Seaside Hotel Research Articles

Optimal micro-pump-storage system for the average Greek hotel with PV generation

In this paper, a modern micro-scale pumped hydro storage system that is specifically designed to operate in coordination with photovoltaics installed at the roof of an average Greek hotel is presented. The fictitious hotel chosen as a case study, displays the energy profile of an average sea-side hotel around the Mediterranean Sea, while photovoltaics’ energy generation is assumed to follow the typical production profile of such sites. Pumped hydro storage and photovoltaic generation, size and cost have been appropriately modeled so that they realistically simulate their operational scheme, while also considering the spatial and technical characteristics and limitations of such projects. Results derived from the implementation of such a scheme into the Average Greek hotel demonstrated significant monetary benefits, accompanied with a substantial net annual profit and low payback period of the investment.

Travel Agencies As Marketing Distribution To Gaining Hotel Occupancy, A Case Study In Pangandaran

This research was conducted with the intention of knowing how the role of travel agencies in providing support for hotel occupancy rates in the Pangandaran area, especially Surya Kencana Seaside Hotel. The research was conducted using a literacy study method on various supporting data collected during 2018-2022. The data collected was then analysed for things that affect hotel occupancy rates, especially based on data from guests who book hotel rooms through travel agencies both online and offline. Based on the results of the analysis, information was obtained that sales made through online travel agencies were higher than offline travel agencies . This is because bookings made by consumers are more practical. Currently there are many sites that provide online room booking media services . The presence of online travel agencies greatly affects the world of tourism and is beneficial for hotels in terms of saving promotional costs. The conclusion that can be drawn from this research is that Online Travel Agent still affects the room occupancy rate at Surya Kencana Seaside Hotel because there are many new policies and the latest promotions in attracting customers. Offline Travel Agent must work harder to beat Online Travel Agent in terms of providing support in increasing room occupancy.

The Application of The Uniform System of Accounts for The Lodging Industry in High- Category Seaside Hotels in Northeast Bulgaria

The Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry aims to provide an accounting model that can be easily adapted by hotels of different sizes and categories. The information from it should be useful for both internal and external users and allow the comparison of hotels located even in different countries. At this stage there is no thorough empirical study on the implementation of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry in Bulgaria. The present study investigates the implementation of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry in high- category seaside hotels in the Northeast region of Bulgaria.

THE NIGERIAN BLUE ECONOMY: ECONOMIC EXPANSION ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

The land is deteriorating. Now we’ll look at the oceans. With the continued loss of terrestrial resources and the need for major economic gains, littoral states have increased their efforts to achieve a “blue economy.” Nigeria, as a country with a large number of littoral component states and long waterways, has not been left out in this pursuit, making the creation of a Nigerian blue economy a need for the country’s benefit. The pursuit of a blue economy, on the other hand, goes beyond national borders and takes on an international dimension. The blue economy, also known as the marine economic system, is an ecosystem of economic activities centered on commerce and action in and around huge bodies of water, such as oceans, that are continued to survive ecological responsibility. Fishing, wastewater treatment, tourism, seaside hotels and restaurants, power (wind energy and tidal power), and transportation are all part of the economy (ships, bargers, rigs, and other floating vessels). In value terms added and employment, the “Blue Economy” might outperform the world economy as a whole. Around the world, blue economy activities and ideas are showing to be varied, vibrant, and broad. As a result, this debate emerges, with the goal of determining how this ideal of a Nigerian blue economy may become a reality.

