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Thomas Venture Capital, 2004.
This is a company, industrial, and financial analysis of Thomas Venture Capital.
2,987 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This report looks at the feasibility of an equity investment by Thomas Venture Capital in Contiki Holdings as it expands into the outbound tour operating business. The report is structured in sections, each of which examines a different aspect of the decision. The first section provides a brief historical overview of the business, including its evolution to its current state. The second section provides a review of the market as a whole, concentrating on statistical data regarding volume and spending of travelers from the UK, as well as on the future growth trends within the industry. The third section looks at the profitability of the sector by examining the success or lack thereof of some major players in the market. The final section makes some conclusions based on the information included in the report and makes recommendations on whether the investment should be made.
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"The UK travel industry is regulated by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), which came into existence in 1950 and since has overseen the developments in the travel industry in the intervening years. These developments include the improving economic circumstances of the mass of the population of the United Kingdom in the years following the Second World War; the invention of the jet aircraft engine and the consequent popularity of air travel as a means of taking holidays and the emergence of tour operators as wholesalers as distinct from retail travel agents for providing people with their holiday needs (Association of British Travel Agents, 2003)."
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The Travel Industry, 2004.
This paper discusses the travel industry?s use of the Internet as a sales and marketing tool.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper explains that the travel industry makes extensive use of the Internet with one objective, to take reservations. The author points out that, for the major service providers, such as airlines, hotel chains, and retail cars, the Internet works extremely well; but, for small hotels, it is only a marketing tool. The paper reviews eleven travel websites, such as Expedia.com and the Three Village Inn of Stony Brook, NY.
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Expedia.com
Travelocity.com
Delta Air Lines
Aer Lingus Irish Airlines
Irish Tourist Board (Bord Failte)
West Virginia Web site
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cedar Rapids, IA
Planet Rider
Enterprise Rent a Car
Bed and Breakfast Inns Online
Three Village Inn, Stony Brook, NY
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"But remember, travel is big-ticket, and people shop for it. The Internet makes it easy to run up a hundred permutations of a desired trip (arrival and departure times and days, airports, amenities at hotels, cars available, discounts on all of the above, special attractions ad infinitum) without driving a travel agent nuts. Or worse, with the would-be traveler failing to fulfill his or her heart?s desire because the travel agent was worn out. So there, in short, is another piece of the travel industry marketing puzzle: Infinite customization, and at no extra cost."
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Language in Hospitality Management, 2004.
A discussion of whether language needs to be a barrier to customer service in the hospitality industry.
1,209 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper focuses on whether language is a barrier in the hospitality industry when there are many employees from diverse cultures. The writer asserts that maintaining a certain level of customer service is essential in the hospitality industry and could be directly affected by the language barrier problem. This paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of language barriers in this industry, reviews current literature on the subject, and offers a proposed hypothesis for study and a methodology.
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"In such a competitive environment as the hospitality industry, this subject matter is of great interest. Companies are vying for clients and this issue can be a contributing factor to a hotel?s success or could be part of the reason it may fail. Communication is a key factor in achieving customer satisfaction and should not impede the ability to serve guests."
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Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry, 2004.
Critical appraisal of the historical development and future direction of human resource management in the hospitality industry.
5,050 words (approx. 20.2 pages), 30 sources, APA, $ 127.95
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This paper emphasizes the importance of integrating business strategy and human resource management and then identifies three different aspects of their integration. The paper goes on to look at how the integration of business strategy and human resource management applies to the hospitality industry and looks at the different strategies that have been used in this industry.
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"The practices of people management have received additional importance due to the present emphasis on the renewed interest in human resources. Traditionally, there has always been a dividing line between operational managers and personnel managers who are now called human resource managers. In the United States the function of personnel management has been a recognized function since the National Cash Register Company had opened their personnel office in the 1890s. The American personnel managers have always closely identified themselves with the objectives of the organization and this may be considered as a unitary tradition. With this tradition, it was natural that Human Resources Management emerged in a very smooth manner. Some of us had however felt that personnel management also insisted on being called as human resources management by some companies was not really a relevant management function and served only to throttle the natural flair, initiative and creativity of the people. (The Independent, 12 May, 1994)."
