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What Is Mission Critical In The Hotel Guest Room: Examining In-Room Guest Empowerment Technologies, Pelin Nasoz
What Is Mission Critical In The Hotel Guest Room: Examining In-Room Guest Empowerment Technologies, Pelin Nasoz
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This study examined 18 in-room technologies and identified the ones perceived to be mission critical for the hotel guests. It also determined the differences in guest empowerment technology preferences and expectations across generations, purpose of travel, and travel frequency. Moreover, it investigated whether the quality of in-room technologies impacts guests' decision in choosing a hotel.
The data were collected through an online survey. A total of 508 people responded to the survey. An importance and performance analysis was utilized to identify the mission critical in-room technologies for the hotels. The analysis indicated that in-room movie on demand services, in-room wireless …
Examining Revenue Management Practices In Las Vegas Casino Resorts, Arun Tanpanuwat
Examining Revenue Management Practices In Las Vegas Casino Resorts, Arun Tanpanuwat
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The overall goal of this study was to examine Revenue Management (RM) practices in Las Vegas casino resorts. A great deal of research has been done on RM in the hospitality industry. The academic research has examined RM in hospitality in general, but not specifically in casino resorts, which gain their revenue from both rooms and resort amenities. Moreover, the academic literature often show high-level mathematic-based solutions or statistical applications, but not necessarily pragmatic techniques for practitioners. This qualitative study investigates the extent to which the essential fundamentals of any RM system are implemented successfully by casino RM professionals and …
A Sense Of Place: Examining Music-Based Tourism And Its Implications In Destination Venue Placement, Richard Bret Campbell
A Sense Of Place: Examining Music-Based Tourism And Its Implications In Destination Venue Placement, Richard Bret Campbell
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Music, and the ability to make it, understand it and interpret it, is one of the characteristics that make us uniquely human. However, when it comes to seeing the performance of live music, there are other variables that come into play when determining where to see a concert. The potential connection between people, music, and a “sense of place” are explored in this examination of music-based tourism. Based on information from journals and related news media, and using parallels to the sports tourism industry, the paper found a distinct connection between humans and music in the context of human development, …
Vegas Keys Vip Business Plan, Michael Ferreira
Vegas Keys Vip Business Plan, Michael Ferreira
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to create a business plan for Vegas Keys. The business plan will focus on ways in which the company can generate revenue/profit while establishing it for years to come. Through research the paper will determine who are the main competitors, how much investing is needed to fully establish the company in Las Vegas and how much revenue would the company have to generate to be considered in the top five of companies in Las Vegas. The problems the paper will solve is how to solve the disconnect between groups and nightlife companies, …
Understanding The Decline Of Sales Of Destination Club Products, Heidi Goetz
Understanding The Decline Of Sales Of Destination Club Products, Heidi Goetz
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to identify and confirm factors leading to the decline of sales of Ritz-Carlton Destination Club products.
The Jasmine Revolution And The Tourism Industry In Tunisia, Mohamed Becheur
The Jasmine Revolution And The Tourism Industry In Tunisia, Mohamed Becheur
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Introduction:
The tourism industry is one of the most important industries in the world since it employs “more than 250 million people worldwide” (Coshall, 2003, p. 4). This industry, which includes transport, lodging, and catering, is expected to generate $12,119 billion of revenues and 279,346,000 jobs in 2016 (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, 2006). The tourism industry worldwide is also expected to indirectly and directly contribute 10.9% to Gross Domestic Product (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, 2006). However, the tourism industry is an extremely sensitive and vulnerable activity which can be impacted significantly by important events such as terrorism, political insecurity, and natural disasters …
The Viability And Necessity Of Desertxpress And The Future Of Las Vegas, Charles Alexander Wellington
The Viability And Necessity Of Desertxpress And The Future Of Las Vegas, Charles Alexander Wellington
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Purpose
The purpose of this professional paper is to determine the effects of the DesertXpress, an interstate high-speed rail which will connect Las Vegas, NV and Southern California and will provide critical information as to the viability and economic strength that the high-speed rail will bring to the region.
Credit Fluctuations And Lodging Firms: An Investigation Of The Differing Capital Structures In The Us Lodging Industry, Dipendra Singh
Credit Fluctuations And Lodging Firms: An Investigation Of The Differing Capital Structures In The Us Lodging Industry, Dipendra Singh
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This study empirically investigates the effect of credit availability and firm size on the leverage of lodging industry in United States using a 3 X 2 factorial Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). Three time points of differing credit availability (Low, High, and Average) were identified using Case-Shiller home price index. Leverage, Net Leverage, and Short-to-Long-Term debt ratios of large and small US lodging firms were analyzed at these differing credit availability time points to assess any significant differences. Specifically, this study attempts to find whether there is an interaction effect of credit availability and firm size on the leverage of …
Cultural Acceptance And Its Effect On Tourism, I-Hsuan Shih
Cultural Acceptance And Its Effect On Tourism, I-Hsuan Shih
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This professional paper examines the relationship between cultural acceptance in conjunction with social perception and cultural tourism promotion strategies. It provides a matrix to evaluate the likely success of promoting a specific cultural aspect of a destination and suggestions for ways of dealing with a lack of cultural acceptance or negative perceptions. It underscores the need for tourism strategic planners to take into account the cultural acceptance of a proposed project by the host community before proceeding.