Seaside hotel location and environmental impact: land use dilemmas

ABSTRACT One of the most important decisions to be made in the tourism industry pertains to the location of sites, facilities, and hotels. This decision is influenced by tourist demand, local community needs, and economic benefits to stakeholders. Planners and entrepreneurs of new recreational resorts and hotels must take environmental implications into consideration as well as their responsibility in relation to them. This study addresses the relations between theories of tourism and seaside hotel location, the sustainability paradigm and the development of sustainable tourism, and land use conflicts engendered by the sensitivity of seaside tourism development to environmental and cultural sustainability issues. The aim of the study is to examine and analyze tourism vs. sustainability considerations of seaside hotel location, and to enumerate some of the principles to be considered suitable for optimal hotel placement in order to reduce land use conflicts on the subject. The methodology is qualitative and includes in-depth interviews with experts, tourism planners, entrepreneurs, decision makers and stakeholders involved in tourism development and environmental issues in Israel. This is a significant research with applied value in the planning of seaside hotels and tourism development in areas of pre-existing intensive development, competition, and conflicts over land use.

Constructing “Empty” Places: Discourses and Place Materiality in the Wake of Disruption

Places are often thought of as “scenes” upon which social life takes place. Such a static place-conception lends itself to a particular instrumental and simplistic way of thinking about places. Instead, this paper seeks to illustrate that places are complex and relationally defined by multiple actors, human as well as non-human. The burning down of the Danish seaside hotel Svinkløv Badehotel is used as a lens through which such place complexity is understood. The paper presents a theoretical scaffolding for understanding how Svinkløv Badehotel became articulated as an authentic place in the wake of the dramatic event. Through a combined analysis of place materiality and public media representation, an account is given of how a disruptive event can work as a productive lens for understanding places and thus illustrate the analytical point of the paper: that places are never “empty,” but are configured by multiple human as well as non-human actors.

Preventing Skin Cancer Among Staff and Guests at Seaside Hotels.

Beach users and outdoor workers in resort areas are major risk groups for skin cancer, and therefore seaside hotels constitute a strategic area in which to conduct awareness-raising campaigns and interventions. The main aim of the present study is to describe habits, attitudes and knowledge related to sun exposure, the sunburn events experienced and potentially malignant skin lesions observed among hotel staff and guests recruited during a skin cancer prevention campaign at seaside hotels in the western Costa del Sol (southern Spain). This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at four seaside hotels in the western Costa del Sol. An 8-day awareness-raising campaign on skin cancer was conducted for hotel guests and staff, who were invited to complete a questionnaire about their habits, attitudes and knowledge regarding photoprotection, and to receive a comprehensive skin examination. The questionnaire on habits, attitudes and knowledge related to sun exposure was completed by 542 participants. The most common photoprotection practice was the use of sunglasses (79.3%). Potentially dangerous lesions were identified in 39 persons (14%). In addition, 94.0% reported having gained new knowledge, 89.6% had changed their attitudes towards sun tanning and 94.7% intended to improve their photoprotection practices in the future. Seaside hotels are an optimal scenario for conducting studies aimed at skin cancer prevention and reduction. Further studies should be carried out in other geographical areas to confirm our results, to evaluate the costs and benefits of such interventions and determine their long-term impact on health.

Ecolabelling in the Romanian Seaside Hotel Industry—Marketing Considerations, Financial Constraints, Perspectives

The tendency to implement diverse environmental tools and promote the adoption of environmentally friendly practices in tourism activities is relatively new. One such tool is the EU Ecolabel used in the hotel industry as a voluntary European initiative meant to attest to the responsible attitude towards the environment. Since holding the ecolabel by the Romanian accommodation units is rather an exception, our aim was to investigate the views of industry managers on environmental issues, focusing on the EU Ecolabel, and get a glimpse of the challenges and prospects of ecolabelling within the seaside hotel industry. To this end, the study was designed and conducted on 60 hotel managers. The research results gave evidence to the measures already implemented, those pending implementation, reasons for not applying for the EU Ecolabel, and the most challenging criteria. The potential impact of the EU Ecolabel on the economic activity efficiency, and its role in customer decision processes and in marketing communication, was highlighted. Subsequently, a mathematical model was proposed, revealing that the intention to meet the criteria and obtain the EU Ecolabel depends on the managers’ level of knowledge of the EU Ecolabel, their opinion on whether holding the EU Ecolabel represents a competitive advantage, and the current efficiency level of the hotels’ economic activity. Considering the research findings, it is obvious that the industry would benefit from ampler and more sustained information campaigns on the EU Ecolabel.

