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Winnebago Industries, 1999.
Examines the history of this industry, focusing on marketing, products, costs, consumer traits, management, finances and the future.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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"Introduction
Winnebago Industries manufactures recreational vehicles (RVs) and is among the largest manufacturers of RVs in the United States. The company's products are associated with family vacations, the open road, and with a type of leisure activity that has largely fallen from popularity within the United States in recent years. Winnebago's founder, John Hanson, passed away in 1996 and his passing served as a symbol that the recreational vehicle industry as a whole is in a new stage and operating in a very different environment than the one which witnessed Winnebago's early success. This research examines the company and its prospects, including its market environment, management, product lines and financial position.
Background
Winnebago Industries.."
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Tourism: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow, 1998.
Examines the history & changing nature of tourism, from a luxury of the super rich in Medieval times, through mass marketed vacation of today. Assesses the possibility of "object-specific" travel in the near future.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 39.95
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"Tourism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Yesterday's Grand Visions
Tourism, the act of paying money to go from one place to another to see different and unique sights, has been a fact of civilized life since approximately the 12th century. Of course, back in those days it was basically the upper, upper classes that had the time, the money, and the interest in travelling from one spot to another. The word "travel" by the way comes from the medieval English word "travail" which means suffering great hardship, and that is a very good description of travel in its earliest days. Much has been written about the journeys of Marco Polo, who until recently was considered the world's first tourist.
Celebrated in books, movies, musicals and television.."
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Travel Industry, 1997.
Historical overview of travel & transportation (horses to airliners), tourism, agencies and globalization.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 39.95
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" Anthropologists tell us that ancient man was a migrant, traveling wherever food, good water, and a more secure cave could be found. Man evolved into a trader bartering pretty pebbles with a neighboring tribe for the exchange of goods and that quest for wealth and profit led to great explorers like Marco Polo who with the help of tremendous personal wealth and sponsorship explored the globe in search of greater wealth and good ways to get it. Travel was an expensive, dangerous, personal or business decision where people made their own arrangements for transportation to take them where they wanted to go.
One way to examine the start of travel as an industry is to look at the history and beginnings of the oldest and still existent travel agency, Thomas Cook & Son. Thomas Cook, a Baptist missionary, was born in 1808. He was a member of the.."
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Legalized Gambling, 1996.
Social, legal, economic, recreational aspects, proliferation, impact on community, public attitude, types and future.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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"Legalized gambling has evolved into a mainstream leisure activity in America. States relentlessly advertise their lotteries in the print and broadcast media. Major casinos emphasize their theme park atmospheres, promoting themselves as adult equivalents of Disneyland. Many religious institutions have become dependent on legalized gaming revenues. Native American tribes continue to be major players in the industry. Although gambling is now a national pastime, economists and sociologists express alarm at the rising social costs of this pursuit.
Native American tribes have reaped enormous economic benefits from legalized gambling. Tribes operate 225 gambling establishments nationwide, which took in an estimated $15.2 billion in 1992, a figure that is expected to grow by $500.."
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Hotel Industry & Yield Management, 1996.
Examines theory & practice of maximizing revenue in all time periods, despite changing demand, applied to hotel industry. Pricing, location, competition, computers, marketing, more.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 15 sources, $ 103.95
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"Yield management is the balance of selling limited and perishable inventories at the right price to the right customers. This means that a single commercial airplane flight can have many different prices based on the needs of the travelers involved and when they purchased their ticket. Hotels can have guests paying different rates for essentially the same room, and even hospitals are competing in ways that not only boost their occupancy rates, but their overall yield results.
Initially begun in the hospitality industry, yield management can be incorporated into other related industries where the conditions are right. However, there is the potential for problems if managers focus exclusively on yield management instead of building into their overall strategic plan."
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Hospitality Franchise Systems, 1996.
Financial analysis of firm which finances & franchises motels & hotels. History, success, management, service concepts, ratio analysis. Table.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 17 sources, $ 111.95
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"This research develops a case study analysis of Hospitality Franchise systems, Inc. he findings of this analysis are presented within the contexts of (1) a company profile and relevant background information, (2) the service concepts underlying the company?s business strategy, (3) an analysis of the company?s financial performance and position, (4) an analysis and an assessment of the company?s publicly-traded equity stocks, and (5) a statement of conclusions drawn from the research findings presented.