Financial Performance And Capacity Analysis For The Mice Industry In Las Vegas And The United States, Li-Ting Yang
Financial Performance And Capacity Analysis For The Mice Industry In Las Vegas And The United States, Li-Ting Yang
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) industry is comparatively young and diverse. As a result, there has been limited research conducted in this field, especially from the financial performance and capacity management perspective. The purpose of this study is to fill the gap by analyzing the MICE capacity optimization issue in Las Vegas, a leading MICE destination, and in the U.S., a leading MICE country in the world. The findings and results of this study should help industry practitioners better understand the current status of the U.S. MICE industry in terms of assets efficiency, operational costs, and profitability. …
Exploring The Feasibility Of Converting The Mardi Gras Hotel And Casino Into A Casino Boutique Hotel, Patrick Brennan
Exploring The Feasibility Of Converting The Mardi Gras Hotel And Casino Into A Casino Boutique Hotel, Patrick Brennan
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Introduction:
The topic of my Professional Paper will be the feasibility study of renovating the Mardi Gras Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Currently the Mardi Gras is operating as a Best Western and is looking to expand into the boutique hotel market. With the maturation of the Las Vegas hotel market, it is vital to think forward in new methods of design and marketing to attract the next generation of convention attendees and visiting tourist.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of converting the Mardi Gras hotel and casino into a destination casino …
Identifying Green Meetings In The Hospitality Industry, Shin Yi (Felicity) Chiou
Identifying Green Meetings In The Hospitality Industry, Shin Yi (Felicity) Chiou
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to identify what constitutes green meetings in the hospitality industries with special attentions on the applications of modern technologies and marketing strategies. This professional paper will search and collect the related literature reviews and existent practices with green ideology in hospitality to clarify the myth and difficulties of being green and help the readers or potential advocates better understand green meetings and adopt them.
The Gaming Industry Developing Concept In Taiwan-From The U.S. Experience, Jean Ling Lee
The Gaming Industry Developing Concept In Taiwan-From The U.S. Experience, Jean Ling Lee
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
With the recent success experience of gaming-related investments made in Macau and Singapore, it also can be a good inspiration of developing the gaming industry in Taiwan. As the passing of the new legislation from the Taiwanese government, Taiwan could be the next potential country to join the Asian casino gaming market. The purpose of this study is to determine the appropriate direction of developing the casino gaming industry in Taiwan, according to the successful experience from U.S. The findings indicated that the six factors of developing gaming business in Taiwan are geography environment, accessibility, human resource, tourism resource, tourist …
An Analysis Of How Self-Efficacy Relates To The Driver’S Of The Active Sport Tourist, Debey Grimes
An Analysis Of How Self-Efficacy Relates To The Driver’S Of The Active Sport Tourist, Debey Grimes
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The active sport tourist is a subset within the tourism industry that can be further analyzed to understand this type of traveler. The driver’s of such a tourist include Risk Theory, Individual’s view, Geographical Approach, Role Theory, Consumer Behavior and Group Based Nostalgia. These drivers are compared and analyzed to self-efficacy and how a sport decision or destination relates to self-efficacy. The sources of self-efficacy are defined and an analysis of the active sport tourist’s relationship through the cognitive, motivational, affective and selection processes are explored.
Cultural Tourism Products: A Case Study In The Xi’An City, Yining Zhang
Cultural Tourism Products: A Case Study In The Xi’An City, Yining Zhang
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Nowadays, culture has been a major driver of tourism. Cultural tourism is another form of tourism by involving cultural elements. Some people traveled specifically to gain a deeper understanding of the culture or heritage of a destination. In order to satisfy tourists’ cultural needs and wants, cultural tourism products typically attracts consumers by the cultural attributes. A cultural attest is not a cultural tourism product unless it transforms itself into products that could be consumed by tourists. The market value of cultural tourism can be realized by cultural tourism products. This paper is to explore the development and evaluation of …
Identify Key Business Strategies To Target The Mass Market In Macau, Chia-Li Chen
Identify Key Business Strategies To Target The Mass Market In Macau, Chia-Li Chen
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Statement of Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to examine Macau’s present gaming environment and identify factors that will contribute to the success of a mass gaming market in Macau. The study intends to provide economic justification and tourism policy considerations which support the growth of Macau’s mass gaming market by taking advantage of the booming Chinese economy and the fast growing popularity of gaming in China. In addition, this study will examine literature supporting Macau’s transformation from a simpler gamblers’ destination into a Las Vegas style international gaming, entertainment, and tourism destination, as well as arguments for sustaining …
A Content Analysis Of Indonesian Hotel Website, Irene Hidayat
A Content Analysis Of Indonesian Hotel Website, Irene Hidayat
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Purpose:
The purpose of this professional paper is to develop an effective content model for the Hotel Tentrem website. The content model will be obtained and modified from literature review. This study will also utilize content analysis to analyze five-star hotel websites in Indonesia to identify the common problems associated with the hotel websites, justify specific measures to build a successful website and provide suggestions on the potential areas of improvement.
Explore The Phenomenon Of Buddhist Temple Stay In South Korea For Tourists, Wei Wang
Explore The Phenomenon Of Buddhist Temple Stay In South Korea For Tourists, Wei Wang
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Temple Stay program is a newly developed but comparatively mature tourism product in Korea, which is to accommodate and cater tourists in Buddhist temples and have them experience over 1700 years Korean traditions of Buddhism and culture. As a product of compromise between Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the most influential Buddhist organization Jogye Order, Temple Stay program was first launched in 2002 during FIFA World Cup to receive excessive international tourists. Through almost ten-year systematical development, Temple Stay program turns out to be a distinctive phenomenon which successfully establishes a unique identity of Korean culture and tourism, …