...Nick Johns; Richard Teare; Frances Devine; Tom Baum; Niamh Hearns; Adrian Devine Purpose This paper aims to explore the opportunities and challenges faced by hospitality employers in accommodating a culturally diverse workforce in Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach...

...Mervyn D.J. Wilson; S. Roberta Smyth; Anna E. Murray; Margaret A. Black The reawakening of the Northern Ireland tourism industry, in 1994, has developed a growing business confidence that international tourist levels will increase. Unfortunately, there is not a range of suitable accommodation...

...Ron Lennon; Albert J. Titterington Notes the weakness of tourism in Northern Ireland prior to the cease‐fire of 1994 and the increased interest in Northern Ireland as a tourist destination which followed the cease‐fire. Considers the role of the Department of Economic Development and the Northern...

... growth of the small firm as well as some of the personal characteristics of the individuals who run these small firms. Draws on research into small firms undertaken throughout Northern Ireland and takes an in‐depth look at one successful small firm, Manor House Catering Services. THE SMALL FIRM...