Local Hotel Research Articles

Potentiality of Tourism and Prospect in Jamunakhadi Simsar Area of Jhapa district

This paper entitled "Potentiality Tourism and Prospect in Jamunkhadi Simsar and Tourism" area of Jhapa District, Nepal" is to analyze the potentialities of tourism in this area. Jamunkhadi is one of the most scenic tourist destinations in Jhapa district. It is a land of natural scenery, the rich biodiversity, peaceful environment, ethnic diversity, the rich and diverse culture which attract visitors. The aims of the paper are to identify the prospects, potentiality and promote tourism in this area. The universal sample is Surunga VDC. The local people, hotel owner, domestic visitors and tourism experts, government service holders were the sample respondents and the sample size is only 53 for the study. The data collection method was on both primary and secondary sources. The primary data collected from the structured and semi structure questionnaire by interview schedule and key informants interview also done.
 There is high potentiality of tourism in Jamunkhadi because it has numerous sightseeing spots, tourism interest places such as the lake, the jungle, the open lane, picnic spot, the mini zoo, the rubber processing center etc. There are many other attractive places around Jamunkhadi Simsar and Tourism Area such as the Mai river and bridge, Domukha, the Mai Mandir, Arjundhara Dham, Satasi Dham, Dhanuskoti Dham, tea gardens etc. It is found that most tourists spend 3 or 4 hours and no tourists spend night in the spot. Generally the visitors are domestic and they spend 200 to 1000 rupees during their stay in this area. The number of foreign tourist is found very low according to the local people. Local people were found very much interested and devoted for promoting tourism in the study area but there seems lack of co-ordination among the government authorities and local promoters and also lack of fund. Jamunkhadi deserves high potentiality of becoming one of the best rural tourism destinations of the country.

Landslide characteristics and its impact on tourism for two roadside towns along the Kathmandu Kyirong Highway

Frequent landslide events affect the Kathmandu Kyirong Highway (KKH), one of the most strategic Sino-Nepal highways, with multiple social effects. Amongst them, the impacts on local tourism, although being substantial, have not been studied so far. The aim of this research is to analyze the characteristics of such landslides and their influence on road damages and/or blockages as well as on local tourism industry. We analyzed the co-seismic landslides triggered by the Gorkha Earthquake, 2015 (7.8 Mw), the post-seismic landslides that occurred during the monsoons following the earthquake, as well as landslides which occurred or reactivated in 2018, with relation to the damage that they caused to the highway. High resolution satellite images from 2015 to 2018, and field data were used for the analysis. The Langtang avalanche that locates off the highway was also mapped due to its high impacts on tourism. Between 2015 and 2018, the number of road damaging landslides in the Betrawati-Rasuwagadhi section of KKH (where Dhunche and Syafrubesi towns are located) was 101 in the main track (MT) and 103 in the new track (NT), with respective average density of 1.46/km and 3.63/km. The dominant observed landslide types were debris slides and rock falls. Landslides were mostly concentrated in the locations with the following characteristics: 1) having higher elevated area, 2) being located with the ‘main central thrust’ and other lineaments’ belts, 3) belonging to the Proterozoic lesser Himalayan rocks, 4) having a slope gradient of 25°–45°, 5) having northern, western and southern slope aspect, 6) being subjected to average annual rainfall of higher than 1,000 mm, and 7) having less than 4 km distance from the past earthquake epicenters. The results further indicated that 7 rain-induced and 4 co- and post-seismic landslides have great impact on tourist flows. An impact analysis was also assessed through a door to door questionnaire survey with local hotel operators from Dhunche and Syafrubesi towns (n = 29 + 31). The results reveal that out of six rigorously affected sectors by landslides leading to road blockage, tourism business is the most impacted livelihood sector in these towns. The reduction of visitors in different hotels ranged from 50%–100% in Dhunche and 70%–100% in Syafrubesi for the first year aftermath of the tremor. This is higher than the respective 5%–50% tourist reduction due to rain-induced landslides. Using as a reference the base year 2014, the income loss of hotels in both towns was found to be 50%–100% in 2015, 20%–100% in 2016, 5%–75% in 2017, and similar to 35% in 2018. These results provide insights on the synergic effect of contributing factors for cut slope as well as down slope instability along mountainous motorways and their impact on income sources for local communities.

