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Hotel Lobby Ambient Lighting: A Case Study Of Perth Hotels, Alfred Ogle, Yue Mao, Jianyao Li Sep 2014

Hotel Lobby Ambient Lighting: A Case Study Of Perth Hotels, Alfred Ogle, Yue Mao, Jianyao Li

Alfred Ogle

No abstract provided.


Tourism And Hospitality Small And Medium Enterprises And Environmental Sustainability, Abel Alonso, Alfred Ogle Sep 2014

Tourism And Hospitality Small And Medium Enterprises And Environmental Sustainability, Abel Alonso, Alfred Ogle

Alfred Ogle

While environmental sustainability is increasingly gaining relevance, it appears to have been ignored in certain areas, such as in research on water usage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the hospitality and tourism industries. The purpose of this paper is to examine this dimension from the perspective of the operators. Semi-structured face-to-face and telephone interviews were conducted with ten managers/operators in the Swan Valley region of Western Australia. Strong manager/operator awareness of the impact of their actions on the environment was demonstrated. Also salient was the factors impinging on implementation of environmental initiatives. Business demands or added costs also …


Impact Of Daylight Savings On Small Hospitality And Tourism Business: A Western Australina Case Study., Abel D. Alonso, Alfred Ogle Sep 2014

Impact Of Daylight Savings On Small Hospitality And Tourism Business: A Western Australina Case Study., Abel D. Alonso, Alfred Ogle

Alfred Ogle

No abstract provided.


Wine, Tourism And Experience In The Canary Islands' Context, Abel Alonso Aug 2014

Wine, Tourism And Experience In The Canary Islands' Context, Abel Alonso

Abel D Alonso

No abstract provided.


The Potential Of Wine Tourism: An Exploratory Study In New Zealand, Abel Alonso, D.A Cohen, R.A Fraser Aug 2014

The Potential Of Wine Tourism: An Exploratory Study In New Zealand, Abel Alonso, D.A Cohen, R.A Fraser

Abel D Alonso

No abstract provided.


Marketing Wine And Wine Tourism In The ‘Fortunate Islands': Case Study, Abel Alonso, Lynnaire Sheridan, Pascal Scherrer Aug 2014

Marketing Wine And Wine Tourism In The ‘Fortunate Islands': Case Study, Abel Alonso, Lynnaire Sheridan, Pascal Scherrer

Abel D Alonso

No abstract provided.


Small Hospitality Enterprises And Local Produce: A Case Study, Abel Alonso, Martin O'Neil Aug 2014

Small Hospitality Enterprises And Local Produce: A Case Study, Abel Alonso, Martin O'Neil

Abel D Alonso

Consumption, Hospitality services, Small enterprises, United States of America, Food crops, Food products


Olives, Hospitality And Tourism: A Western Australian Perspective, Abel Alonso Aug 2014

Olives, Hospitality And Tourism: A Western Australian Perspective, Abel Alonso

Abel D Alonso

The purpose of this paper is to examine the links between olive growing, hospitality and tourism in an emerging olive growing region, as well as challenges olive grove operators face. A qualitative approach is taken in the form of face-to-face and telephone interviews among 23 olive grove operators in Western Australia from a sample of 33 operations identified. Almost half of the respondents indicated being open to the public in some form, including ellar door sales and hospitality facilities, such as a cafe´. Other respondents are currently in the process of developing hospitality facilities or plan to be associated to …


Tourism And Hospitality Small And Medium Enterprises And Environmental Sustainability, Abel Alonso, Alfred Ogle Aug 2014

Tourism And Hospitality Small And Medium Enterprises And Environmental Sustainability, Abel Alonso, Alfred Ogle

Abel D Alonso

While environmental sustainability is increasingly gaining relevance, it appears to have been ignored in certain areas, such as in research on water usage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the hospitality and tourism industries. The purpose of this paper is to examine this dimension from the perspective of the operators. Semi-structured face-to-face and telephone interviews were conducted with ten managers/operators in the Swan Valley region of Western Australia. Strong manager/operator awareness of the impact of their actions on the environment was demonstrated. Also salient was the factors impinging on implementation of environmental initiatives. Business demands or added costs also …