Company Profile and Relevant Background Information
Hospitality Franchise Systems, Inc. is a public stand-alone company that was founded in 1990. The principal ..."
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New Disneyland Theme Park, 2001.
Factors involved in Disney opening a theme park in Hong Kong. Location choice and market characteristics; traget market resources; political environment; marketing devices of Disney theme park in Hong Kong, theme park organization. Effect on Hong Kong.
4,275 words (approx. 17.1 pages), 16 sources, $ 135.95
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"In 1955, Walt Disney opened an amusement park in Anaheim, California, which changed the way that Americans, and the world, viewed such entertainment. Once the domain of carnival hucksters, amusement parks underwent a significant makeover at the hands of the head of the Disney Studios. Through shrewd marketing, including a tie-in to a national television program, Disney successfully marketed Disneyland as a unique entertainment experience and made his theme park world famous. In the mid-1960s, plans were made for a second park, this one located in Florida, which was significant larger than the Anaheim park and which opened in the early 1970s. A third theme park opened in the 1980s in Tokyo, and a fourth in Europe in the early 1990s. The company also operates resorts at each of the theme park sites (with the exception of ..."
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Route 66, 2001.
History of the "Mother Road." Impact of highway on trucking industry & migration to California. Architecture of Route 66 & its decline & fall. Symbolism of road.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Route 66, the main route from Chicago to Los Angeles in years past, began early in the 19th Century as a series of wagon trails leading settlers south and west. As time went by, these trails were linked together as a direct line to the West Coast though country that was not subject to the wild winters found in the region of the Oregon and California Trails across the upper midwest and west. In Northern Arizona, the old trail was known as the Beale Wagon Road, which cut straight across the wilderness in the 1800s. Later the railroad line followed the trail, with many small towns sprouting up along the iron track (Fox, 1).
At the beginning of the 20th century, hard topped roads leading fro..."m
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EuroDisney, 2001.
Problems theme park faced in Disneyland Paris. Cultural forces, public tastes, seasonal factors.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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"EuroDisney opened in April 1992, and business from the first was not at the level anticipated or needed to pay for the investment. The experience the Disney company had with EuroDisney was different from what it had known with other Disney theme parks, each of which opened to large and growing business. In Europe, however, the park has lost money from the first. Projections had been made that the new park would attract 11 million visitors and produce $100 million in earnings in the first year, giving the company a small pre-tax profit. Instead, the park lost more than $900 million in the first two years. Attendance in 1992 was only 9.2 million, and visitors spent 12 percent less than anticipated. However, the park made its first quarterly profit in 1995, three years after its opening, and it was then predicted that the park would break..."
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Leisure Travel & Tourism Market, 2001.
Examines financial aspects incl. Industry & market growth, airline deregulation, conflicts between travel agencies & commerical airlines. Areas of growth. Eco-tourism. Financial analysis of l travel firm. 5 figures.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 29 sources, $ 119.95
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"Selected aspects of financial management in the leisure travel and tourism market are examined. The perspective from which the selected aspects of financial management are investigates is that of a travel agency. The specific aspects of financial management in the leisure travel and tourism market examined are as follows: (1) industry and market growth; (2) effects of airline deregulation on the travel and tourism market; (3) recent conflicts between travel agencies and commercial airlines; (4) responses by travel agencies to changes made by commercial airlines in commission schedules; (5) effects of monetary policy on the travel and tourism industry; (6) financial analysis of a specific travel agency as an ..."
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Industrial Climate of San Diego, 2001.
Growth of Southern California city. Composition of its economy; major industries; trends.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, $ 71.95
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"The last decade has been one of immense change. The face of industry has shifted yet again, this time in effort to accommodate a world that is digitizing, globalizing and of course, shrinking. The San Diego area in particular is in the midst of a sustained economic boom. Due largely- but not wholly- to the prosperity of the United States at large, San Diego has made the most of the technological revolution and has established itself as a haven for start-up tech firms and rapid development. Of course, the tried-and-true local industries that have long sustained San Diego do continue to create revenue in the region. Tourism, always a factor in San Diego, persists as an agent for the..."
