All Outputs (54)

Understanding and Managing the High-Altitude Environment (2021)
Other
Taylor, S. (2021). Understanding and Managing the High-Altitude Environment. https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/skills/understanding_and_managing_the_high-altitude_environment-13907

Examines the challenges that living and moving in high-altitude environments present to the human body and how to manage them. Available online: https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/skills/understanding_and_managing_the_high-altitude_environment-13... Read More about Understanding and Managing the High-Altitude Environment.

How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak (2021)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2021). How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak. Tourism of Kyrgyzstan: Practice; Problems and Perspectives, 17(1),

This paper reports on recent activities to remove solid waste from 4,250 metres on Lenin Peak and current proposals to establish an appropriate governance solution to support the longer term protection of this high altitude natural area.

The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, S. (2019, November). The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak. Presented at British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS) Science Day, Bamford

Presentation given to British Mountain Medicine Society at its 2019 Science day on November 13th, 2019. Based on research carried out on Lenin Peak in Kyrgyzstan, the issue of acclimatisation was examined based on data collected from a number of pri... Read More about The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak.

Lenin Peak 7,134 - The World's easiest Seven Thousander? (2019)
Other
Taylor, S. (2019). Lenin Peak 7,134 - The World's easiest Seven Thousander?. United Kingdom

This online article explores the key influences upon successfully climbing Lenin Peak based upon recent research on tourism activity on this mountain on the Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan border. Available at https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/destination... Read More about Lenin Peak 7,134 - The World's easiest Seven Thousander?.

Critical assessment of mountaineering tourism on Peak Lenin, Kyrgyzstan: Current problems and possible solutions. Results of the 2018 study (2019)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2019). Critical assessment of mountaineering tourism on Peak Lenin, Kyrgyzstan: Current problems and possible solutions. Results of the 2018 study. Tourism of Kyrgyzstan: Practice; Problems and Perspectives, 15(1), 47-65

This reports the findings of a wide ranging investigation of mountaineering tourism on the 7,134metre Lenin Peak on the Kyrgyz/Tajikistan border. The nature of current tourism demand and supply are investigated and a range of key issues and proble... Read More about Critical assessment of mountaineering tourism on Peak Lenin, Kyrgyzstan: Current problems and possible solutions. Results of the 2018 study.

Sustainable mountaineering tourism on Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan: current issues and potential solutions (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2019, June). Sustainable mountaineering tourism on Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan: current issues and potential solutions. Paper presented at 7th ATRA International Adventure Conference, Laggan, Gatehouse of Fleet

Introduction This paper is concerned with the impacts of mountaineering tourism on the 7,134 metre Lenin Peak, the most popular high mountain in Kyrgyzstan. Like Mont Blanc or Mount Everest, it constitutes a “honeypot” attracting tourists from acro... Read More about Sustainable mountaineering tourism on Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan: current issues and potential solutions.

Governance of Protected Areas: The Case of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (2016)
Thesis
Taylor, S. Governance of Protected Areas: The Case of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1191293

Leadership (2013)
Book Chapter
Taylor, S. (2013). Leadership. In Facilities Management and Development for Tourism, Hospitality and Events, (219-240). UK: CAB International Publishing

Abstract not available.

Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts (2008)
Journal Article
Panvisavas, V., & Taylor, J. S. (2008). Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 8(4), 324-336. https://doi.org/10.1057/thr.2008.33

Management contracts are widely used throughout the world as a mechanism for separating the ownership of hotel properties and their management. The research reported here concerns how Thai hotel owners seek to control the international hotel chains w... Read More about Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts.

Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Panvisavas, V., & Taylor, S. (2008, May). Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts. Paper presented at CHME Annual Research Conference, Glasgow, UK

Management contracts are widely used throughout the world as a mechanism for separating the ownership of hotel properties and their management. The research reported here concerns how Thai hotel owners seek to control the international hotel chains w... Read More about Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts.