Internationalisation Of Small And Medium New Zealand Wineries: An Exploratory Study, Abel Alonso Aug 2014

Internationalisation Of Small And Medium New Zealand Wineries: An Exploratory Study, Abel Alonso

Abel D Alonso

Internationalisation strategies, such as exports, present business and growth opportunities for many enterprises, including those small and medium. In recent years, many of these small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have become predominant in New Zealand’s burgeoning wine sector. Despite the importance that the growth of this group represents, in terms of their contribution to New Zealand’s economy, little has been reported to date small and medium winery operators, particularly from an academic perspective. Lack of academic research is obvious concerning operators’ involvement, intentions or perspectives on internationalisation strategies. This study examines these dimensions from a group of 82 small and …


Wine Tourism Experiences In New Zealand: An Exploration Of Male And Female Winery Visitors, Rick.A Fraser, Abel Alonso, David.A Cohen Aug 2014

Wine Tourism Experiences In New Zealand: An Exploration Of Male And Female Winery Visitors, Rick.A Fraser, Abel Alonso, David.A Cohen

Abel D Alonso

No abstract provided.


Changing Visitor Perceptions Of A Capital City - The Case Of Wellington, New Zealand, Abel Alonso, Yi Liu Aug 2014

Changing Visitor Perceptions Of A Capital City - The Case Of Wellington, New Zealand, Abel Alonso, Yi Liu

Abel D Alonso

No abstract provided.


Farmers's Relationship With Hospitality Businesses: A Preliminary Study, Abel Alonso Aug 2014

Farmers's Relationship With Hospitality Businesses: A Preliminary Study, Abel Alonso

Abel D Alonso

Numerous advantages exist for farmers as food producers and for restaurateurs as food sellers to be engaged in business relationships. While in many situations such relationships would seem a very “natural” process that would also benefit consumers, to date very little research has been conducted in examining the extent to which farmers are engaged in such relationships. The present paper aims to explore these areas from the farmers’ perspective. Semi-structured telephone interviews and two on-site face-to-face interviews were conducted among 30 farm owners/operators in the state of Alabama, USA. A very weak relationship was noticed between farms and hotels/restaurants in …


Investigating Differences Between Domestic And International Winery Visitors In New Zealand, Abel Alonso, Rick A. Fraser, David A. Cohen Aug 2014

Investigating Differences Between Domestic And International Winery Visitors In New Zealand, Abel Alonso, Rick A. Fraser, David A. Cohen

Abel D Alonso

No abstract provided.


Understanding The Motivations, Information Search Needs And Destination Choice Criteria Of The Medical Tourist, Nuttapong Jotikasthira, Carmen Cox Jul 2014

Understanding The Motivations, Information Search Needs And Destination Choice Criteria Of The Medical Tourist, Nuttapong Jotikasthira, Carmen Cox

Carmen Cox

Thailand is currently putting considerable effort into their attempts to attract a new type of traveller, the medical tourist, to visit their destination for a combination of health, medical and travel purposes. While significant research effort has been devoted to the ethical and legal issues related to medical tourism, relative limited research has focussed on the destination decision making process of people who choose to engage in medical tourism. This paper presents the results of an online survey which explores the travel motivations, information search behavior and destination choice criteria of a sample of prospective medical tourists to Thailand.


Tourism Research To Tourism Practice: The Need For Adaptive Institutions In Western Australia's Ningaloo Region, Kelly Chapman, Pierre Horwitz, Pascal Scherrer, Jeremy Northcote Apr 2014

Tourism Research To Tourism Practice: The Need For Adaptive Institutions In Western Australia's Ningaloo Region, Kelly Chapman, Pierre Horwitz, Pascal Scherrer, Jeremy Northcote

Kelly Chapman

The Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster (NCC) conducts research to develop research-backed management options that sustain the ecological integrity of the area. Such options success depends on adaptive capacity of the institutions responsible for governing tourism activities in the Ningaloo area.