Scale Hotels Research Articles

Advantages of Aggregators in Hotels: Enhancement of Visibility and Reach for Small Scale Hotels – Perspectives of Rural India

Advantages of Aggregators in Hotels: Enhancement of Visibility and Reach for Small Scale Hotels – Perspectives of Rural India

Large Scale Hotel Resource Retrieval Algorithm Based on Characteristic Threshold Extraction

At present, the hotel resource retrieval algorithm has the problem of low retrieval efficiency, low accuracy, low security and high energy consumption, and this study proposes a large scale hotel resource retrieval algorithm based on characteristic threshold extraction. In the large-scale hotel resource data, the mass sequence is decomposed into periodic component, trend component, random error component and burst component. Different components are extracted, the singular point detection is realized by the extraction results, and the abnormal data in the hotel resource data are obtained. Based on the attribute of hotel resource data, the data similarity is processed with variable window, the total similarity of data is obtained, and the abnormal detection of redundant resource data is realized. The abnormal data detection results and redundant data detection results are substituted into the space-time filter, and the data processing is completed. The retrieval problem is identified, and the data processing results are replaced in the hotel resource retrieval based on the characteristic threshold extraction to achieve the normalization of data source and rule knowledge. The characteristic threshold and retrieval strategy are determined, and data fusion reasoning is carried out. After repeated iteration, effective solutions are obtained. The effective solution is fused to get the best retrieval result. Experimental results showed that the algorithm has higher retrieval accuracy, efficiency and security coefficient, and the average search energy consumption is 56n J/bit.

The Impact of Market Orientation on Organisational Performance: A Study of Small and Medium Scale Hotels in Tourism Industry in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

This research aimed to identify the impact of market orientation on organisational performance in small and medium scale tourist hotels in Southern province, Sri Lanka. This study used a structured questionnaire to collect data and partial least squares path modelling (PLS) to analyse the collected data. Hypothesis on inter-functional coordination and organisational performance was not statistically significant, whereas three hypotheses on customer orientation, competitor orientation, and social benefit orientation were statistically significant. All four hypotheses were indicated a positive impact on organisational performance. It thereby added to the existing body of literature and provided several insights for managers in the hotel industry and hospitality services. Since this field of inquiry is relatively new, it also offers numerous alternatives for further studies.

Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation and SME Performance: Moderating Effect of Absorptive Capacity of the Firm

This paper investigates a model of SME performance based on the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and absorptive capacity of the firm. The model tested the direct effects of innovativeness, risk-taking and proactiveness on firm performance and the moderating role of absorptive capacity on the relationship between the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. Structural equation modelling with multi group analysis was used to test the model in the context of small and medium scale hotel and restaurant industry in Sri Lanka. Results indicate that highly entrepreneurial-oriented SMEs with high level of absorptive capacity achieve higher level of performance.

Tingkat Pengelolaan Limbah B3 Pada Industri Pariwisata Di Kecamatan Kuta Selatan

Kuta Selatan subdistrict is one of the tourism hotspots in Bali, as shown by the rates of development in the economic sector, especially in the tourism industry. The numbers of accommodations in Kuta Selatan, from 2018 data, are 329 non-star hotel, 33 five star hotels, 12 four star hotels, 12 three star hotels, 12 four star hotels and approximately 150 private villas (BPS,2019). Daily operation of hotels produces hazardous waste such as electronic waste, LED light, oil and chemical containers. Electronic waste is content with heavy metal such as mercury, lead, lithium and cadmium. Hazardous wastes that are released into the environment without any treatment can be harmful for public health. The purpose of this research is to know how far tourism industries, especially hotels and private villas, have implemented the requirements for hazardous waste management. Hazardous waste management consists of permits, container, storage, collection and treatment. Permits and temporary hazardous waste storage are mandatory requirements for hotels to have as a first step of the whole process of hazardous waste management. Based on the data collection from 150 samples, we are shown that 70% of hotels with a capacity of 300-400 rooms already have hazardous waste temporary storage as well as the permit. With smaller scale hotels, only 50% already have hazardous waste temporary storage, as well as the permit. In contrast, in small scale accommodation, such as hotels with a capacity under 100 rooms, and private villas, only 4 % have proper hazardous waste temporary storage.

