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Book Local Economic Effect of Hotel Development

Download or read book Local Economic Effect of Hotel Development written by Iris Espino and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades since Proposition 13 amended the state constitution of California, cities in California have consequently had an inherent obligation to mitigate revenue shortfalls. Local leaders have looked to various alternative sources and local tax measures as a means to recuperate lost funding. One potential source of revenue is hotel tourism, which would generate transient occupancy tax (TOT) income for cities. This paper will evaluate the fiscal structure and tax measurements of local governments, the various studies of local economic development, and the policy tools and approaches different localities take to improve economic conditions. After an analysis of such studies, it is hypothesized that hotel tourism serves as a viable option to promote revenues to sustain a stable fiscal structure for local organizations while enhancing economic conditions by means of wealth, employment, and, ultimately, reducing poverty and improving the quality of life for citizens in the locality.

Book The International Hospitality Business

Download or read book The International Hospitality Business written by Lawrence Yu and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yu (tourism and hospitality management, George Washington University) examines the social, cultural, political, and economic environment within which international hospitality operations compete. He covers a broad range of policy issues in operating hotels and restaurants in foreign countries, including development strategies and organizational structures. He also discusses managerial functions, such as accounting, finance, tax, law, marketing, and human resources. The book is intended for both students and managers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Tourism and Local Economic Development in China

Download or read book Tourism and Local Economic Development in China written by Gang Xu and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the fast growing role of internal and international tourism on local economic development in certain areas of China, and identifies the factors that determine the success or failure of tourism-oriented development.

Book The Economic Field of Dreams  Analyzing the Local Economic Development Potential of Sports Tourism

Download or read book The Economic Field of Dreams Analyzing the Local Economic Development Potential of Sports Tourism written by Eric J. Harper and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local economic development organizations use a variety of project and program types to stimulate local economic growth. Recently, many local economic developers have evaluated amateur sports tourism as a local economic stimulus. This thesis studies the economic benefits of one such tourism-based economic development project, the proposed Placer Valley Sports Complex in Placer County, California. The sponsors of the project, a local hotel group, seek to increase hotel visits in the Placer Valley area by creating and operating an amateur sports complex. Because of the substantial costs of the sports complex, and the potential economic benefits the complex could bring to the local region, it is important that project decision-makers fully study and evaluate the potential costs and benefits of the project. I study the economic benefits of the Placer Valley Sports Complex through input-output analysis using the IMPLAN model. The IMPLAN model is a commercial input-output model that synthesizes industrial input and output, labor, and tax data and enables researchers, analysts, and consultants to estimate the economic impacts of outside changes to local economies. Using secondary source visitor-spending surveys and estimated visitor counts, I used the IMPLAN model to estimate the economic impacts of the proposed sports complex. I projected the multiyear costs of the project, and compared them to the economic benefits of the project, using the design, construction, and maintenance cost data from the project sponsors. My results indicate that the Placer Valley Sports Complex could generate an estimated $28.8 to $91.7 million in net present value for Placer County over a 30-year period. However, because of several factors that could affect actual visitor spending related to the sports complex, there is potential that the actual economic benefits of the complex could be lower than I estimated. Sports complex sponsors need to further analyze visitor count estimates relative to the local sports market and conduct local visitor-spending surveys to fully address visitor spending uncertainty. Sports complex sponsors also need to identify a dedicated revenue source to finance the project, and there are financial, legal, and political problems that may inhibit project financing. Because of the complicated nature of economic impact analysis, and the various financial, political, and social issues involved with the Placer Valley Sports Complex, this thesis highlights the need for local policy makers to rigorously study and evaluate economic development project proposals.

Book Impact Assessment in Tourism Economics

Download or read book Impact Assessment in Tourism Economics written by Álvaro Matias and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a series of studies on the socio-economic impacts of tourism, with a special focus on the determinants of tourism competitiveness at the destination level. The authors offer a systematic overview of this important issue, presenting relevant empirical studies from different parts of the world, based on modern theoretical approaches and adequate analysis tools, in the context of their policy or managerial implications. The first part of the book discusses the analysis and assessment of quantitative tourism impacts on local economies, while the second part focuses on non-material aspects of tourism development, in particular those related to the role of innovation and human resources. The final section highlights the different dynamics often observed in tourism destinations arising from the interaction between tourists and local communities.

Book The Development of the Hotel and Tourism Industry in the Twentieth Century

Download or read book The Development of the Hotel and Tourism Industry in the Twentieth Century written by Carlos Larrinaga and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-20 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection explores the pivotal role of the hotel industry in building Western Europe’s tourism economy during the 20th century. The book brings together ten contributions focused on the same period, 1900-1970, to offer comparative perspectives from across the region including Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain and Britain. Drawing on historical case studies, chapters illuminate the different factors linking hotels and the broader tourism system including interventions of the public authorities and the State, the importance of private involvement, commercial strategies, the medium-term development of private hotels, hotel entrepreneurship, and the impact of economic crises and wars. By placing differing national approaches taken to the growth of the hotel industry in comparison, the book aims to fill a gap in the historiography of European hospitality and shed light on the wider impact of hotels and tourism on economic development at both a national and regional level. It will be of interest to a range of scholars, including in economic and business history, tourism studies, the history of tourism management, and social history.

