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A Study To Investigate How Transformational Leadership Relates To Frontline Employees' Behavior In The Hotel Tourism Industry Of The Bahamas, Tyrone G. Sawyer Ii

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The role of the tourism industry of The Bahamas is important as it is the prevailing industry in this growing country. According to The Bahamas Ministry of Statistics, in 2018 the country had approximately 1.6 million stopover visitors and 5 million cruise visitors that year, which would make it the largest industry in the country by a far margin. Most of the tourists who visit The Bahamas originate from the USA due to its closeness with the country. The Bahamas, which is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean is 50 miles southeast of Florida.

Transformational leadership, a theory of leadership …

Consumer Perceptions Of Sustainability In The Cruise Industry, Lindsay Marie Ackerman

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis addresses the lack of available research regarding consumer perceptions of sustainability in the cruise industry. The study was conducted by administering an anonymous online survey with cruise message board participants and social media users. The survey was available to all consumers, including consumers who have not cruised. The survey focused on general reasons a consumer books a cruise, consumer travel behaviors, sustainability of the cruise industry, and sustainable factors that may impact a consumers’ choice of a cruise line. The goal of this research was to determine any patterns and trends that may emerge regarding consumer perceptions. The …

International Tourism : Is This The Answer To Jamaica's Developmental Problem?, Geli M. Eldemire

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The years since World War II have witnessed a rapid growth in International Tourism consequent on improved technologies, increased affluence and leisure time in developed nations. Many of the poorer third World Nations lacking major marketable resources have opted for tourism as a developmental strategy hoping to draw some of the "free-spending" visitors to their shores thereby reducing the World's unequal distribution of wealth.

Tourism promises beneficial effects such as the generation of urgently needed foreign exchange, employment and promotes overall economic growth.

The objective of this thesis is to present information on the contribution of tourism when compared to …

A Study To Analyze The Economic And The Social Impact Of The Growth Of International Tourism On Aruba And Its Future Role In The Aruban Society, Ruben F. Giel

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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