Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Business
A New Generation Of Cruise Ships, Laurence Miller
A New Generation Of Cruise Ships, Laurence Miller
Hospitality Review
The giant new cruise ships entering service are distinguished not only by their size but also by the new standards of accommodation for the average passenger that the increased amount of space on board makes possible. Amenities include a major percentage of cabins with private verandas, extensive physical fitness facilities, more inviting dining arrangements, and the use of décor and space planning in an attempt to recover some of the intimacy lost as cruise ships have increased in size. The author reviews how each of the major cruise lines has taken advantage of the challenges and opportunities that the creation …
The Travel Industry: What's In A Name?, Marcel R. Escoffier, Joan S. Remington
The Travel Industry: What's In A Name?, Marcel R. Escoffier, Joan S. Remington
Hospitality Review
The travel and tourism industry is enormous in both size and importance. There can be little doubt that the field is striving to accommodate the diversity of opinion concerning what the industry is and how it can be improved and enlarged even further. Resistance to critiquing long-held beliefs about the industry may inhibit its future. Deconstruction, a postmodern method of analysis, is proposed as one tool with which to engage in reflection upon what the industry is and where it may be headed.
Is There Hospitality For Disabled Travelers?, Andrew N. Vladimir
Is There Hospitality For Disabled Travelers?, Andrew N. Vladimir
Hospitality Review
There is a plethora of options about what constitutes “accessibility.” Countries like England and Canada are making significant progress in improving accommodations. The Americans with Disability Act is being revised, but critics say hotels are not complying with either the letter or the spirit of the law. The author, a retired FIU professors who writes about disabled travel from his wheelchair, explores these issues from a very personal point of view.
Book Review: Travel Law, Cases, And Materials, Joan S. Remington
Book Review: Travel Law, Cases, And Materials, Joan S. Remington
Hospitality Review
Travel Law, Cases and Materi als, by Robert M. Jarvis, John R. Goodwin, William D. Henslee (Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 19981, ISBN 0-89089-802-2,1998, vii + 738 pp., including tables, acknowledgments, appendices, index. $80 hardback.