Distress Analysis and Risk Score of Hotels

This article is first study of a service firm's risk/risk management score and Zeta function, particularly . analysis how risk disclosure and financial performance varies longitudinally. Using mix methodology, research uses Z score-discriminant function Z_I= ∑_(i=1)^n〖β_i X_i 〗 Z, X -specific to hotel industry and the risk scores, extracted from analysis of formal disclosures from annual reports . This article identifies that risk and risk management practices differ across hotel formats. The analysis of Z scores and risk disclosures reveals the association between these variables. The international hotels in comparison to national and local hotels are more distressed and hence have high risk scores confirming awareness of strength of this relation. Local standalone hotels are exhibiting high volatility and exhibit low risk score. This unique relationship between z score and risk disclosures will prove to have sustained relevance to risk academicians and practitioners.

Do Senohrab jezdí kde kdo

Beginning in 1850, colonies of recreational villas for the upper and upper-middle classes of Prague entrepreneurs and the intellectual elite began springing up in countryside outside of Prague in a radius of 30 kilometres. They were usually established in an agricultural landscape, in river and creek valleys, surrounded by forested hills. The condition was to have a direct rail commute from Prague. As a rule, the establishment of villa colonies was preceded by the stays of Prague denizens in summer flats run by the local farmers or in the local hotels and guesthouses. The actual establishment of the recreational colony was often a business venture of the locals or of Prague entrepreneurs. The recreational villa colony in Senohraby, located on the Emperor Franz Josef Railway near the confluence of Mnichovka Creek and Sázava River, was established as one of the last colonies around Prague by a group of four local as well as Prague developers and constructors in 1895. In 1918, a turn of events in the developments of elite villa colonies for the upper classes of Prague occurred when the Austro-Hungarian Empire fell, or when the independent Czechoslovak Republic was established, respectively. The forests in the proximity of the confluence of the Mnichovka and the Sázava were first overtaken by “tramps” (from the so-called tramping movement) hailing from the lower classes of Prague, and later by conformist recreation-seekers from the middle and lower classes. Despite of being conformist, many such recreation-seekers stylised their abodes-cabins to evoke the non-conformist manner typical for tramping holidays. During World War II, German occupants took over the resort in Senohraby.

Integrated Performance Measurement of Local Hotels in the Context of a Global Tourism Destination: A Case Study of Samui Island, Thailand

This is a qualitative study with the objective to search for the patterns and directions in an integrated performance measurement of local hotels through secondary data from existing research collections and primary data from personal in-depth interviews with 12 local hotel administrators in the global tourism destination of Samui Island, Thailand. In this study, we found that the performance measurement of local hotel businesses on Samui Island, Thailand, a global tourism destination, was composed of various components. Each component was integrated; the performance measurements of each component are not undertaken separately. The financial aspect is not the sole focal component; rather, it is connected to other aspects, i.e., the operation and stakeholder relationship. The financial aspect of the local hotels, on the other hand, includes measurements of income and return on investment. In addition, the operation of the businesses emphasises the satisfaction with the customer service, while the stakeholder relationship stresses customer loyalty. Importantly, a sense of ownership on the part of the personnel, trust in their colleagues, and a sense of being a part of the community in which the businesses operate are all taken into consideration.

