Hospitality and service industries

Over the past four decades the wealthiest OECD economies-in Europe, North America, and Australasia- have faced massive structural change.

By exploring past, current, and future intersections between leisure and health, this book considers research and academic thought to reveal and critique the nuanced ways that leisure impacts health as well as considering how health professions use leisure as a 'tool'.

Traditionally ';heritage' was defined as architecture or archaeology or movable objects.

This field guide provides methods and studies on how-to-do case study research in natural settings.

Der Ausdrucksgedanke ist in der europäischen Geistesgeschichte in vielfältigen Formen präsent, erlangt jedoch nur selten den Status eines systematischen philosophischen Begriffs.

The concepts of artification and sustainability are now both at the heart of luxury brand marketing strategies; artification as an ongoing process of transformation in the world of art and sustainability as an indispensable response to the issues of our times.

Cultural tourism has proved to be a significant source of economic development for cultural destinations, but it has also emerged as a sometimes potentially controversial and unsustainable phenomenon.

This book addresses the most important judicial aspects in relation to the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), as well as the different categories of disputes, inter alia, the termination of player contracts, the amount of compensation, sporting sanctions, training compensation and the solidarity mechanism.

Blockchain technology is a digital ledger system that allows for secure, transparent and tamper-proof transactions.

Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art of Style Selection, Fitting, and Alteration, Third Edition, shows readers how to recognize, evaluate, and correct fit for 88 figure variations.

Gateway communities that neighbour parks and protected areas are impacted by tourism, while facing unique circumstances related to protected area management.

Sustainable Hospitality Management: Designing Meaningful Encounters with Talent and Technology will generate international debate in the research and practice of hospitality management.

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Open innovation, crowd sourcing, democratised innovation, vernacular design and brand fanaticism are amongst a handful of new approaches to design and innovation that have generated discussion and media coverage in recent years.

This International Encyclopaedia of Modem Hospitality and Tourism Management helps readers develop the wide-ranging knowledge and analytical skills they need to succeed in todays burgeoning and dynamic hotel industry.

A unique chance to explore different aspects of place, heritage, and tourismFor many nations around the world, cultural tourism is not only a major industry but also a support for national identity and a means for preserving heritage.

This book explores the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the business, hospitality, and tourism sectors, with a special focus on Eastern Europe.

This handbook consists of 19 chapters that critically review mainstream hospitality marketing research topics and set directions for future research efforts.

This book explores the understanding, description, and measurement of the physical, sensory, social, and emotional features of motorcycle and bicycle journey experiences in tourism.

The present book offers new insight into research methodology specifically designed for service industries, such as banking, hospitality, retail, tourism and leisure; Provides a solid understanding of the theoretical perspectives involved, while exploring the practicalities of designing and doing research work in this industry; and is Suitable for both undergraduates and postgraduates seeking to develop research methods and techniques in hospitality, tourism and leisure management.

"e;Teaching Case Studies for Tourism & Hospitality in Asia and The Pacific - With Cartoon Illustrations"e; represents a creative contribution to the field of tourism and hospitality education.

This book is an exploration that shows us how sentiment and duty form the core of Japanese culture.

Finding a cheap hotel is important to budget travellers, whether for an Hawaiian honeymoon, adventure travel in the mountains, or for business.

Corporate Finance: The Basics is a concise introduction to the inner workings of finance at the company level.

This book employs an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral lens to explore the collaborative dynamics that are currently disrupting, re-creating and transforming the production and consumption of tourism.

This book discusses the opportunities and conditions that digital technology provides to extend, innovate and differentiate the services offered by consulting companies.

This book explores the ontologies, epistemologies, methodologies, and methods that inform tourism qualitative research conducted either by Asian scholars or non-Asian scholars focusing on Asia.

Forest Microbiology: Tree Diseases and Pests, Volume Three in the Forest Microbiology series, provides an overview of major disease agents of trees, including viruses, phytoplasma, bacteria, fungi, nematodes and major insect pests.

Fierce global competition in the tourism industry is now focused on integral parts of supply chains rather than on individual firms.

Marketing and fashion branding inform many of the strategic and creative decisions involved in fashion design and product development.

This book explores the intersection of gender and disability in the context of tourism.

Sport Policy and Governance: Local Perspectives is the first detailed study of the politics of sport policy at the local authority level of governance.

Australia's complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent.

The financial crisis has exposed severe shortcomings in mainstream monetary economics and modern finance.

This book explores contemporary tourism and coastal developments in Hyogo, Japan-the nation's only non-peninsular prefecture bordering two oceans.

The Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the wide range of issues shaping sport governance.

What does it really mean to "e;proclaim the good news of God in Christ"e; and to "e;continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers?

This book examines the changing business andeconomic environment for postal services in Lithuania and the upcomingchallenges for this industry.

These important essays, first published in 1918, consider the various economic aspects of the reign of Edward III.

The aim of this book, first published in 1939, is to provide a comprehensive description of the protectionist system that had been in force in Britain since 1931.

Award-winning sales coach Jeff Shore shows sales professionals how to apply buyer psychology to personalize follow-ups, serve customers-and seal the deal faster.

This original and fresh book explores Okinawa's makeover as a tourist mecca in the long historical shadow and among the physical ruins of the Pacific War's most devastating land battle.

The analytical power of ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) instruments is poised to advance this technology from research to analytical laboratories.

Expert advice for financial advisors looking to make the most of social media platforms Social media is everywhere.

This book explores the intersection of gender and disability in the context of tourism.

This book presents up-to-date descriptions of smart services innovations in industry, supported by new scientific approaches.

This book tells the story of how a regional Chinese theatrical form, Shanghai Yue Opera, evolved from the all-male 'beggar's song' of the early twentieth century to become the largest all-female opera form in the nation, only to face increasing pressure to survive under Chinese political and economic reforms in the new millennium.