Przekształcenie krajobrazu kulturowego Cypru

Przez ostatnie kilkadziesiąt lat regiony nadmorskie Republiki Cypryjskiej zmieniły się głównie pod wpływem rozwoju turystyki. W tym czasie tradycyjne obszary wiejskie stopniowo się przekształciły w związku m.in. z migracją mieszkańców do miast. Na tych terenach tradycyjny krajobraz wiejski utracił swój pierwotny charakter oraz rytm narzucony przez gospodarowanie, a wsie i małe miasteczka się wyludniły. Widoczne dziś w krajobrazie opuszczone sadyby i postępująca sukcesja na terenach dawniej użytkowanych rolniczo są znakami utraty dziedzictwa kulturowego i tradycji. Rozwój przemysłu turystycznego generowany jest dziś turystyką masową. Powstają obiekty hotelarskie o dużej skali, niedostosowane do charakteru miejsca. Zagadnienia związane ze zmianami w krajobrazie wyspy oraz z różnymi formami izolacji (izolacja turystyczna, izolacja społeczna) stanowią podstawę do prowadzonych rozważań. Celem pracy jest analiza aktualnego stanu krajobrazu kulturowego na wybranych obszarach południowej części Cypru. Do określenia stopnia przekształceń krajobrazu wykorzystano dostępne materiały źródłowe (aktualne i archiwalne), przeprowadzono analizy terenowe oraz wywiad środowiskowy. Badania pozwoliły na określenie czynników wpływających na zmiany oraz stopień przekształceń krajobrazu kulturowego. Wśród najważniejszych czynników można wymienić marginalizację obszarów wiejskich, migrację ludności do miast, postępującą suburbanizację oraz rozwój turystyki masowej.

Design, feasibility, performance assessment and optimization of the technical and financial viability of potential renewable energy and energy efficiency projects

Until recently, renewable energy technologies (RETs) have been confronted with a huge up-front cost due to technologies in development. However, massive and global deployment of renewable energy systems has led to significant cost reductions and performance improvements and the hope is to see increasing uptake of RETs by African countries. Cameroon a central African country is heavily reliant on hydropower, which contributes an estimated 60% to the country’s total installed 1,400MW capacity in 2015. In addition, there is constants power failure due to the non-reliability of the electric grid and load shedding to meet increasing demand and or to relieve stress on the primary energy source when demand for electricity is greater than the primary power source can supply. However, climate change poses additional huge risk (large reservoirs and dams drying up) and to meet the increasing demand, Cameroon is being forced to seek alternative power sources. In January 2014, Cameroon welcomed its first 72MW solar photovoltaic plant as well as the construction of a 500MW solar photovoltaic park in Q3 of 2015 in the northern region of Cameroon. It is common practice that energy efficiency and energy conservation lead to environmental sustainability. “Energy security starts with energy efficiency and the most sustainable energy option or system is energy conservation”. While it is common practice that energy efficiency and energy conservation lead to environmental sustainability, the building envelope also plays a key role in energy usage, energy conservation and thermal comfort for the building occupants. The rate of infiltration/leakage rate detect the rate of energy usage and cost of using energy. Having a tide and well-constructed building envelope is a key factor and helps reduce/reconcile buildings gas and electricity consumption. RETScreen Expert is the most current version of the RETScreen software and was released to the public on September 19, 2016. The software allows for the comprehensive identification, assessment and optimization of technical and financial viability of potential renewable energy and energy efficiency projects; as well as the measurement and verification of the actual performance of facilities and the identification of energy savings/production opportunities [1-3]. This paper will demonstrate how the software can be use in the design, feasibility, performance assessment and optimization of technical and financial viability of potential renewable energy and energy efficiency projects related to photovoltaic, solar thermal, building envelope and the replacement of non/less-efficient electrical equipment with more efficient and cost effective lamps like LEDs and the installation of smart power bars with automatic shut off function for TV screens, to take care of phantom power in large scale hotels. This approach will further reduce electricity usage and help diversified the sources of energy for a country like Cameroon, which is often subjected to constant power failure and load shedding to either relieve the stress on a primary energy source when demand for electricity is greater than the primary power source can supply or to meet power supply during the critical seasons.