Sustainable ecotourism development using SWOT and QSPM approach: A study on Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu

Promoting religious tourism in Rameswaram has considered its rich and historic footprint and easing tourism infrastructure along the coastal belt of southern most corner state, Tamil Nadu. The prime objective of this study is to offer some strategies for sustainable ecotourism development. The study was based on different empirical analysis including questionnaire and interview surveying of local people, shop-keepers, hotels, and domestic as well foreign visitors. To this end, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) and based on results a quantitative strategic planning matrix (QSPM) approach were used to manage the proper sustainability of ecotourism. Result showed that Rameswaram was facing so many difficulties regarding visitor's satisfaction level on unique food habit, lodging and services including pollution. So, the current management strategies were explicated that Rameswaram should conduct unsustainable ecotourism. If the local government wants to promote sustainable ecotourism development through some proper or concrete strategies then they must have to work on weaknesses and opportunities that will reduce the environmental effects as well as provide quality of services and make the place strategically tourism hotspot.

중저가 로컬호텔과 글로벌 체인호텔의 인식차이 : 심미성, 효율성, 지각품질 인식차이를 중심으로

Purpose - This study the perceived differences of mid-low price local hotels and global chain hotels have been researched. To understand the operation and difference between mid-low price local hotel and global chain hotels, an intensive interview targeting experts, who have worked in both global chain and local owned hotels, and guests, who have experienced in staying in both hotels, has been carried out. Design, Data, and Methodology - To collect accurate data than the questionnaire itself, an intensive interview has been carried out targeting the experts, who have accumulated the professional knowledge and experience while running the mid-low price hotels in Korea, and customers, who have stayed in both global chain and local mid-low price hotels for more than ten times. Results-This study result, out of qualitative research, would be effective to explain the conscious understanding for the perceived difference between mid-low price local and global chain hotel that has not been verified through existing studies, and would be helpful to find out the direction of development and establishing the efficient marketing strategy for business hotels afterwards.

Assessing the Influence of Branding and Promotion Activities to the Business Growth in Rwandan Hotel Industry. A Case of Kigali Serena Hotel

Developing countries today compete to attract foreign direct investment to their local hotel industry. Branding and promotion are the ones of the business activities that can assist to the achievement of good performance. Therefore, this study had a general objective of examining the influence of branding and promotion activities to the business growth, case of Serena Hotel. The target population was Serena hotel employees and its customers. The study adopted purposive and simple random sampling methods to select 133 potential respondents. The quantitative data were collected by using administered questionnaires sent to the customers and employees of targeted population and documentary technique have been used for qualitative data collection. Thereafter, statistical techniques have been used to summarize the information. Data from the field were cleaned, sorted, coded, tabulated and statistically analyzed by using SPSS. Among 133 questionnaires sent to the respondents, only 125 were returned for analysis. In data analysis, descriptive statistic was used to compute the frequency and percentages. The results obtained concluded branding and promotion activities were important variables to influence business growth of Serena hotel. As a conclusion, the findings of the study showed that advertising, sales promotions, public relations, personal selling direct marketing and product branding had stronger impact on business growth in Serena Hotel/Rwanda. The recommendations have been given to different domains and the areas for further researches had been identified.

Analisis Efektivitas dan Laju Pertumbuhan Pajak Daerah serta Kontribusinya Terhadap Pendapatan Asli Daerah Di Kota Bogor Periode 2013-2017

