...Jere Jokelainen; Brian Garrod; Erose Sthapit; Juho Pesonen Purpose This study aims to examine the role of experiential familiarity in determining the competitiveness of hotel chains. It does so by comparing the attribute-performance perceptions of guests who had and had not previously stayed...

...Fangfang Shi; Da Shi; David Weaver; Carla Estefania Samaniego Chavez Purpose This research aims to explore the strategies and tactics taken by five-star hotels to create and sustain competitiveness at difficult times, the role of innovation among the initiatives taken and the factors...

...Orietha Eva Rodríguez-Victoria; Francisco Puig; Miguel González-Loureiro Purpose This paper aims to explore the relationship between clustering and hotel competitiveness in emerging economy destinations by analyzing potential mediation of the management innovations implemented. Design...

... with their highly competitive approach to education (Baumann and Winzar, 2016), and yet, global rankings of economic indicators rank them behind Western economies. How can this anomaly be explained? It could be that Asian workers’ performance at the micro level exceeds that of the West...

... the body of research on innovation in hospitality and tourism. The importance of innovation for business and regional competitiveness and success has been recognised by both researchers and practitioners. In the papers included in the sample of this paper, the authors identified a general consensus...

... for the strategic planning of culinary tourism projects (assets and events) at destination level. It is postulated that such a tool could contribute to destination development and competitiveness. In addition, some areas have developed culinary routes and trails, linking together various food-themed attractions...

... be contacted at: graceho98@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Competitiveness Asia Strategic choices Hotel International hotels Internationalization strategy International expansion Asian hotel management companies In 2011, for the first time in the history...

... in planning and in ad hocexercises on the market conditions and competitor analysis. The widespread adoption of strategic management accounting is consistent with the open and relatively homogeneous nature of the industry and the high degree of competitiveness among the hotel groups in the market...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1991 Competitiveness Information systems Hospitality industry IT Strategic planning 10 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 3,1 I nformation technology must be deployed in the hospitality industry if it is to maintain successful growth...

...Eliza Tse; Michael D. Olsen In today′s complex and competitive environment, strategic management becomes the primary means of adapting organisations to their changing environment. For firms in the maturing hospitality industry to survive and grow, they will have to depend on their ability to align...