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Eurailpass, 2003.
Discusses its impact on tourism in Europe.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 5 sources, $ 23.95
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Discusses Eurail's inexpensive form of travel as conducive to future growth and employment in the European Union (EU), how Eurail helps increase tourism, and the new Eurail products such as the Youthpasses and the Eurail Selectpass.
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"Eurail is a series of passes that allow almost unlimited train travel through 17 countries in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, ..."
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Travel Industry, 2003.
Discusses the online travel market.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, $ 79.95
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Examines its impact on the travel agent, the growing trend of travelers in using the Internet to plan travel, book hotels and cruises, and purchase airline tickets. Discusses consumer attitudes and their distrust of online shopping.
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"In February 2000, the Travel Industry Association of America released a survey study entitled "Travelers Turn to the Net - Market Soars" which pointed out that the number of people using the Internet to book airline tickets and hotel ..."
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Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and Postmodernism, 2003.
Rhetorical analysis of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington D.C.
1,403 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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Modernism is the search for a universality. The break from this search is creatively named postmodernism. Postmodernism is the belief that there is no universal constant and that everything is subject to context. The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial is an example of postmodern architecture. The wall is significant because it is one of the first memorials in this country to break from the modern view of architecture. By using postmodern ideological criticism of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, this paper discovers that remembrance is a non-universal act, different for every person.
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"On April 19, 2000 the Oklahoma City Memorial opened to the public. The Memorial was built to remember the tragic events of five years earlier, the bombing of the Alfred P Murrah federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. The memorial was designed by Hans and Torrey Butzer. The Butzers were the winners of a competition pool of over 630 entries. The design for the memorial is based heavily on the postmodern nature of the Butzers? architectural upbringing. The University of Texas at Austin?s school of architecture is known for its postmodern views of form and function."
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The Caribbean Sea: The Depth of a Region, 2003.
An overview of the history and geography of the Caribbean Sea.
1,342 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper ventures into the Caribbean Sea through the eyes of a tourist traveling to the region for the first time and seeing many wonderful revelations. It discusses the history of the Caribbean Sea, including both the body of water and the region, from its discovery by Columbus in 1492 to its use by the U.S. Navy. It looks at how it is the lifeline of an entire region, helping many nations subsist as a food, travel, and trade source, and how its effect on the world has been immense.
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"But while tourists bring money and jobs to the region, they are also destroying the Caribbean?s most valuable asset. In one study, tourists were found to use over three times as much water as local inhabitants of the islands. Sleeping in lush hotels, tourists demand that linens and towels be washed every day using harmful soaps and chemicals that will be later dumped into the sea. The coral reefs in the Bahamas, for example, are being killed by the pollution drifting atop the water which blocks necessary sunlight. Tourists also often wish to take home the reefs and end up picking away the most beautiful of the water?s possessions for sale or souvenir (Young Reporters)."
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Marketing Turkey as a Tourist Destination, 2003.
An overall explanation of what needs to be done to improve Turkey's image as a tourist attraction.
5,105 words (approx. 20.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 128.95
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An in-depth paper about the need to produce a brand for Turkey, which can be marketed internationally as the tourist attraction of the country.