Loss of profit in the hotel industry of the United States due to climate change

Tourism has been identified as a key economic sector vulnerable to climate change, yet direct empirical evidence is still lacking on the economic gain and loss of the tourism industry due to climate change. Here we find that temperature significantly affects the profits of the hotel industry with both spatial and seasonal heterogeneity. By using a rich dataset of the monthly financial records of more than 1700 hotels in 50 US states during 2016–2018 (approximately 3.2% of hotels nationally), we show that a deviation from 18 °C ∼ 20 °C in monthly averaged temperature leads to a decrease in the profit rate. The effect is triggered by fewer customers, less revenue, and higher cost per occupied room partially due to the increased usage of electricity and water. Such an effect can be lasting and is less impactful for higher chain scale hotels. In future GHG emission scenarios, climate change will lead to a loss of profit in most climate zones particularly the southern regions, with higher GHG emissions leading to a more serious effect. This study contributes to the literature on how climate change affects human activities and helps refine the relevant damage function of climate change on tourism in existing climate models.

Innovative Service Delivery and Competitive Advantage of Small Scale Hotels in Nigeria: The Moderating Role of Opportunity Connectedness

Innovative Service Delivery and Competitive Advantage of Small Scale Hotels in Nigeria: The Moderating Role of Opportunity Connectedness

Do environmentally sustainable practices make hotels more efficient? A study of major hotels in Sri Lanka

As environmentally sustainable practices are becoming popular in the hotel industry, their impact on efficiency is an important issue. To investigate the performance of hotels in this context, we use data envelopment analysis (DEA) double bootstrap approach to firstly assess the technical efficiency and its determinants of a sample of medium and large scale hotels in Sri Lanka for the period 2010–2014. Secondly, we evaluate the impact of a number of explanatory variables in determining hotel efficiency. The results reveal that the average technical efficiency is 61% with the maximum being 71.5% and the minimum 46.8%. The results conclude that being environmentally responsible enhances the efficiency of hotels, specifically in terms of improving energy efficiency and waste management. Water consumption is shown to have a contradictory result in relation of improving efficiency. Finally, we estimate the bootstrapped Malmquist productivity index to examine the level of productivity in the Sri Lankan hotel industry. The results of this study provide hotel operators and government with insights into the nature of competitive advantage which can assist them with strategic decision making to improve the technical and environmental management of hotels.

ANALYZING PERFORMANCE OF SCALE HOTELS OF AHMEDABAD, INDIA

Purpose: Ahmadabad is not only one of the largest city and former capital city of Gujarat but also emerged as an important economic and industrial hub of North India. A latest study by Association Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM) states that the percentage share of investments in hospitality sector in Gujarat has reduced from 29 percent for 2012- 13 to 14.5 percent as on June 2016. Henceforth, this paper tends to analyze the hotel’s performance in Ahmadabad city in terms of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), revenue generation, hotel’s room demand and supply.
 Methodology: The study is based on secondary data of Smith Travel Research, Global. It is a descriptive cum longitudinal study and its approach is deductive. Four reports of Smith Travel Research (STR) Global i.e. Trend report: Ahmedabad (Publication date August 16, 2017), Market pipeline report (STRG): Ahmedabad (Publication date August 16, 2017) Profitability report: Ahmedabad (Publication date August 16, 2017) and STR India hotel review report (Publication date August, 2017) have been used for this study. The data is further analyze by SPSS and AMOS Version 20.
 Main Findings: The findings of this papers supports that there is a significant growth in the room revenue earnings of scale hotels in Ahmedabad from January 2010 to June 2017. Paper also reveals that the percentage change in Average daily rate, Revenue per available room, Occupancy percentage and demand of rooms is higher than pan India and central India scale hotels.
 Implications: The findings of this paper may provide helpful information to the investors and hospitality professionals who want to invest, run or understand the behavior of the Ahmedabad hotel market.
 Limitations: However the present study is confine to the secondary data of 55 different scale hotels of Ahmedabad.
 Originality: Many statistical tool such as one way ANOVA, Tukey HSD, Kruskal- Wallis test and a Co variance model is used for the better inference of the study. A comparison of KPIs between Ahmedabad scale hotels versus pan and central India hotel is conducted to understand the potential of hotel market in Ahmedabad city. .

