Outputs (307)

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.

From a risk to a comfort zone: developing digital materials to enhance students experience. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2005, January). From a risk to a comfort zone: developing digital materials to enhance students experience. Paper presented at 2005 joint BALEAP/SATEFL conference

Bridging the gap. Helping Chinese students embrace the intercultural experience. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2005, January). intercultural experience. Paper presented at The Chinese and South East Asian Learner: the transition to UK Higher Education

Listening to the voices: using student journals to inform the curriculum. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2005, January). Listening to the voices: using student journals to inform the curriculum. Paper presented at Napier University Satff Conference

A little inspiration goes a long way. Exploring students' intercultural dilemmas through their diaries. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2005, January). A little inspiration goes a long way. Exploring students' intercultural dilemmas through their diaries. Paper presented at British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP) Intercultural Communication Professional Issues Meeting

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.

Visitor management for festivals and events (2004)
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., McMahon-Beattie, U., & Robertson, M. (2004). Visitor management for festivals and events. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, J. Ali-Knight, S. Drummond, & U. McMahon-Beattie (Eds.), Festival and Events Management (65-79). Butterworth-Heinemann. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7506-5872-0.50010-7

This chapter draws on a number of models to animate the need for a visitor manage to balance the requirements of demand forecasting and managing capacity with appropriate level of service quality and cost.

Sport and Leisure Narrative. (2004)
Book Chapter
Robertson, M. (2004). Sport and Leisure Narrative. In U. Mc-Mahon-Beattie, & I. Yeoman (Eds.), Sport and Leisure Operations Management (16-27). Thomson Reuters

This chapter frames an operational management view by summarising core defintions of the following four elements: 1. values of nature and its resources as a product 2. leisure choice 3. image creation 4. narrative It then goes on to suggest the cogni... Read More about Sport and Leisure Narrative..

Introduction to arts, culture and leisure (2004)
Book Chapter
Ali-Knight, J., & Robertson, M. (2004). Introduction to arts, culture and leisure. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, J. Ali-Knight, S. Drummond, & U. McMahon-Beattie (Eds.), Festival and Events Management (3-13). Butterworth-Heinemann. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7506-5872-0.50006-5

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Events and the destination dynamic: Edinburgh festivals, entrepreneurship and strategic marketing (2004)
Book Chapter
Robertson, M., & Wardrop, K. M. (2004). Events and the destination dynamic: Edinburgh festivals, entrepreneurship and strategic marketing. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, J. Ali-Knight, S. Drummond, & U. McMahon-Beattie (Eds.), Festival and Events Management (115-129). Butterworth-Heinemann. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7506-5872-0.50013-2

This chapter addresses the role of image, marketing, brand awareness, commercial partnerships (sponsorship), entrepreneurship, and stakeholder legitimacy as part of an events management strategy and framework for Edinburgh, a UK city known for hostin... Read More about Events and the destination dynamic: Edinburgh festivals, entrepreneurship and strategic marketing.

Edinburgh's Winter Festival. (2004)
Book Chapter
Wardrop, K. M., & Robertson, M. (2004). Edinburgh's Winter Festival. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, J. Ali-Knight, S. Drummond, & U. McMahon-Beattie (Eds.), Festival and Events Management (346-357). Butterworth-Heinemann. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7506-5872-0.50027-2

No abstract available.

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.

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.

Maritime English International Teacher Training Course. (2002)
Book
Foster, M. (2002). Maritime English International Teacher Training Course. International Maritime Organisation

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.

Home and commercialized hospitality (2001)
Book Chapter
LYNCH, P. (2001). Home and commercialized hospitality. In In Search of Hospitality (100-117). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7506-5431-9.50010-x

We others who have long lost the more subtle of the physical senses, have not even proper terms to express an animal's inter-communications with his surroundings, living or otherwise, and have only the word ‘smell’, for instance to include the whole... Read More about Home and commercialized hospitality.

Small tourism business networks and destination development (2001)
Journal Article
Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. (2001). Small tourism business networks and destination development. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 20(4), 367-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-4319%2801%2900024-X

This paper is based on ongoing research into networking between small tourism businesses and its contribution to destination development. The fieldwork is being carried out in a peripheral rural location. A detailed conceptual framework comprising of... Read More about Small tourism business networks and destination development.

Networking in the Homestay Sector (2000)
Journal Article
Lynch, P. A. (2000). Networking in the Homestay Sector. Service Industries Journal, 20(3), 95-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642060000000034

This paper provides a case study on the management of private home accommodation used to house overseas guests who are primarily registered as students with the English as a foreign language sector. It uses network analysis to focus on the significa... Read More about Networking in the Homestay Sector.

Host Attitudes towards Guests in the Homestay Sector (1999)
Journal Article
Lynch, P. A. (1999). Host Attitudes towards Guests in the Homestay Sector. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 1(2), 119-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/146735849900100203

This paper reports on an investigation into host attitudes towards guests in one segment of the homestay accommodation sector: host families. In addition to discussion of the main characteristics of hostfamilies, host attitudes to guests are examined... Read More about Host Attitudes towards Guests in the Homestay Sector.