The existence of regional autonomy that applies in Indonesia, the autonomous region both provincial and district / city must be able to regulate and manage their own regions and are required to try to increase Regional Original Revenue (PAD) which has potential in the region one of which is in the collection of local taxes. Hotel Tax, Restaurant Tax and Entertainment Tax have the potential to increase PAD in Bogor City. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of effectiveness of hotel tax collection, restaurant tax and entertainment tax in the city of Bogor for the period 2013-2017, find out how much the growth rate of hotel taxes, restaurant tax and entertainment tax in the city of Bogor in the period 2013-2017 and how much the contribution of tax hotel, restaurant tax and entertainment tax on Regional Original Revenue (PAD) in Bogor City for the period 2013-2017. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method.The results of this study indicate that the effectiveness of hotel tax, restaurant tax and entertainment tax for the 2013-2017 period in the city of Bogor are included as very effective criteria with the effectiveness level of hotel tax collection, restaurant tax and entertainment that exceeds 100% each year. The average growth rate for hotel tax, restaurant tax and entertainment tax for the 2013-2017 period in Bogor City is as follows, 14.15%, 17.55% and 11.93%. The increase / decrease in the growth rate of hotel taxes, restaurant taxes and entertainment taxes each year is caused by several factors including the policies of the central government, the influence of the increase / decrease in the number of visitors who come, and the level of tourists visiting Bogor City. Meanwhile, the average contribution of hotel tax, restaurant tax and entertainment tax to PAD for the 2013-2017 period in the City was 8.58% with very less criteria, 11.50% with less criteria and 3.09% with very less criteria. The decrease in the contribution of hotel tax, restaurant tax and entertainment tax is influenced by the central government policy, the number of visitors and the significant increase in the realization of other regional tax revenues (BPHTB). Keywords: Local Revenue, Hotel Tax, Restaurant Tax, Entertainment Tax, Effectiveness, Growth Rate and Contribution.

The Role of Ecotourism in the Prespa National Park in Greece. Evidence from a Travel Cost Method and Hoteliers’ Perceptions

The Prespa National Park, is situated in a cross-border region in Greece, constitutes a protected ecosystem that provides very significant ecosystem services. In this region, ecotourism may constitute a powerful driving force for both environmental protection and local economic development. Therefore, future planning and management of this area should take under consideration its potential (eco)tourism benefits. However, as most of the recreation and leisure benefits cannot be directly captured by market valuation models, non-market valuation techniques should be applied to identify them. One of the most frequently used non-market valuation techniques to assess outdoor recreational services of specific sites (e.g. forests, protected areas, cultural heritage sites etc.) is the travel cost method (TCM). This methodology aims to relate the observed behavior of visitors to the total cost of their visit. In this paper, a hybrid travel cost model is developed and then applied to determine the individual recreational values and then to measure the total benefits of ecotourism in Prespa region. Then, in order to get a more comprehensive picture about the current and future role of ecotourism in this area, two surveys were implemented on local hotel owners by using both structured and semi-structured approaches.

Iot based laundry services: an application of big data analytics, intelligent logistics management, and machine learning techniques

The authors propose an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) based E-commerce business model Cloud Laundry for mass scale laundry services. The model utilises big data analytics, intelligent logistics management, and machine learning techniques. Using GPS and real-time update of big data, it calculates the best transportation path and update and re-route the logistic terminals quickly and simultaneously. Cloud laundry intelligently and dynamically provides the best laundry solutions based on the current state spaces of the laundry terminals through the user's specifications and thus offers local hotel customers with convenient, efficient, and transparent laundry services. Taking advantage of the rapid development of the big data industry, user interest modelling, and information security and privacy considerations, cloud laundry uses smartphone terminal control and big data models to maintain customers’ security needs. Different from the traditional laundry industry, cloud laundry companies have higher capital turnover, more liquidity, and stronger profitability. Therefore, this new generation of smart laundry business model could be of interest to not only academic researchers, but E-commerce entrepreneurs as well.

Comparison of management styles of local and foreign hotel chains in Turkey: A cultural perspective

Abstract This study seeks to compare the management styles of local and foreign hotel chains operating in Turkey from a cultural dimensions perspective. It aims to build a link between cultural values and management styles. The data was collected through conducting survey with 596 mid-level and senior managers working in 101 foreign and 66 domestic hotel chains operating in Turkey. The empirical results confirm that there are similarities in all the supervision style, decision-making, communication pattern, control mechanism, interdepartmental relations and paternalistic orientation dimensions of Turkey/United States, France/United Kingdom and United States/United Kingdom-based hotel chains. Furthermore, the results also evidence that there are differences in the supervision style, communication pattern and paternalistic orientation dimensions of Turkey/France and Turkey/United Kingdom-based hotel chains.