Assessing the Impact of Location on Hotel Development: An Analysis of Manhattan Hotels, 1822–2012

ABSTRACTThis study aims to (1) analyze spatial-temporal variations of hotel development in Manhattan, New York from 1822 to 2012; (2) assess appropriate and explicit measures of agglomeration and competition effects on hotel performance; and (3) reveal significant locational determinants of hotel performance. By analyzing the data of 309 hotels through GIS-based spatial statistical methods, the results indicate that economy and mid-price hotels with smaller scales were concentrated in central Manhattan to benefit from Times Square and Central Park before the mid-20th century. A trend is observed later that luxury but still smaller scale hotels were dominant and created another hotel cluster in lower Manhattan to avoid the fierce competition and take advantage of Wall Street. Hotel levels and scales play vital roles in their performance and distribution, most of the closed hotels are in luxury level and smaller scales due to the higher closeness risk among them. Simultaneously, the findings suggest that accessibility to major attractions, convenience of transportation, safety, hotel star levels, and scales have all contributed to the success of hotels. By calibrating the optimal indicators with various scenarios of agglomeration and competition, we demonstrate that hotel performances are more sensitive to agglomeration effects than competition effects. The study provides valuable implications for planners, policy makers, and hotel industry, to adjust their planning policies, optimize land resources, and consumers' welfare.

The Study of Professional Training to Improve Customer Satisfaction in Small and Medium Scale Hotels in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is currently in the stage of rebuilding its economy after three decades of civil war. One of the major focuses in this development endeavour is the leisure and hotel industry. Therefore, opportunities are open for international hotel chains as well as small providers. Small and medium scale hotels face many challenges in operating their businesses economically. Retention of customers is one of the major problems faced by those engaged in this sector. This study discusses the effects of professional training to ensure the satisfaction of customers in small and medium scale hotels in Sri Lanka. In collecting data, two questionnaires were distributed between two samples of respondents. One sample comprised 53 employees from 10 small and medium hotels while the other sample comprised of 30 local and foreign customers. This study indicates that professional training of employees has a direct impact on building customer satisfaction in small and medium scale hotels in Sri Lanka. Both customers and the employees believe that when the professional training is high, the quality of service at these hotels also increases. Thus, it indicates that providing continuous professional training is beneficial to the organization and to the individual concerned. A well-trained employee can increase customer satisfaction and repetition of purchase.

Towards the future of the domestic hotel in Thailand

In this study of domestic hotels in Thailand, a timeline approach was used to build a cumulative set of insights. Using archival analysis, the study initially traces the development of the domestic hotel in Thailand by exploring hotel sector growth in Thailand from 1962 to 2012. Building on these insights, the perspectives of key stakeholders towards the current state and future development of Thai domestic hotels were then studied empirically. Questionnaire and interviews were conducted with 334 domestic tourists and 33 hotel operators in Prachaup Khirikhan, Chon Buri and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces. Broadly, the prospects for these types of properties were seen as sound with operators and customers predominantly adopting an optimistic view. Key action features for attention to ensure this optimism is not unfounded were identified. The analysis of domestic hotels and change in a leading Asian destination adds novelty and broadens the patterns of trends that can be detected in the global, smaller scale hotel sector.

A espacialização dos insumos no turismo: proposta de uma leitura metodológica aplicada aos fluxos nos casos de Coimbra e Figueira da Foz, em Portugal

Os estudos realizados pela Geografia tendo o turismo como objeto, sempre têm ficado restritos aos efeitos resultantes da atividade, quando da sua realização, sem considerar que, por de trás desse “acontecer”, existe um conjunto de atividades que oferecem suporte à permanência do viajante no local visitado. A pesquisa em tela procurou explorar e conhecer quais são, onde e quando se realizam trocas de natureza diversificada, que oferecerão suporte à atividade turística. Assim, o artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma proposta de metodologia de espacialização dos fluxos de insumos, que sustentam a atividade turística em Coimbra/Portugal, utilizando-se de uma matriz interdisciplinar. Os resultados da pesquisa identificaram e analisaram como os espaços da hinterlândia dessa localidade respondem à demanda por insumos ao receptivo local, especificamente daqueles estabelecimentos hoteleiros de maior envergadura. O mapeamento possibilitou verificar como se distribuem os fluxos de insumos e qual a intensidade dessas relações espaciais.