El hotel turístico. Viaje a los orígenes de su arquitectura, 1880-1932

Si existe una arquitectura claramente adscrita al turismo de masas, esa es la del hotel. El hotel constituye la pieza minima por excelencia ya que es necesaria para convertir un lugar en un destino turistico. Para estudiar sus caracteristicas se propone indagar en el origen y en la evolucion de su arquitectura. El objetivo es descubrir el momento del transito del hotel urbano de patio interior y manzana cerrada, pautado por el lenguaje historicista, al hotel panoramico y abierto al paisaje litoral que converge con la arquitectura de vanguardia del siglo XX. Para ello, se establecen dos lineas de investigacion que combinan el principio de ordenacion historica con la metodologia genealogica y la experimental. La primera, tiene como protagonista al gran hotel de la estacion turistica europea, maximo representante de la actividad ludica, simbolica, economica y cultural del siglo XIX. La segunda, versa en torno a la arquitectura del sanatorio antituberculoso alpino, modelo de referencia una vez que se generalizan los principios medico-higienistas que le dieron forma, y profundiza en la contaminacion arquitectonica que se desencadena entre estos y el gran hotel. Finalmente, y a modo de conclusion, la tesis doctoral se adentra en la consolidacion del modelo de hotel turistico panoramico como resultado de estas imbricaciones.

MODEL OF COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH SYLLABUS FOR STUDENTS OF HOTEL DEPARTMENT AT SMK N 7 BENGKULU

This study was designed as a developmental research which was aimed at designing communicative English syllabus for students of Hotel Department at SMK N 7 Bengkulu. The researcher used needs analysis to find out the students’ needs of English. The instrument used was a set questionnaire items to collect the data. The population of this study was students and English teachers at SMK N 7 Bengkulu and hotel staff of Nala Seaside Hotel Bengkulu as well. The samples of this study were selected with two techniques sampling. The first technique sampling was random sampling for 80 students. The second technique sampling was total sampling for 3 English teachers and 12 hotel staff. The result of the study showed that listening skill gained 94%, speaking skill gained 91%, reading skill gained 74%, and writing skill gained 68%. From the result of data analysis, a syllabus was designed based on communicative approach and it had been tried out for three times.

Leisure time animation in seaside hotels as a way to enhance competitiveness

Many modern travelers, choosing the hotel as their holiday home, are guided by the range of services they offer. They wish to spend their leisure time in the best way. By choosing the right object, the client is aware that this range of services will be optimally tailored to his needs. This is also the function of animation programs created in Polish seaside hotels. In case of indigenous climatic conditions, when creating such a program, they always take into account the sudden downpour of the weather and prepare the activities under the roof. The author of the study, interested in the subject of the hotel industry, has attempted to see to what extent and for whom are created animation programs in seaside hotels. It was also interesting to see whether the choice of classes was determined by the category and size of the hotel.

Investigation of the revenue management practices of accommodation establishments in Turkey: An exploratory study

This exploratory research paper investigates the revenue management practices of accommodation establishments in Turkey through a survey of 105 managers. The findings indicate that hoteliers put the emphasis on price discrimination and room availability guarantee and are less likely to consider overcontracting and overbooking. Most respondents do not have a revenue manager and do not intend to hire one: revenue management is usually within the responsibilities of the general manager, front office manager or the marketing manager. Online travel agencies, hotel's website, tour operators and travel agents are the most important distribution channels. The size of the property, its category, location and chain affiliation have significant impact on the degree of application of the various revenue management practices. Revenue management is mostly adopted by high category, chain affiliated, urban and seaside hotels with large number of rooms. Managerial implications, limitations and future research directions are discussed as well.

