empirical study of a cohort of 384 HTM students was conducted to determine their motives for their choice of HTM. The results indicate that there were five motivational factors among HTM students: self-actualisation, job opportunity, field attractiveness, ease of study, and scholastic achievement. Detailed information on the motivational factors along with preferred overseas study destinations and HTM study areas are discussed. Keywords: Hospitality and tourism management (HTM); Study motivations; Study
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Intro Exxon Mobil is one of the most successful businesses in the history of the United States. Though it did not start as Exxon, but evolved through splitting and joining of oil companies, it has always been a strong competitor in the field of oil sales. Exxon is now one of the top companies in the world, and has its eye on growth. According to Fortune 500 Exxon is the second largest company in the world, and though it is not the number one largest, it is the most profitable. In 2011 Exxon’s profits
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Human Behaviour When Disaster Strikes: Human behaviour in emergency situations By S. J. Robinson and T. D. Higgins; School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England. PR1 2HE. When disaster strikes and emergency warning sounds or the captain orders an abandon ship we hope people will remain “cool, calm and collected.” Being level-headed during a life-threatening event is highly prized and undoubtedly improves your chances of survival. However, anecdotal reports
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INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY MODULE: U54081 Strategic Analysis of Hospitality and Tourism Businesses MODULE LEADER: Mr. Sandeep Munjal STUDENT NAME: SIDHI RAJ CHITKARA STUDENT NUMBER: 010107043 WORD COUNT: 3271 Words DATE: 21st April 2011 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW An Airline is a scheduled air transport facilitator. There has been a major increment in fleets to connect all major airports of the world due to technology development. This aids to reduce cost
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exclusive communication needs and barriers of understanding. The road works for two-way conversations to be held are laid by deciding the modes of communication preferred by each patient. If communication time-out is performed correctly potential risk factor of patients can be identified and ultimately minimized (Risk and Insurance, 2011) Communication where technology is the key is seen when several different medical services work together in a health care network. While all services are different
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To what extent has Ryanair met the critical success factors for the sector in the last five years? 1. Loyalty: The most important factor for being successful in service industry is loyalty. Quality of service, communication with the current and potential clients as well as promos and discounts can help airline companies to attract more travelers. As Ryanair is a low-cost airline, they do not invest in any particular loyalty program, like majority of full-cost airlines do. The attitude for the
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Executive summary Virgin Australia is a well known Industry Airline all through the world. In this report I will explain about an analysis of Virgin's present position and to focus the conduct of the industry regarding whether it is performing above or beneath desire. On the foundation of this analysis, suggestions are suggested to help the organization with answers for help to avoid failure if such circumstance was to happen. The report is structure as takes after: In the first area I will
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Module 4.3 Case Study of accident at Tenerife Warren Applegate ASC 634 Aviation Psychology Submitted on April 20, 2013 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract On March 27, 1977 two Boeing 747’s collided on the runway with each on the Spanish island of Tenerife, killing 583 people. This has been documented as the deadliest disaster in aviation history. The carriers involved were KLM flight 4805 and Pan Am flight 1736 (McNerney, 2011). The following case study will unfold the sequence
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profits slowly recovered in 2006, a snowstorm hit the United States, causing a huge customer service and database management crisis that negatively affected JetBlue’s reputation. JetBlue initially achieved profitability in the challenging aviation industry due to its business model and processes, positioning and culture. Unlike its competitors, JetBlue chose New York as its base, which allowed for domestic fight leadership at JFK airport. By combining low fares with valuable services, such
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Boeing |1 Boeing Strategic Analysis Report Professor Jiang Bus 189 Matt Fong Karolyn Vong Kenneth Wong Vivian Li Jae Woo Chae Joseph Eslao Boeing |2 Assessing the Industry Each year the strong economic growth of the U.S. has led to sustained high oil and fuel prices. Between 2003 and 2007, jet fuel expenses have increased dramatically by 15 percent to more than 30 percent of operating cost. Because of this, many airlines are demanding new aircraft that are fuel efficiency
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