The leisure and hospitality industry is one of the driving forces of the global economy. The widespread adoption of new technologies in this industry over recent years has fundamentally reshaped the way in which services are provided and received. However, there are still major challenges that need to be addressed to ensure that this industry maintains a steady pace in adoption of future techno...

We believe that in order to properly interpret all aspects of human scientific enquiry in terms of its impact on human beings it is necessary to have an adequate all encompassing model of the human person. We began this presentation by discussing the differences between the 'Cartesian' Dualistic model of the human Person and that of Aquinas and Augustine (which depend on Aristotle and Plato res...

UNLABELLED The aim of this paper was to compare nicotine concentration in 28 hospitality premises (HPs) in Florence and Belluno, Italy, where a smoking ban was introduced in 2005, and in 19 HPs in Vienna, Austria, where no anti-smoking law entered into force up to now. Airborne nicotine concentrations were measured in the same HPs in winter 2002 or 2004 (pre-ban measurements) and winter 2007 (p...

BACKGROUND On January 1, 2008, the French government implemented a national ban on indoor smoking in hospitality venues. Survey results indicate the indoor ban has been successful at dramatically reducing indoor smoking; however, there are reports of an increased number of outdoor hospitality spaces (patios) where smoking can take place. This study sought to understand if the indoor ban simply ...

Casino gaming is the fastest growing segment of the hospitality industry (Find/ SVP Consulting, 1996, p. 1). Thus, more and more hospitality education programs are incorporating casino gaming into their curricula, and, inevitably, the history of casino gaming is one of the topics discussed. More specifically, the discussion of gaming focuses on legal rather than illegal gambling activities and ...

to go smoke-free should be left to the businesses themselves and that if these policies are good for their establishment, owners will voluntarily adopt them. The tobacco industry has supported these arguments with claims that smoke-free policies result in lost revenue for restaurants, bars, and other hospitality establishments; fewer jobs in the hospitality sector; and business closings (KPMG, ...

Th is study investigates the relationships between visitor motivations, destination evaluation and future behavior intentions. Data for the study were collected through a structured questionnaire from a purposive sample of pleasure travelers to the state of West Virginia during summer 2012. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data in AMOS. Results showed some signifi cant...

Recent advances in the field of technology have led to the emergence of innovative technological smart solutions providing unprecedented opportunities for application in the tourism and hospitality industry. With intensified competition in the tourism market place, it has become paramount for businesses to explore the potential of technologies, not only to optimize existing processes but facili...

Purpose – To critically review the use of Delphi techniques in qualitative research for utilising ‘expert’ opinions and to explore through a detailed example, how Policy Delphi can be used by hospitality researchers as an alternative to the more widely used Normative Delphi. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reflects on the research methodology of a project that explored organisational c...

AIMS AND BACKGROUND A law banning smoking in enclosed public places was implemented in Italy on January 10, 2005. The aim of this paper is to present a cross-sectional survey on two representative samples of non-smokers of two Italian towns (Florence and Belluno), conducted one year after the introduction of the ban, in order to assess prevalence of second-hand smoke exposure, to record the att...