the Black travel market has increased exponentially. While some may consider this to be a new market segment, Black travelers have been in the travel industry for years, however their legitimacy as a viable market segment has been questionable. This dissertation uses a …
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Development of a Change Management Framework to enhance Business Model Innovation, which improves organizational performance in the Nigeria travel sector
… organizational growth and performance. The travel industry is one of the largest productive and diverse sectors comprising transportation, accommodation, food and beverage, entertainment, which are interlinked. The vastness in structure and composition of the travel industry allows several …
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An Exploratory Study of the Effects the Year Round School Calendar has on the Family Vacation
… vacation habits and patterns in regards to the travel party, when travel takes place, travel destination, length of travel, whether travel is taking place or not, mode of transportation, and the decision making process. The leisure travel industry is also becoming aware of the changes that are …
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A Descriptive Study of Teacher Perceptions of International Travel Outcomes
<p>People have been traveling internationally for hundreds of years seeking enlightenment. There is a plethora of research to discuss how travel has impacted them. However, travel research is lacking where the educational impacts on the educational experiences of teachers are concerned. The purpose …
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Thunder in the desert: Commercial air travel and tourism in Las Vegas, 1959--2001
… the relationship between the commercial air travel and tourist industries in Las Vegas, especially highlighting their unprecedented growth in the second half of the twentieth century. It not only provides an accurate historic account of both industries, but clearly delineates the dependence …
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Travel experience, interaction, and memory how does social behavior and interaction influence travel experience?
"Travel has always been a way to escape our day-to-day lives and experience something new and different. As the at-home realities evolve, the way we travel changes. Although the travel industry is slowly catching up to travelers' changing needs, individuals are increasingly shaping the industry and …
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The Efficacy of the Protection Motivation Theory in Predicting Cruise Ship Passengers' Intentions Regarding Norovirus Disease Incidence
The cruise industry is the fastest growing segment of the travel industry. Concurrent with its growth is the challenge of mitigating the risk associated with shipboard outbreaks. Norovirus is the leading cause of shipboard outbreaks. This study examined the efficacy of the protection motivation …
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A Comparison of Travel Behaviors of African American and White Travelers to an Urban Destination: The Case of New Orleans
… African Americans have greater access to travel opportunities. Today's African Americans travel in greater numbers than ever before and represent a dynamic and growing travel market segment that according to the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) (2003) generated 75 million …
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An Analysis of the Changing Competitive Landscape in the Hotel Industry Regarding Airbnb
… <p>Interviews and research was engaged with travel industry professionals. Hoteliers were found to be apathetic about the competition between hotels and Airbnb<strong>. </strong></p> <p>Airbnb can be a meaningful experience between hosts and tourists. Budget travelers might not travel if not …
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Exploring the disintermediation effect of blockchain technology on the tourism industry
… impact on all industries, including the tourism industry. Blockchain technology is open-source software that allows the creation of an immutable, distributed ledger (record of transactions). One of the immediate effects recognized by researchers in this domain is that blockchain technology has …
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Food stylists’ food image creation for print media and consumer interpretation : an exploratory investigation
… related contexts such as architecture and the travel industry. Quantitatively, the data was factor analysed, from which seven factors emerged that corroborated the results. Findings confirm that Q-sort is a useful research approach for non-verbal communication in settings where, through food …
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The middle of nowhere: the photographic search for an unknown landscape
… and technology make it possible to travel everywhere, anytime. In today’s world “nowhere” as an untouched and undiscovered landscape, cannot exist. Despite this fact, the search for “nowhere” continues through literature, advertising, tourism and the adventure travel industry, …
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Exploring the Efficacy of a Destination Branding Strategy in the Web 2.0 Environment: a Case Study of Bali
International competition within the tourism industry together with the advancement of technology has affected the way holiday destinations are promoted and perceived. In today’s Internet era, the use of Web 2.0 within the travel industry continues to gain popularity. This platform allows software …
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Dynamic pricing for airline ancillaries with customer context
Ancillaries in the travel industry have become a major source of income and profitability. However, conventional pricing strategies are based on poorly optimized business rules that do not respond to changing market conditions. This study describes the dynamic pricing model that we have developed …
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From government management and ownership to professionally managed and publicly traded airport organizations
… result of the deregulation of the air transport industry in the United States and Europe, and the globalization of the world's economy, governments have being facing important challenges to meet the demands of a growing and changing air transport sector. The participation of private investors and …
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Grey nomads: Retirement, leisure and travel in the Australian context
… manufacturers foresee ongoing growth in their industry. This thesis investigates how grey nomads make sense of their peripatetic lifestyle. It uses an ethnographic approach to uncover how the grey nomad lifestyle is defined by respondents themselves. Through analysis of field interviews, as …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Travel Behavior of Black and White Travelers
… to racial influences. Although in general terms, travelers may have similarities, the ethnic heritage, social and cultural differences between different racial groups produce distinct patterns of leisure travel and recreational behavior. Demographic factors such as age, education, race, gender and …
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A model to explore the impact of tourism Infrastructure on destination image for effective tourism marketing
… everyone is participating in the tourism industry, may it be a catering company, a hotel or an entertainment business. In fact, tourism has an impressive impact on its host country’s economy. It increases the growth rate, national profit, investment and country’s popularity as well, going …
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