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The Great Debate: Buy Versus Build -- Oracle's Pre-built Analytic Applications Versus Building a Custom Warehouse
Read about the pros and cons of deploying pre-built analytic applications from Oracle versus building a custom data warehouse. (Oracle)...
Sponsored by: Oracle
Date: September 2007 |
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2009 Industry Outlook: Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure
After several years of healthy growth, 2009 is expected to be much tougher for the U.S. Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure (THL) industry. The combination of a housing deba...
Company: Deloitte LLP
Date: January 2009 |
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Best Affordable Luxury Hotels Near The Dallas Galleria
The Dallas Galleria Shopping Center is Dallas' oldest and prestigious retail venues in the area. The Dallas Galleria is home to renowned designer boutiques, fine dining, ...
Company: Associated Content
Date: February 2008 |
Associated Content |
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Parks And Resorts - Business Websites
This template explains about business websites which gives details, information about parks and resorts. ...
Company: Disney
Date: February 2008 |
Disney |
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Improving Lodging Industry Renews Investor Interest
After several years of being passed up by the investment community, the lodging industry has been rediscovered by Wall Street as a hot new area for investment, aiding the...
Company: Gale
Date: January 2008 |
Gale |
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Best Deal In Vegas: Terrible's Hotel And Casino
If you are looking to take a low-cost trip to Vegas than look no further than Terrible's Hotel and Casino. It is one of the best travel deals in Vegas. The hotel is locat...
Company: Associated Content
Date: June 2007 |
Associated Content |
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Business Ideas For Homeowners: Film Festival Lodging
Homeowners can make lots of money by offering lodging to filmmakers and others who are attending a local film festival. If you live in an area where one of the popular fi...
Company: Associated Content
Date: March 2007 |
Associated Content |
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Native Growth For The Choctaw Casino And Resort
The Choctaw Casino draws people from all over Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and other states, providing a local, alternative gambling spot to those more well-known destinati...
Company: Associated Content
Date: November 2005 |
Associated Content |
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Float, Don't Fix, the Interest Rate on Hotel Debt
This study examines the viability of floating-rate debt financing strategies by investigating the time-series relationships between LIBOR, the index typical used in float...
Company: Cornell University
Date: January 2005 |
Cornell University |
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Lowest Price Guarantee Reservations: What Hotel Companies Need to Do to Get It Right
While this growth has driven up the profits of internet online travel agencies, hotel operators are experiencing a loss of control over the pricing of rooms and a potenti...
Company: Cornell University
Date: January 2005 |
Cornell University |
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The Psychology of Revenue Management: Impact of Familiarity, Framing and Fencing Condition on the Perceived Fairness of Rate Fences
Revenue management (RM) has been practiced in the airline, hotel and car rental industries for over 15 years, and has more recently attracted attention in other industrie...
Company: Cornell University
Date: December 2004 |
Cornell University |
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Boca Resorts Inc. Valuation Report
This paper presents the valuation of Boca Resorts Inc. a luxury recreational lodging business based in the United States. The McKinsey model was implemented in order to c...
Company: Washington University in St. Louis
Date: December 2004 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
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Hospitality in the Age of Terror
This article takes a comprehensive look at the impact of terrorism on the hospitality industry now and in the future by one of the world's foremost forecasters. A soberin...
Company: Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
Date: September 2004 |
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association |
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Broadening the Base Customer
Many hospitality marketers are ignoring millions of customers?writing them off because they are not considered part of the market segments that they already are targeting...
Company: Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
Date: September 2004 |
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association |
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Geo-Demographic Differences in Knowledge About the Restaurant Tipping Norm
A national telephone survey indicated that knowledge about the restaurant tipping norm is greater among people who are White, in their 40's to 60's, highly educated, weal...
Company: Cornell University
Date: September 2004 |
Cornell University |
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Business Enterprise Value in Hotels: The Reality Vs. the Shell Game
The motivation for the determination that Business Enterprise Value (BEV) exists comes from the fact that personal property (tangible or intangible) is not subject to pro...
Company: Cornell University
Date: September 2004 |
Cornell University |
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Let Me Count the Words
This article examines the use of both qualitative and quantitative data for better understanding of hospitality industry. With the available data gathering and analysis s...
Company: Cornell University
Date: September 2004 |
Cornell University |
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Coyote Loco Hot Sauces
Brand management is an important part of effective marketing. Many tools can be used to create, emphasize, strengthen, and re-create a brand. The purpose of this project ...
Company: Cornell University
Date: September 2004 |
Cornell University |
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Ethnic Differences in Tipping: A Matter of Familiarity With Tipping Norms
Studies of tipping behavior in restaurants indicate that black customers tend to leave lower tips than do white customers. Rather than unnecessarily demean a customer gro...
Company: Cornell University
Date: September 2004 |
Cornell University |
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Understanding First-Day Returns of Hospitality Initial Public Offerings
This paper helps in understanding the economic rational behind the hospitality industry's Initial Public Offering (IPO) process. The paper makes clear the reasons as to w...
Company: Cornell University
Date: September 2004 |
Cornell University |
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U.S. Hotel Transactions
The doubling of hotel transactions in the first half of the year 2004, and the forecasted growth for the rest of the year represents the beginning of a sustained level in...