Green tourism supply chain management based on life cycle impact assessment

Tourism is one of the most dynamic and far-reaching economic sectors in the world. Numerous different and complex activities are involved in the efficient development of tourism. These activities interrelate economic, environmental, social, cultural and political dimensions in the overall supply chain. However, apart from its key role as a driver of socio-economic progress, tourism is responsible for environmental deterioration, not only in areas popular with tourists, but also by enhancing climate change globally. This paper presents a robust method based on the Green Tourism Supply Chain Management (GTSCM) concept, which can be used to estimate the effect on the environment that can be attributed to each link of the supply chain. The overall approach is based on Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) theory and corresponding models. A case study to demonstrate the applicability of this approach is presented for two large seaside hotels located in Chalkidiki, Greece. Chalkidiki is the most popular tourist destination in Northern Greece. A LCIA questionnaire was developed and input data for the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) obtained from the hotel managers. For this LCA SimaPro 8 software was used. The LCIA methods chosen were Eco-indicator 99 and CML 2001. The effect on fossil fuel consumption of both hotels due to their use of local transport and electricity was considerable but less than that needed for transporting the tourists by air to Chalkidiki. This paper clearly indicates that LCA and Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) can form the basis for promoting GTSCM in the tourism industry.

West of Sunset

West of Sunset

Shaw and the Sacred Cows:

Shaw and the Sacred Cows:

Twelfth Night (review)

Reviewed by: Twelfth Night Michael J. Collins Twelfth Night Presented by The Royal Shakespeare Company at the Roundhouse Theatre, London. June 5–July 5, 2012. Directed by David Farr. Designed by Jon Bausor. Lighting by Jon Clark. Music by Adem Ilhan. Sound by Christopher Shutt. Choreography by Isabel Mortimer. Fights by Kev McCurdy. With Jonathan McGuinness (Orsino), Ankur Bahl (Curio), Emily Taaffe (Viola), Sargon Yelda (Valentine), Kirsty Bushell (Olivia), Nicholas Day (Sir Toby Belch), Cecilia Noble (Maria), Bruce Mackinnon (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Kevin McMonagle (Feste), Jonathan Slinger (Malvolio), Felix Hayes (Fabian), Sandy Grierson (Captain, Priest), Stephen Hagan (Sebastian), Jan Knightley (Antonio), and others. David Farr’s Twelfth Night (together with Amir Nizar Zuabi’s The Comedy of Errors and Farr’s The Tempest) formed what the Royal Shakespeare Company called “Shakespeare’s Shipwreck Trilogy,” the opening segment of its World Shakespeare Festival. The play was set in the lobby of a seedy seaside hotel that seemed at first to suggest the South Pacific (a locale out of Somerset Maugham). But the costumes and the appearance in 4.3 of an Orthodox priest finally made clear that the hotel was meant to be somewhere in contemporary Illyria. A runway for exits and entrances extended diagonally from the left corner of the thrust stage. A revolving door, the entrance to the hotel, stood farther up, at the left edge of the stage. The front desk, with a message-rack behind it, was up and to the right of the door. A long staircase was anchored farther up, on the right side of the stage, and behind it, closer to the center, was a rickety elevator with a sliding metal accordion door. A couch at center stage suggested the lobby lounge. The floor of the stage curved upwards (like a wave) at the back, and a large bed, at what seemed a 45-degree angle to the lobby of the hotel, rested [End Page 594] against it. A small swimming pool, with a diving board, formed the right corner of the stage. Click for larger view View full resolution Fig. 6. Kirsty Bushell as Olivia and Kevin McMonagle as Feste in The Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2012 production of Twelfth Night, directed by David Farr. Photo courtesy of Keith Pattison The various features of the set were integrated into the action of the play. The front desk became the hiding place for Toby, Andrew, and Fabian during the box tree scene. The revolving door provided a place for Malvolio to “revolve” when he read Maria’s letter (he paused, ran across the stage, and whirled through it) and for Orsino and Viola to circle around in at Olivia’s “husband, stay” in 5.1. The second act began with a jolt to the audience as Sir Andrew, suitcase in hand, rushed headlong down the staircase, ran over to the front desk, and called out, “No, faith, I’ll not stay a jot longer.” The elevator brought Malvolio in his yellow stockings slowly down to the stage, delaying his appearance and so creating a comic grand entrance. Sebastian at one point (3.3) sat on the couch where he was warmly greeted, much to his confusion, by two security guards who mistook him for Cesario. Olivia was asleep on the bed at the start of the play, and she remained there until, at the end of 1.3, she woke up, screamed, and walked off the stage. As the play began, Viola emerged from the pool, and, addressing the audience, asked, “What country, friends, is this”? (The first words of the play, “if music be the food of love,” immediately followed her question: [End Page 595] 1.2 then continued after 1.1). Later, at the end of 1.4, Sebastian crawled exhausted from the pool and lay motionless on the stage throughout 1.5. Although it sometimes seemed likely (when, for example, Olivia climbed onto the diving board to escape Malvolio), no one actually fell in. Whether by design or default, Jonathan Slinger’s Malvolio seemed the focal point of the production. He appeared first in a grey pinstriped suit and a gold name-tag, the manager of Olivia’s hotel, supercilious and...