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Sex Industry in Thailand, 2001.
Focus on subjugation & victimization of women. Context in which sex industry developed incl. Vietnam War, emigration, demographics. History of sex trafficking of Southeast Asian women.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 31.95
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"Introduction
The sex industry in Thailand represents a major social problem in a developing part of the world and contributes to the continued subjugation of women in the region. The trade is fueled by young women migrating from rural to urban regions, often recruited for this very purpose, and also depends on the importation of women from rural regions in nearby countries, notably Burma. The trade has shifted much of the population, as might be expected, and so has also reduced the number of women agricultural workers remaining in rural regions.
Context
The Vietnam War has direct responsibility for the development of the sex industry in Thailand because during that conflict, U.S. troops used Thailand as a rest and recreation.."
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San Francisco, 2001.
Examines old & new architecture of city, impact of tourism. Examples of styles & major buildings.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 3 sources, $ 79.95
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"San Francisco is a city for tourists. While it is also one of the best cities in which to live, tourism is such a major factor in the city's economy that it is impossible to conceive of it in any other way. It is, therefore, a city that needs to be looked at--and one that rewards looking. Despite having been almost completely destroyed by the earthquake and fire of 1906 San Francisco also features a large number of examples of architecture from another era. In part this is due to a number of pre-fire survivals and, more frequently, results from the fact that the fire preceded the rise of modernist taste in architecture. Although the destruction of much of the city's fine architecture has also taken place since the 1950s, in the name of progress, this is probably a serious miscalculation. While it is nearly always an aesthetic mistake, it could also.."
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Effects of 9-11 on the Gaming Industry, 2002.
This paper explores how the tragic events of 9-11-01 and economic downturn effected, both negatively and positively, the gaming (casino gambling) industry which is big business in the United States.
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper states that, immediately after September 11, the negative impact of that day?s horrible terrorist attacks was felt in the gaming industry especially in casinos that are dependent on air travel which decreased markedly. The author feels that, even during tough economic times, Americans tend to gamble more. The paper cites various stock analysis reports that are favorable to the industry.
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"Newer, alternative destinations for casinos, however, have helped other gaming industry companies. Slot machine companies like International Game Technology (IGT) have prospered since September 11. As Christopher Palmeri writes, ?Tough economic times often prompt states to seek new sources of revenue, such as casinos. The 1970s brought Atlantic City, and the early 1990s saw riverboat gambling spread in the Midwest. Casino gambling is now being considered in eight states, most notably New York, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky.?
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Organizational Changes in an Israeli Travel Agency, 2002.
An in-depth analysis of structural, technological and/or functional changes in an Israeli travel agency, focusing on the worker's reactions to these changes.
5,204 words (approx. 20.8 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 129.95
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This paper examines the reactions of the workers and the head managers in an Israeli travel agency, "Hametayel", to technological and organizational changes in their place of work. The paper concentrates on the changes and the resistance to them from the individual point of view inside the organization. This includes the minor worker up to the manager, and is based on research and theories that were developed in this theme. The paper concludes with suggested recommendations for further improvements.
Abstract
Organizational changes
Resistance to changes
Elements that Cause Resistance
Overcoming Resistance
Strategies of Change Performance
?Hametayel? ? Travel Agency
The Research
The Goals
The Population
Methods and Tools
Findings
Conclusions of the Findings
Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendix
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"Business organizations need to perform changes in order to survive. Organizations need to adjust to the changing environment as well as to new technology, changes in role?s size and other factors. Such changes might stimulate some resistance and in some cases this resistance might lead to prevent or reduce the performance of changes. A change is being performed in order to cancel a certain situation and lead to a new and different one instead. A successful change, in any area, is composed of three main stages: the ?Thawing? stage of behavioral patterns, values and stands. The ?pass? stage toward new orders and relationships- a ?freezing? stage of a new situation. Each stage is connected to the other (Lewin, Kurt, 1951)."
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