The Anatomy of a Legend: Family Influence in the Life of Black Entrepreneur Fannie Mae Duncan

68 | BLACK HISTORY BULLETIN VOL. 83, NO. 2 (EXTENDED DIGITAL VERSION) 83 No.2 THE ANATOMY OF A LEGEND: FAMILY INFLUENCE IN THE LIFE OF BLACK ENTREPRENEUR FANNIE MAE DUNCAN By Kathleen F. Esmiol On a crisp October morning in 2019, hundreds of residents flooded into downtown Colorado Springs to celebrate the new sculpture of the legendary Fannie Mae Duncan by sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy. All wanted to see the first statue of a local historic woman and the only statue of an African American woman in the city. Positioned in the middle of the sidewalk leading up to the Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts, the gleaming bronze likeness of Fannie Mae honors her as the catalyst for the peaceful integration of the city at her nightclub—the Cotton Club—during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s-1960s.1 Louis Armstrong, Etta James, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, and Count Basie were among those who entertained mixed audiences at the nightclub, at a time when local hotels prohibited these gifted Black artists from staying as either performers or guests. Fannie Mae not only offered them engagements at her Cotton Club, but also provided luxurious accommodations in her mansion near Colorado College. Staying at the Duncan mansion also gave the often-homesick performers something hard to find on the road: down home cooking by Fannie Mae’s mother Mattie, who treated guests as family.2 As an African American woman, Fannie Mae achieved the American dream at an unlikely point in United States history by living up to her credo “Everybody Welcome.” She sat on boards with powerful White men. In the years prior to the civil rights victories that offered opportunities to Blacks, Fannie Mae was an anomaly. So how did she do it? That was the question Eagleview Middle School students asked in 1993 when they held weekend interviews with Fannie Mae to learn about her life. Once they met the charismatic Fannie Mae and learned how her actions profoundly impacted the quest for civil rights in their own hometown, the students developed a passion for educating the public about her contributions to society. The young interviewers turned into budding historians who were surprised to learn that the groundwork for her success was rooted in the empowering, faith-based ethics of her family during her childhood. It was cause for youthful introspection. Fannie Mae’s parents, Herbert and Mattie Brinson Bragg, grew up in the rural outskirts of Fort Deposit in Lowndes County, Alabama, where, as children, they worked the cotton fields. When they married, they became tenant farmers. Like most parents, they wanted to ensure that their three children—Frances, Vernon, and Johnny--would have their chance in life. Heading west, they settled in a rural Black community near Luther, Oklahoma, again as tenant farmers. Fannie Mae was born there on July 5, 1918. Herb and Selena were born soon after. Unlike her older siblings, Fannie Mae did not bear the historic imprint of Southern culture steeped in enslavement. Instead, the thriving Black community of frontier Oklahoma’s agrarian society influenced her childhood. The Braggs’ cash crop was cotton, but the family also had fruit trees and raised vegetables, which they sold at their roadside stand. Herbert taught Fannie Mae how to make change and to treat every customer with respect. Before she was old enough to attend school, she already understood running a small business, interacting with the public, and setting prices that provided a reasonable profit margin. BLACK HISTORY BULLETIN VOL. 83, NO. 2 (EXTENDED DIGITAL VERSION) | 69 83 No.2 Fannie Mae’s parents provided structure and expected their children to uphold family standards. They also wanted to enrich their youngsters’ lives culturally. The Braggs were successful enough that Herbert bought a piano for the family, and their home became the entertainment center for Luther’s rural Black community. Ladies of the church taught Fannie’s sister Frances how to play, and on weekends, young Fannie Mae’s front porch became the place for neighborhood songfests. Enchanted by gospel music and surrounded by attentive neighbors that her parents welcomed into their home, Fannie Mae developed a sense of identity and belonging in the...

