... opportunities for gastronomic tourism development and smart solutions in the regions of Latvia. The scope of this research and analysis focuses directly on ST issues, the factors, challenges, the development of digitalization, smart villages and communication technologies in the context of the regions...

...@iimtobu.ac.in © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Tourism Religion Customer satisfaction Communication technologies Commercial services India Gaura‐Nitai Indian deities of Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda. Yagnapurush Kund India's great sages established the Yagna tradition...

... at: rtulip@rediffmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Self‐service Communication technologies Customer satisfaction Tourism Religion India Tirupati Tirumala Balaji Devasthanam Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams also referred as TTD is an independent trust which manages...

... be contacted at: jcosta@institutodeturismo.org © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Tourism management Hospitality management Competitive strategy Communication technologies Marketing strategy This theme issue analysed the competitiveness of tourism destinations through the use...

... to the performance and competitive advantages of firms. Amir Shani can be contacted at: shaniam@bgu.ac.il © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Human resource management Information systems Communication technologies Electronic commerce Examples of routine transactions that can be done...

... hypotheses for future research regarding information and communications technology (ICT) applications in the lodging industry. Findings The research finds that technology will continue to impact guest service and customer relationship management in the lodging industry, and that companies vary...

... practitioners to work on the strategic planning in an organization. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Hospitality services Communication technologies Innovation, Organizational change Even as we write and publish this theme issue on the topic of technology, organizations are having...

... visitor retention as they analyzed Caribbean destination websites. Three primary factors: user friendliness, site attractiveness, and marketing effectiveness were measured using expert opinion. Communication technologies Hospitality services Tourism Internet marketing Catering industry...

... be contacted at: doug.doran@macaronigrill.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Catering industry Communication technologies Innovation This would allow a previously registered guest to make a reservation by phone that integrates with the reservation system; providing seamless...

... Communication technologies Information systems Over the past two decades, the hospitality recruiting process has grown in complexity putting tremendous pressure on human resource (HR) practitioners to find innovative ways to handle the recruiting function. Traditionally, hospitality organizations...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Manufacturing resource planning Communication technologies Human resource management Enterprise resource planning systems (ERPS) have become an integral, essential, and critical component in the overall business processes of several organizations...