1. Introduction.
2. Background and Trends
3. Government Policies Towards Industry
4. International Tourism Marketing
4.1. Turkey as a Tourism Destination
4.2. Market Segmentation
4.3. Marketing Communication
5. TTO?s Branding Strategy and the Core Values
6. Brand Personality and Identity
7. Impact of European Union Policies
8. The Challenge of External Environment Policy
9. Conclusion
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"During the last four decades tourism has become one of the world?s largest and fastest growing industries. As an industry, tourism in 1996 directly and indirectly generated and supported 204 million jobs world-wide, equivalent to more than 10% of the world?s workforce - a figure which is forecast to rise to over 11% during the first years of the new millennium. Tourism is in other words of great economic importance and new ?tourism areas? are constantly being developed, implying that consumers have even more destinations available to choose from when going on vacation. Moreover, people are travelling increasingly, among other things due to more flexible working hours and rising levels of disposable income. Furthermore, transportation networks have become more efficient which makes it possible to travel to any destination in the world within relatively few hours. The growing importance of tourism implies that national tourism boards around the world face intensive competition in the battle of attracting tourists. Hence, tourism marketers are faced with the challenge of developing new and different marketing strategies that will differentiate a destination from its competitors."
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Aspects of the Irish Culture, 2001.
An exploration into some of the more important aspects of current and historical Irish culture.
2,473 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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Ireland?s culture is diverse and extensive. This paper sheds light on many aspects that make Ireland a unique country. A heavily-sourced essay that covers the geography, culture, history, and economy of Ireland.
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"Due to rising tension and resentment of British rule over Ireland an uprising of Irish citizens began on Easter Monday April 24, 1916. Patrick Pearse read a proclamation announcing the establishment of the Irish republic under an interim government. Elsewhere in Dublin, armed men of the Irish Citizens Army took control of four key points in Dublin. The Irish Citizens Army received assistance from Germany, which was a key factor in them obtaining supplies to aid the revolution against Britain. This particular revolt was unsuccessful, yet it led the way for further revolts (Irelandseye, 2002)."
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Tourism and the Environment, 2003.
An examination of the possibility of tourist attractions not being developed at the expense of the environment.
1,756 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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Proponents for environmental sustainability and promoters of the tourism industry have long been at odds with each other, both working feverishly to realize their respective objectives, while butting heads the entire way. There is no arguing the fact that man's presence has caused serious and even irreparable harm to the environment, but there is also no way to avoid the continued encroachment inherent to tourism. This paper explores whether the two can find a way to exist in a symbiotic fashion without causing more damage.
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"It has been a problem environmentalists have grappled with for decades: the continuing degradation of public lands by tourists. For example, national and state parks are showing signs of intense wear as people traipse along off-the-beaten-track and do not follow the unspoken law of the land: tread lightly and leave no trace. Also significant to the drastic devastation tourists continue to wreak upon national and state parks is the increased use of motorized recreational vehicles that do nothing more than rip up the land. Not only is the sound of these all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and personal watercraft imposing upon those who seek the peace and quiet inherently associated with the outdoors, but they also create "lots of environmental problems" (Lloyd, 1998, p. 3), such as tremendous traffic problems, air & water pollution, as well as a considerable cost to society."
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Legal Alien: An Englishman in New York?, 2003.
Critical piece written in response to Beverly Haviland?s ?The Return of the Alien: Henry James in New York, 1904?.
2,430 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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This paper is written in response to Beverly Haviland?s ?The Return of the Alien: Henry James in New York, 1904?. In her piece of writing, Haviland discusses James? return to the United States after an absence of over twenty years. She details how James had to redefine ?his conception of national identity in a way that bears careful consideration for what it suggests about how ethnic and racial identities are formed and transformed over time and under changing circumstances?. Although Haviland writes a useful introduction to this topic, there are a number of issues that she either misses or appears to misinterpret. It is the intention of this article to identify and then expand upon or correct these aspects. This paper argues that Haviland lacks a holistic approach to studying issues of identity and gives several examples of this and counter-arguments too.
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"However, identity may not be explained by cultural and economic factors alone. Also important are political and social factors relevant to the era. Politically, the period of James? writing at the turn of the twentieth century was one of radical change with the industrial revolution and America?s increasingly active participation in international issues (including both civil and state wars). Socially, there were repercussions from these other factors such as the development of distinct sections of society: the rich and the poor, the urban and the rural, the civilized and the uncouth."
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