Property owners' perceptions of the pre-contract issues associated with the use of hotel management contracts in the Thai hotel industry (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, S., & Panvisavas, V. (2007, May). Property owners' perceptions of the pre-contract issues associated with the use of hotel management contracts in the Thai hotel industry. Paper presented at CHME Annual Research Conference, Oxford, UK

Abstract not available.

The perceived influence of centralising operations in chain hotels (2006)
Journal Article
Espino-Rodríguez, T. F., & Taylor, J. S. (2006). The perceived influence of centralising operations in chain hotels. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 6(4), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050022

This paper makes an exploratory study of the centralisation of operations in hotels that belong to a chain and are located in a tourist destination. Although hotels are increasingly using a strategy of operations centralisation, little research has a... Read More about The perceived influence of centralising operations in chain hotels.

The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand (2006)
Journal Article
Panvisavas, V., & Taylor, J. S. (2006). The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 18(3), 231-245. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110610658634

Purpose Seeks to examine the extent to which management contracts used by international hotel firms in Thailand mirror those used in the USA. Design/methodology/approach The study builds on previous research carried out in the late 1990s that hi... Read More about The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand.

Planning a virtual conference: technology, opportunities and challenges (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Kline, S., Brey, E., Leitch, S., & Taylor, S. (2005, June). Planning a virtual conference: technology, opportunities and challenges. Paper presented at International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (CHRIE) Annual Conference, Las Vegas, US

The Effectiveness of Convention and Exhibition Websites A Transatlantic Comparison and Future Scenario (2005)
Journal Article
Myung, S., Morrison, A. M., & Taylor, J. S. (2005). The Effectiveness of Convention and Exhibition Websites A Transatlantic Comparison and Future Scenario. Tourism Recreation Research, 30(3), 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2005.11081486

Meeting planners are now frequently using the Web as a resource for finding site information, while the Internet has also become increasingly important on the supply side of the convention and exhibition business as a marketing tool. Meeting planners... Read More about The Effectiveness of Convention and Exhibition Websites A Transatlantic Comparison and Future Scenario.

Stakeholders' perceptions of the DCF method in hotel valuations (2004)
Journal Article
Verginis, C. S., & Stephen Taylor, J. (2004). Stakeholders' perceptions of the DCF method in hotel valuations. Property Management, 22(5), 358-376. https://doi.org/10.1108/02637470410570743

The main stakeholder of any valuation is the commissioning party and the outcome of the valuation process will determine for the commissioning party the value of the asset. The second key stakeholder is the valuer. Often, however, there is third stak... Read More about Stakeholders' perceptions of the DCF method in hotel valuations.

Developing a virtual poster conference for graduate students: A transatlantic experience (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, S., Nickson, D., Kline, S., & Brey, E. (2004, September). Developing a virtual poster conference for graduate students: A transatlantic experience. Paper presented at International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE), Hong Kong

Small is beautiful? An evaluation of small hotel websites in the UK and US (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Kang, S., Morrison, A., Taylor, S., Lee, J., & Myung, S. (2004, June). Small is beautiful? An evaluation of small hotel websites in the UK and US. Paper presented at Tourism State of the Art II, Glasgow, UK

Digital strategic alliences in convention and exhibition management: building stronger virtual destinations (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Myung, S., Morrison, A., Taylor, S., Kang, S., & Lee, J. (2004, June). Digital strategic alliences in convention and exhibition management: building stronger virtual destinations. Paper presented at Tourism State of the Art II, Glasgow, UK

An exploratory study of the roles and effectiveness of advertising channels: Printed versus Internet in marketing hotels (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Kim, D., Morrison, A., Taylor, S., & Lee, J. (2004, June). An exploratory study of the roles and effectiveness of advertising channels: Printed versus Internet in marketing hotels. Paper presented at Tourism State of the Art II, Glasgow, UK

This study is to identify the typical roles and objectives of printed and the Internet advertising exploring the advantages and disadvantages for use in hospitality and tourism marketing. The data were obtained from the Web survey focused on the char... Read More about An exploratory study of the roles and effectiveness of advertising channels: Printed versus Internet in marketing hotels.