Coalfields Coffee: Where to Go?

Gary and Renee Harris are a husband-and-wife team of entrepreneurs who are planning on opening a coffee shop in southwest Virginia. Gary has worked in food service and Renee has been a business manager for a small medical practice. They plan to rely on this experience and their passion for cooking to succeed. They intend to open a breakfast-and-lunch-focused casual restaurant—a coffee shop rather than a diner or full restaurant. In their home town of St. Paul, they do not believe there is sufficient traffic to support their endeavor. Instead, they are looking at three other possible locations. Each town has both advantages and disadvantages. They need to sign a lease soon, which means they need to decide where to locate. They have separately ranked the potential locations and, to their surprise, have done so in exactly the reverse order of each other. They now must reconcile their differences and explore what drove them to make such divergent evaluations. Excerpt UVA-ENT-0184 Rev. Dec. 19, 2019 Coalfields Coffee: Where to Go? Introduction Sitting at their kitchen table early one morning in 2011, Renee and Gary Harris agreed that they finally had almost everything in place: a solid business plan, a great network of suppliers, an appealing and well-priced menu, start-up capital from their own personal savings and friends-and-family investors, and what they thought was a good name: Coalfields Coffee. Now what they needed was a location. The Harrises lived in southwestern Virginia in the town of St. Paul. They had both grown up in the area, gone away to college, built their careers, and raised a family out of the area. Now that their children were grown, they had decided it was time to follow their lifelong plan to come back home to St. Paul and start their own business. Gary had worked in food service for a large national wholesale company that sold to local hotels and restaurants, and Renee had been the business manager for a medical practice. They thought that with this experience and their passion for cooking, they could run a small restaurant. . . .

ADOPTION OF SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED HOTELS IN TIRANA

Technology moves with a rapid pace and it has touched every aspect of the hospitality industry. Nowadays, this huge industry is facing significant technological changes especially in the hotel sector. With the continuing growth of modern technologies in hotel management (e.g. SaaS, PMS, CRM, smart devices, Internet of things), and other aspects of industry 4.0, readiness of sector representatives to adopt such new technological advancements appears as a worthy research topic. This research aimed to identify the adoption of SaaS (Software as a Service) technology in small and medium-sized hotels in Tirana, Albania and measure hotel owners/managers’ willingness to implement this technology in their properties. As part of the data collection process, a structured interview was conducted with 75 hotel owners and managers. Results show that SaaS technology implementation is very limited in the sampled hotels. Majority of the sampled hotels extensively rely on traditional property management systems. Nevertheless, other findings of the study show that hotel managements demonstrate high willingness to implement SaaS system in their hotel management. This willingness was found to be more prevalent among newly hired, more educated, younger managers as compared to older age hotel owners. A number of implications are discussed for local authorities, SaaS marketers and hotel managements to implement SaaS system in small and medium-sized hotels in Tirana.

GREEN ACCOUNTING PADA LOCAL CHAIN MANAGEMENT HOTEL DAN INTERNATIONAL CHAIN MANAGEMENT HOTEL DI BALI

This study aims at identifying whether local chain management hotel and international chain management hotel in Bali have different environmental awareness, environmental responsibility, environmental involvement, environmental accounting reporting, as well as environmental audit. The data used in this study is primary data, which were collected by using instrument that was adapted from Susilo (2008). There are 45 questionnaires that meet the requirements for testing. The results of the Independent Sample T-test analysis show that there is no difference of environmental awareness between local chain management hotel and international chain management hotel in Bali. However, there are differences of environmental responsibility, involvement in protecting the environment, environmental accounting reporting as well as environmental audit between local chain management hotel and international chain management hotel. This study provides an understanding of whether there are differences of the application of green accounting in local hotel chain management and international chain management hotel, something that, to the best of our knowledge, have never been investigated previously, especially in the hospitality business in Indonesia.