On the Economic Rationality of Fluctuations in Tourist Frequentation at Nature-Based Destinations: The Case of Corsican Seaside Hotels

This paper answers a simple question: are fluctuations, and especially temporary slowdowns or decline, in frequentation always harmful for a tourist destination? The author proposes a simple theoretical model for a nature-based destination, in which a tourist's willingness to pay (WTP) depends on the environmental quality of the place. He hypothesizes that, at some points in time, there is a rational economic incentive to experience a temporary decrease in frequentation in order to allow the stock of natural assets to regenerate. The author uses a sample of 80 seaside hotels in Corsica to show that tourists' WTP for a night stay depends positively on environmental quality. The results indicate that a deterioration of the environmental quality of the destination would reduce the WTP for a night stay in Corsica by more than 25%. This finding tends to confirm the paper's initial hypothesis since, if the environmental quality of Corsica falls, rational hotel owners should ask for a limited and temporary slowdown in frequentation so that the environmental quality and the WTP can regain a higher and more profitable level.

Disciplining Customers at the Grand Seaside Hotel

ABSTRACTThe Grand Seaside Hotel is a large five-star hotel in an Australian Coastal town. It is a place that not only aspires to provide excellent service but that also seeks to reconcile two apparently divergent demands: the need for customized service and the efficient management of business operations. To commit staff to the provision of service excellence, management has introduced a customer service programme that relies on various forms of training and rewards, as well as a guest response system. The customer service programme, particularly the use of guest questionnaires, appear as disciplinary strategies that aim to produce service encounters in which both staff and guests are ‘normalized’. The main loci of ethnographic data collection for this paper are regular Management Briefings. Through data collected from these, the paper investigates the use of the ‘imaginary’ in constituting service encounters and guest expectations. It interprets these in terms of Foucault's Panoptic analysis to identify the immanent mechanisms of discipline in these customer service programmes.

Disciplining Customers at the Grand Seaside Hotel

ABSTRACTThe Grand Seaside Hotel is a large five-star hotel in an Australian Coastal town. It is a place that not only aspires to provide excellent service but that also seeks to reconcile two apparently divergent demands: the need for customized service and the efficient management of business operations. To commit staff to the provision of service excellence, management has introduced a customer service programme that relies on various forms of training and rewards, as well as a guest response system. The customer service programme, particularly the use of guest questionnaires, appear as disciplinary strategies that aim to produce service encounters in which both staff and guests are ‘normalized’. The main loci of ethnographic data collection for this paper are regular Management Briefings. Through data collected from these, the paper investigates the use of the ‘imaginary’ in constituting service encounters and guest expectations. It interprets these in terms of Foucault's Panoptic analysis to identify the immanent mechanisms of discipline in these customer service programmes.

The role of the American Prosthodontic Society in founding The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

The role of the American Prosthodontic Society in founding The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry