Many destinations - from individual cities to entire countries - are adopting branding strategies similar to those of leading household brand names in an effort to differentiate themselves and to emotionally connect with potential tourists. This work demonstrates how destinations - big and small - can successfully harness the power of branding.
Traditional service sectors encompass various industries ranging from transportation, retail and healthcare to entertainment, banking, and insurance. This title offers perspectives on the nature and theory of service, on research and practice in design, operations, delivery, and on the opportunities and potential of service research.
The quality of service coupled with comparatively low charges for common surgeries has made India an attractive destination for medical value travel. This work deals with the successful efforts in marketing health tourism products internationally, possessing glorious traditions of India.
A guide to selection, purchasing and fabricating produce for professional chefs, foodservice personnel, culinarians, and food enthusiasts. Focusing on kitchen preparation skills, it provides practical information on product identification, seasonality, availability, storage, maturity and ripeness, taste and utilization tactics.
Offers tailored support to help candidates through their NVQ. This title delivers the knowledge for the mandatory units and a range of popular option units for the NVQ and the Technical Certificate. It includes spaces for learners to write in order to aid evidence generation and portfolio building.
This book aims to explore the social and cultural issues within the economic changes that have given rise to service work. Written by specialists in their respective fields, this book draws together authors from interdisciplinary areas that are carrying out significant research into gender and service work within an international context.
This book provides an overview of the services sector in South Asia and analyses the opportunities and constraints in selected services (telecommunications, energy, tourism, health, and education) from the perspective of intraregional trade, investment, and opportunities for further collaboration.
Represents an analysis of key sectors in the hospitality and tourism industries in China and India. This book provides theoretical and applied information on hospitality management and tourism development in these markets. It also contains case studies which offer real-life application of theories; and includes exercises and discussion points.
Analyzes an organization (IKEA) as a basis for values based service for sustainable business. This book provides an overview of the history of IKEA and the social and environmental perspectives that have acted as driving forces for creating economic value.
A guide to the economic aspects of tourism for students and practitioners alike to decipher the methods of measurement of supply, demand, trends and impacts. It emphasizes aspects such as measurement of tourism, supply trends, competition models, macro evaluation of tourism projects and events and the role of tourism in a development strategy.
The Phillips ROI Methodology[trademark] utilizes five levels of evaluation, which are essential in determining the return on investment. This title introduces and demonstrates ROI measurement methodology. It addresses the growing demands from stakeholders to prove the value of meetings through data.
Presents an approach to planning research projects which are a necessity in most hospitality and tourism courses taught at degree level. This text considers the particular characteristics of the hospitality and tourism industry, whilst providing a balanced approach toward both quantitative and qualitative methods of research.
Aims to reveal the secrets to service success by analyzing four service companies that grew from small beginnings to the leaders in their industries. This book includes interviews with the four CEOs who guided the companies to their success which reveal the three basic principles they all share.
Tourism is making tremendous headway in many countries of the world including India. This book is designed in such a manner as to bring together service providers in the tourism industry, government officials, policy makers, researchers and academia for sharing experience and generating new knowledge in the thrust area of tourism.
Graduates undertaking the RICS APC often find that, in addition to the general information provided by the RICS, guidance is needed on specific areas of their work as general practice surveyors. This book helps you through the APC process in line with your own competencies including valuation, marketing, estate management, rating, and other areas.
Agritourism - the practice of attracting travellers to an area used primarily for agricultural purposes - may be the most dependable cash crop available to farmers. For those interested in developing their own agritourism project, this book offers an overview of the origins of agritourism and gives information on developing an original plan.
From the initial concept of the event to ongoing management, this book provides techniques to increase your chances of success and systems to avoid many common mistakes. It shows you dozens of ways to save time and money and introduces you to various facets of the planning process.
Explains that policy measures by the Government of India to make India's services sector internationally competitive. This book focuses on the following services: financial services, IT and IT-enabled services, retail trading services, healthcare services, insurance services, educational services, transport and communication services, and tourism.
Presents the concepts and techniques of classic French cuisine. This work traces French culinary technique and foundations back through the 20th-century codification by Auguste Escoffier to the earlier innovations of Jules Gouffe, Urbain Dubois, Antonin Careme, and other noted chefs of earlier generations.
Designed to introduce aspiring nail tech professionals to all of the various aspects, products, and services involved in nail technology, and to launch them into a rewarding and successful career path, this title contains information that can help them create a business empire, become an author, educator, product manufacturer, or nail artist.
Answers two fundamental questions faced by various events planners and organisers: 'how do I justify this event to the client?' and 'why are we spending money on this event?' This title includes a learning structure that contains bullet points, questions and exercises and international case studies.
The Laser and Light addition is the first of it's kind, offering a unique approach into the science and technology of laser and light systems. This book addresses areas of hair removal and facial/body rejuvenation from a beginning conceptual level into practical hands-on application.
Provides a comprehensive look at the growing meetings and convention market segment. This book takes students through various aspects of selling and servicing a convention at a hotel or other group meeting facilities. It also profiles customers for meetings and conventions, the planners in charge of site selection, and the facilities they use.
Presents a description of the many facets of the Hospitality and Tourism sector, including Tour and Travel, Hotels, Restaurants, Culinary, Casino Operations, Cruises, and the Recreation and Leisure industries. This title features personal profiles of industry leaders that highlight the wide range of career opportunities available in the field.
Providing a comprehensive analysis of the international conference industry, this book examines the industry's origins, structure, economics, career opportunities, and future development. It also explains its links with the tourism industry. It is packed with case studies covering the city of Melbourne, London, Abu Dhabi, and MCI Group.
Offers a comprehensive introduction to the planning and management of weddings. Looking through an event management lens, this title explores the foundations, practice, and business of wedding planning. It includes over 50 case studies, provides planning checklists, and emphasises on diversity, covering traditions from cultures around the globe.
Service activities are acknowledged as key players in economic development, societal change and public policy worldwide. This book contributes to conceptual debates about the nature of service-led economies and societies. It is suitable for scholars specializing in services research, as well as students in the areas of public policy and planning.
Suitable for practitioners and students, this title combines a practical and theoretical overview and includes enhanced sections on Catering, Ticketing, Logistics and Operations. It features numerous case studies which provide real-world insights into various aspects of the organization and running of events.