GREEN ACCOUNTING PADA LOCALCHAIN MANAGEMENT HOTEL DAN INTERNATIONAL CHAIN MANAGEMENT HOTEL DI BALI

This study aims at identifying whether local chain management hotel andinternational chain management hotel in Bali have different environmental awareness, environmental responsibility, environmental involvement, environmental accounting reporting, as well as environmental audit. The data used in this study is primarydata,whichwerecollectedbyusinginstrumentthatwasadaptedfromSusilo (2008). There are 45 questionnaires that meet the requirements for testing. The results of the Independent Sample T-test analysis show that there is no difference of environmental awareness between local chain management hotel and international chain management hotel in Bali. However, there are differences of environmental responsibility, involvement in protecting the environment, environmental accounting reporting as well as environmental audit between local chain management hotel and international chain management hotel. This study provides an understanding of whether there are differences of the application of green accounting in local hotel chainmanagementandinternationalchainmanagementhotel,somethingthat,tothe best of our knowledge, have never been investigated previously, especially in the hospitality business inIndonesia.

Reflexive Paper to Identify Cultural Traits in a Local Hotel in Jordan Using a Qualitative Approach

In qualitative research methods, a case study approach is the method that is commonly viewed in achieving the aims of exploring the management of cultural-change through management programs: It is the change in the culture of the work environment through the management and training programs in order to enhance a hotel’s performance. In addition to that, the case study approach “provides the tools to study complex phenomena within their contexts” [1]. That is the purpose of this research; it is to examine a complex phenomenon within its context. In this study, the researcher interviewed a general manager in a local hotel in Jordan. The main themes were extrapolated and analysed through thematic analysis technique. A reflective comment followed the analysis.

An interdisciplinary study: disseminating information on dengue prevention and control in the world-famous travel destination, Bali, Indonesia

Infectious disease outbreaks at travel destinations often result in cancellation of travel plans. It is important for the management at such destinations to prepare for, and respond to, health- and life-threatening infectious diseases, to mitigate any negative impact on local economy and society. Mosquito-borne infections, such as dengue, are rapidly spreading globally, including in Bali, Indonesia. However, travellers tend to be unaware of the health threats resulting from mosquito bites. Increased dengue incidence amongst travellers could also result in exposure of the local people to the infection. Traversing the disciplines of Travel Medicine, Entomology and Business Administration, we carried out a study comprising fieldwork and literature analyses, to address the proposed empowerment of hotels to disseminate information on dengue prevention and control to international travellers. The fieldwork included an outreach workshop and questionnaire, conducted by partnering the local health authorities and hotel association. Additionally, we carried out site visits to several hotels. The questionnaire revealed that only 67% of the participating hotel personnel know that dengue is mosquito-borne. Eighty-three percent of the facilities reported mosquito nuisance problems, and fogging was the most utilised control measure of choice. Our analyses indicate that there is a role for the hotel sector in promoting anti-dengue awareness and activities in Bali. Such an initiative could assist Bali to work towards the good health and well-being for the sustainable development goals. Our follow-up studies will include capacity building for risk communication to international travellers, and for mosquito control at hotels.

Pokey O’s: Determining the Location and Future Structure of a Dessert Food Truck

This case recounts the story of the start-up in 2015 of a food truck named Pokey O’s that sold ice cream and cookies in downtown Waco, Texas. The couple who owned the truck, Julia and Austin Meek, had a very successful beginning; but by the summer of 2018, they were considering several options for the restructuring of their business. One possibility was to move their business inside at a local downtown Hilton Hotel. Other possibilities were to take the truck out of operation for maintenance and then vary its location from downtown to some of the municipalities outside of the downtown area. They were also considering purchasing another food truck and leaving one downtown and the other floating between several suburban areas. The couple wondered about the sustainability of a dessert food truck that relied only upon one downtown location.