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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"business tourism"”.
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The value of business tourism in the performance of an organisation
… of this research is to review the value of business events in the performance of an organisation. Business events are categorised as part of the business tourism sector of the tourism industry. This sector is a strong financial contributor to many nations' economies. The sector, sometimes …
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Strategic marketing and the tourism small business in Victoria
… itself first with the survey and analysis of 163 tourism small businesses from both rural and city locations in Victoria which are a representative sample of the 5,000 to 9,000 tourism small businesses in the State. In investigating the extent to which such businesses use a strategic marketing …
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Architecture as Living Memory: Building Across Borders
… new binational border typology with functions of business, tourism, cultural education, hospitality, and public assembly that can mutually benefit bordering regions. The site of this thesis is the 1949 Armistice Agreement, or Green Line, on the perimeter of the West Bank of Palestine – a prolonged …
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Towards a competitive convention bureau: a case of the Kwazulu-Natal Convention Bureau
… been losing market share in the South African business events market. The KZN Convention Bureau is an important player in South Africa's competitive business tourism industry as convention bureaus globally play a vital role in attracting business events that assist local and national economies …
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Re-articulating culture in the context of urban regeneration: a thirdspace approach
… culture is articulated as being about leisure, business, tourism or everyday life, benefits can be maximised for multiple user groups with important links to quality of life issues. Overall, the research demonstrates that Thirdspace thinking can produce a form of cultural planning which is even …
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Service quality management in conference tourism : expectations versus delivery
… to review the role of service quality in the tourism industry, to identify and analyse current models that can be used to measure service quality (the SERVQUAL model was found to be the most applicable in the context of this study), to determine the service expectations and service perceptions …
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Building a 21st Century Multi-User Commercial Spaceport: Development and Application of the Spaceport Readiness Level Scale
… of expected suborbital launch capabilities for tourism and for orbital launch operations at an increased cadence has demonstrated a need for more capability at the spaceport level to support airport-like operational fluidity. Despite these advancements, a measure has yet to be developed to …
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Good Works: The Topoi of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Travel and Tourism Industry
… Responsibility (CSR) topoi in the travel and tourism industry. A sample set of six companies was selected for the study due to their size and prominence in the industry -- namely Disney, Hilton, Intercontinental, Marriott, Starwood, and Wyndham. Topoi were identified through a blended method …
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A Feasibility Study on the Automation of Domestic Airline Passenger Customer Service Check-In Procedures for FAR Part 121 Carriers
… will be used by frequent fliers, particularly business travelers and other "seasoned" passengers who travel under time constraints. Current check-in procedures can be time consuming and stressful. The user-friendly system will be located at strategic points where high utilization will be …
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A continuum approach to lifestyle entrepreneurship.
… interest in small independently operated businesses with researchers expressing an interest in the manner in which the independent owner-operator is motivated to enter the market and their subsequent approach to business. Research into these small firms has shown that the owner/operators …
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Grey nomads: Retirement, leisure and travel in the Australian context
… tour Australia and its regions in this manner. Tourism bodies now view grey nomads as an important market niche and caravan and motorhome manufacturers foresee ongoing growth in their industry. This thesis investigates how grey nomads make sense of their peripatetic lifestyle. It uses an …