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‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer Preferences for Hotel Brand and Brand Sustainability: Luxury Hotels In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

open access: yesJournal on Tourism & Sustainability, 2017
The economic prominence of the Tourism industry is very huge which cannot be underestimated. Travel & Tourism is set for a milestone year as the industry’s contribution to the worldwide economy during the year 2016 exceeded $7.2 trillion to world GDP,
Jeetesh Kumar   +2 more
doaj  

The Role of Kansei Engineering in Influencing Overall Satisfaction and Behavioral Intention in Service Encounters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Customers today concern themselves more on fulfilling their emotional needs rather than rationales and functionalities. In dealing with customer emotions in products/services, Kansei Engineering (KE) is applied.
Hartono, Markus, Tan , Kay Chuan
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Corporate marketing strategy using social media: a case study of the Ritz-Carlton Seoul [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
With the increasing trend of popularity of websites and social networking sites, it is quite evident that companies need to take cautionary measures in protecting the reputations with respect to company and brands.
Kwag, Michael, Lee, Jung Wan
core   +2 more sources

International Tourism in the Global South: Revealing an Extractive Development Process

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Hosting international tourism remains a key development strategy for many Global South countries to generate economic growth, government revenue and employment. However, this conventional wisdom can be contested: tourism may instead be seen as an extractive process that disrupts livelihoods, ecosystems and host economies.
Julia Jeyacheya, Mark P. Hampton
wiley   +1 more source

Towards an anthropology of acquisition: ‘How did you get that?’ Vers une anthropologie de l'acquisition : « Où as‐tu trouvé ça ? »

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The production‐distribution‐consumption triad has structured how anthropologists understand exchange for roughly a century. This article argues for expanding this triad to include an explicit focus on acquisition – the systems, processes, and practices of acquiring.
Hanna Garth
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability-Driven Customer Loyalty in Luxury Hotels: The Role of Green Experiential Value and Green Customer Delight

open access: yesTourism and Hospitality
Service encounters have long been viewed as determinants of hotel guest loyalty, yet excellent service does not always translate into repeat patronage. This study examines how green service encounters shape guest loyalty in green-certified luxury hotels ...
Tommy Hendro Trisdiarto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reactions of Generation Y to Luxury Hotel Twitter Promotions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks (Merriam-Webster, 2013).
Woods, Katherine M
core   +1 more source

Flap Anatomies and Victorian Veils: Penetrating the Female Reproductive Interior

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the reappearance in the early nineteenth century of anatomical flapbooks in the context of obstetrical education in Britain, America and France. It asks why liftable paper flaps were reintroduced at this time after their disappearance from medical atlases in the eighteenth century.
Margaret Carlyle, Marcia D. Nichols
wiley   +1 more source

The GMs’ Roles and Competencies Framework in Greek luxury hotels [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper explores the General Managers’ (GMs) Roles and Competencies in Greek 4 & 5* hotels from a contextual perspective. The existing literature indicates that the work of GMs in luxury hotels is complex and requires an extensive set of competencies ...
Giousmpasoglou, Charalampos
core  

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