Company: Jones Lang LaSalle
Date: August 2004 |
Jones Lang LaSalle |
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Are Your Satisfied Customers Loyal?
The firmly held doctrine that guest satisfaction means repeat business is called into question by the results of this study of 364 guests of two similar big-city hotels. ...
Company: Cornell University
Date: August 2004 |
Cornell University |
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The European Hotel Industry: Where Are the Risks Lodged
From all quarters of the hotel industry, signs of a recovery are emerging after one of the most severe slumps in recent history. International travel plummeted under the ...
Company: Fitch
Date: April 2004 |
Fitch |
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In Defense of the "Rushmore Approach" for Valuing the Real Property Component of a Hotel
The so-called "business enterprise approach" utilizes a methodology that essentially moves much of a hotel's total property value into areas such as tangible and intangib...
Company: HVS International
Date: April 2004 |
HVS International |
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Workforce Scheduling: A Guide for the Hospitality Industry
This paper focuses on creating a workforce schedule within a hotel industry that ensures appropriate service levels is a key management function. The many complexities of...
Company: Cornell University
Date: April 2004 |
Cornell University |
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Strategically Integrating the Pieces: Using Research to Drive Hotel Growth
Prominent hotel chains employ market research companies to conduct large customer satisfaction studies. For the most part, these research companies have offered efficient...
Company: Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
Date: April 2004 |
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association |
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Hotel Investment Strategy Annual
Iraq War, SARS, tourist-targeted terrorist attacks, weak economic growth, Middle East uncertainty, financial meltdown in major economies, internet price gouging, airline ...
Company: Jones Lang LaSalle
Date: January 2004 |
Jones Lang LaSalle |
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The Billion Dollar Leak - The Impact of the Merchant Model on US Hotel Profits
The impact of third party Internet sites on hotel reservations has been the focus of intense debate in the hotel industry. This article attempts to quantify the financial...
Company: Smith Travel Research
Date: November 2003 |
Smith Travel Research |
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Pulling the Hidden Lever - How Hotel Brands Help Tackle Business Issues
Brands are not only reflections of business strategy, but also key levers to assist executives in achieving articulated business objectives. One approach for improving th...
Company: Cummins Communications
Date: September 2003 |
Cummins Communications |
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Lodging Industry Trends
The lodging industry in the United States as a whole achieved a room occupancy rate of 59.2-percent in the year 2002 compared to 60-percent in 2001 and 63.5- percent in 2...
Company: University of Wisconsin
Date: September 2003 |
University of Wisconsin |
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A Global Comparison of Hotel and Office Real Estate
This article aims to determine the existence and form of the relationship between the performance of the hotel and office sectors. Identification of the relationship coul...
Company: Jones Lang LaSalle
Date: July 2003 |
Jones Lang LaSalle |
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Evolution in Electronic Distribution: Effects on Hotels and Intermediaries
This report first discusses the various players in the rapidly evolving landscape of electronic distribution, and then examines the factors driving the changes. Next, the...
Company: Cornell University
Date: June 2003 |
Cornell University |
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Effects of New York's Smoke-Free Regulations: Effects on Employment and Sales in the Hospitality Industry
Several New York State counties have implemented smoke free- restaurant regulations since 1995, and statewide regulations that eliminate smoking in most indoor public pla...
Company: Cornell University
Date: June 2003 |
Cornell University |
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Lodging Demand for Urban Hotels in Major Metropolitan Markets
Hotel demand in large urban markets does respond to changes in income, but that demand is relatively inelastic, according to an analysis of 22 top metropolitan areas in t...
Company: Cornell University
Date: April 2003 |
Cornell University |
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Balancing High-Tech and High-Touch in Hospitality
Technology applications used by management and guests in the hospitality industry are changing rapidly. Technology is constantly expanding hospitality "horizons," benefit...
Company: Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
Date: April 2003 |
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association |
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Hotel Safety: Consumer Demand Presents a Marketing Opportunity
This article points out that travelers are so concerned about safety that they are willing to pay more for accommodations at a property that has effective security measur...
Company: Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
Date: April 2003 |
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association |
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The Impact of the 2001-2002 Crisis on the Hotel and Tourism Industry
The hotel and tourism industry has been suffering particularly from the combined effects of a general economic downturn that began to show itself early in 2001 and the sh...
Company: International Labour Organization
Date: January 2003 |
International Labour Organization |
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Qualitative Research Collaborations: Advancing the Science and Practice of Hospitality
Qualitative research plays an important role in advancing knowledge and practice in the hospitality industry. This paper explores the process of qualitative research, its...
Company: Cornell University
Date: December 2002 |
Cornell University |
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Property Futures: Volume 2-2002 - World Winning Cities
This study focuses on hotel properties and describes how they influence the success of a city. Winning Cities is a research program aimed at defining the essence of compe...
Company: Jones Lang LaSalle
Date: November 2002 |
Jones Lang LaSalle |
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How to Use Customer Complaints to Your Advantage
In hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality industries customer complaints are events are inevitable. No one is perfect and there will always be the occasional customer...
Company: Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
Date: November 2002 |
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association |
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Black-White Differences in Tipping of Various Service Providers
Data from a national telephone survey revealed four general patterns in the tipping behaviors of Blacks and Whites. This paper briefly discusses the theoretical and pract...
Company: Cornell University
Date: September 2002 |
Cornell University |
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