Strategic Orientations and SME Performance: Moderating Effect of Absorptive Capacity of the Firm

This paper examines the effect of recent configuration of strategic orientation on SME performance and the moderating effect of absorptive capacity of the firm. Data from 350 owner-managers of small and medium scale hotel and restaurants in Sri Lanka were used with structural equation modelling. The structural model investigates the direct effects of market, entrepreneurial, and learning orientations on firm performance and moderating effect of absorptive capacity. Results indicate that SMEs with high level of absorptive capacity would achieve higher performance by maintaining higher level of strategic orientation.

Characteristic Analysis of Peak Load in Electricity on Large Scale Hotels Considering the Energy Efficiency

The demand for electricity in Korea has been on the rise due to economic growth, changes in weather conditions, and the widespread use of electric devices. The excessive demand for electricity that used to occur only during the summer now occurs during the winter as well. As a result, it is now necessary to manage the electricity load of buildings in a stable way. The study is intended to analyze the possibility of reducing the entire electricity load and electricity peak load through an improvement in the energy efficiency of hotels buildings that are typical high energy consuming buildings, and to propose a plan to reduce electricity peak load through a decrease in the entire electricity load. Using the electricity load data of the hotel buildings, the properties of electricity load and the correlations between building energy efficiency rating and electricity peak load were analyzed. In so doing, this study can contribute not only to reducing the peak load of buildings, but also leveling off energy supply and load through a reduction in the nation's largest electricity demand.

The Attractive Experience on Sustainable Tourism in Huangshan Star-scaled Hotels

 Abstract—Hotel, as a key component of accommodation, which is a major element of tourism industry with this sustainable idea, the long-term of view, is very attracting the eyes of sustainablism in its regular management. Especially star-scale hotels' positioning remains important in global marketing by international growing and sustainable developing. However some star-scale hotels in China have been slow in adapting and contributing to sustainable tourism. They essentially need to learn from Huangshan Hotels, to improve their sustainability by this learning and enhancing their real sustainable competencies in this market. This dissertation aims to show the behaviors, attitudes and perceptions towards the awareness and adoption of sustainability and contribution to sustainable tourism in hotels, especially star-scale hotels, take the Huangshan Hotels as an example, by surveying the hoteliers, by analyzing the relevant literature and investigating star-scale hotels and relevant local authorities in a traditional tourism destination- Huangshan, a typical representative, locates in Southeast China. A theoretical framework embracing sustainable tourism development, star- scale hotels, through which current and potential improvement as an essential component in sustainable tourism are analyzed. On the other hand local authorities' attitudes and policies to support the development of those hotels are also examined. Based on this framework, star-scale hotels and relevant local authorities in Huangshan are surveyed in an attempt to identify existing circumstance and potential developing of star- scale hotels' sustainability as a contribution to sustainable tourism, discover their awareness and attitudes towards that improvement as well as examine their future plans or expectations with regards to it. Given the attractive and valuable experience, the image may have been highlightened and amplified by those later followers.

HD-16: a new quality of life instrument specifically designed for insomnia

Background and purpose To design a new quality of life (QoL) instrument specifically for insomnia. Patients and methods Based on severe insomniacs' interviews, we have built a new quality of life scale that has been tested in one group of 240 severe insomniacs, in one group of 422 mild insomniacs and in one group of 391 good sleepers. Ten steps led to the construction of a specific QoL scale. Results Five dimensions have been validated as both relevant and independent from each other. Sixteen items out of the 43 initially tested were retained and significantly different within the groups in each dimension. Based on the 16 items selected, we called the scale Hotel Dieu 16 (HD-16). We have therefore verified the score's specificity (correlation score of +0.36) and the reliability of the scale (Cronbach coefficient α=0.78). Conclusion HD-16 may be used as a focused instrument to better assess an insomniac's quality of life.

Tourism and development in Tunisia

Economic liberalization policies, externally imposed structural requirements, and Tunisia's comparative advantage have led the government to pursue tourism on a large scale. The growth of this sector has been phenomenal as evidenced by large scale hotel resort enclaves for Europeans and supportive infrastructural commitments by government and the private sector. The economic impact has been impressive in deficit reduction, capital accumulation, and balance of trade, but shows a vulnerability to the vicissitudes of international events. Despite economic gains, Tunisian policymakers are faced with cost/benefit ratio decision due to social and environmental impacts and the clash between Islamic and European values.