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The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources (2006)
Journal Article
Johns, N., & Lynch, P. (2007). The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 26, 293-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2006.10.006

This paper contributes to a better understanding the self-catering accommodation sector by considering its nature and scope within Scotland, the {UK} and the international context. It reviews the available literature search and also presents an exhau... Read More about The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources.

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.

Managing World Heritage Sites (2006)
Book
Leask, A., & Fyell, A. (Eds.). (2006). Managing World Heritage Sites. Routledge

World Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier and cultural ones such as the Pyramids at Giza, the Walled City of Baku in Azerbaijan and the H... Read More about Managing World Heritage Sites.

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.

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.

Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester (2004)
Journal Article
Wight, C., & Lennon, J. (2004). Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 2(2), 105-122

Governments and authoritative stakeholders are faced with dilemmas regarding the representation of sites associated with death and disaster in the context of tourism visits. Not least of these are the owners and mangers of museums in the U.K which ar... Read More about Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester.

International tourism networks (2004)
Journal Article
Morrison, A., Lynch, P., & Johns, N. (2004). International tourism networks. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 16(3), 197-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110410531195

Much of tourism development is predicated on the successful working of organisations alignment in the form of partnerships or “networks”. However, tourism networks have been relatively neglected as an area of academic study. This paper presents find... Read More about International tourism networks.

Reasons for going green in serviced accommodation establishments (2004)
Journal Article
Tzschentke, N., Kirk, D., & Lynch, P. A. (2004). Reasons for going green in serviced accommodation establishments. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 16(2), 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110410520007

This paper reports on the preliminary findings of an exploratory study on environmental decision making in the context of largely small serviced accommodation establishments. It focuses on the motivations of owner‐managers for becoming environmental... Read More about Reasons for going green in serviced accommodation establishments.

Festival and Events Management: an international arts and culture perspective (2004)
Book
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., Ali-Knight, J., McMahon-Beattie, U., & Drummond, S. (Eds.). (2004). Festival and Events Management: an international arts and culture perspective. Butterworth-Heinemann

Festival and Events Management: An International Perspective is a unique text looking at the central role of events management in the cultural, tourism and arts industries.

With international contributions from industry and academia, the text look... Read More about Festival and Events Management: an international arts and culture perspective.

The Nature and Purpose of Visitor Attractions (2003)
Book Chapter
Leask, A. (2003). The Nature and Purpose of Visitor Attractions. In A. Fyall, B. Garrod, & A. Leask (Eds.), Managing Visitor Attractions: New Directions

No abstract available.

Gender and Employment Flexibility within Hotel Front Offices (2002)
Journal Article
Bird, E., Lynch, P., & Ingram, A. (2002). Gender and Employment Flexibility within Hotel Front Offices. Service Industries Journal, 22(3), 99-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/714005084

This article describes a study of the contemporary nature and extent of gendered employment flexibility within hotel front offices in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Previous studies in the service sector have tended to focus upon the career paths o... Read More about Gender and Employment Flexibility within Hotel Front Offices.