Book Promoting Creative Tourism  Current Issues in Tourism Research

Download or read book Promoting Creative Tourism Current Issues in Tourism Research written by Ahmad Hudaiby Galih Kusumah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers presented in this work cover themes such as sustainable tourism; ICT and tourism; marine tourism; tourism and education; tourism, economics, and finance; tourism marketing; recreation and sport tourism; halal & sharia tourism; culture and indigenous tourism; destination management; tourism gastronomy; politic, social, and humanities in tourism; heritage tourism; medical & health tourism; film induced tourism; community based tourism; tourism planning and policy; meeting, incentive, convention, and exhibition; supply chain management; hospitality management; restaurant management and operation; safety and crisis management; corporate social responsibility (CSR); tourism geography; disruptive innovation in tourism; infrastructure and transportation in tourism development; urban and rural tourism planning and development; community resilience and social capital in tourism. The 4th ISOT 2020 aimed at (1) bringing together scientists, researchers, practitioners, professionals, and students in a scientific forum and (2) having discussions on theoretical and practical knowledge about current issues in tourism. The keynote speakers contributing to this conference are those with expertise in tourism, either in an academic or industrial context.

Book Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism as Motors for Development

Download or read book Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism as Motors for Development written by Willy Legrand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is now widely agreed that the climate is changing, global resources are diminishing and biodiversity is suffering. Developing countries – many of them considered by the World Tourism Organization to be 'Top Emerging Tourism Destinations' (UNWTO, 2009) – are already suffering the full frontal effect of environmental degradation. The challenge for developing countries is a triple-edged sword, how can economic prosperity be achieved without the perpetual depletion of nature’s reserves, the destruction of rural habitat and the dislocation of traditional societies? Many emerging nations are looking increasingly to the tourism industry as the motor for economic development, with hospitality businesses at the forefront. This book uses twenty-five case studies to demonstrate how it is possible to create income and stimulate regional socio-economic development by using sustainable hospitality and tourism attractions. These case studies focus on issues such as the protection of indigenous cultures as a source of touristic curiosity; the preservation of the environment and the protection of endangered species – such as the plight of turtles in Sri Lanka or butterflies in Costa Rica to encourage tourism. Some cases cover government supported projects, for example, the green parks venture and regional tourism development in the Philippines, an archaeological park initiative in Honduras and the diversity of nature tourism in St. Vincent. Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism as Motors for Development is designed to give students, academics and practitioners a guide for best practices of sustainable hospitality operations in developing countries. Based on case studies, it provides a road map of how to achieve the goals of sustainability giving benchmark examples. The book not only taps into a contemporary business subject, but aims to provide readers with a better understanding of how sustainable theories can be put into practice in hospitality and tourism industries in developing countries.

Book Tourism and Poverty Reduction

Download or read book Tourism and Poverty Reduction written by Jonathan Mitchell and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Book Amenities and Location of Hotels

Download or read book Amenities and Location of Hotels written by Stéphanie Truchet and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among different determinants, amenities play a major role in the location of tourism activities. In Tourism Economics, an extensive literature investigates the influence of amenities either on destination choice made by tourists or on economic development, generally at a regional or national level. This paper aims at analysing the influence of amenities on the location of hotels at local level. In a first part, after a presentation of the context of our work and a brief survey of existing literature on the link between amenities and tourism, we introduce and describe the different amenities features that will be analysed. In a second part, using a micro-economic model of hotel entry inspired by urban economics literature, we analyse the influence of amenities characteristics on a tourist bid-rent function and then on the number of hotels entering the market. The third part will be dedicated to an estimation of the effect of amenities on the creation of new hotels at the French 'Bassins de vie' level, which are functional economic areas.

Book Local Economic and Employment Development  LEED  Demographic Change and Local Development Shrinkage  Regeneration and Social Dynamics

Download or read book Local Economic and Employment Development LEED Demographic Change and Local Development Shrinkage Regeneration and Social Dynamics written by Martinez-Fernandez Cristina and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report highlights the issues faced by local areas against the backdrop of policies or planning models that have directed local development in the past decades.

Book Management of Tourism and Hospitality Services

Download or read book Management of Tourism and Hospitality Services written by Rebecca Dei Mensah and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What standards should tourism and hospitality practitioners adhere to? What goes into designing and delivering quality tourism and hospitality services? What management functions are necessary for the maintenance of high service standards? What critical issues confront the tourism industry today? The answers to these questions have been adequately addressed by this book which is indispensable to both students and practitioners of hospitality and tourism. This book provides insights into different segments of the tourism and hospitality industry, management functions, design and delivery of tourism and hospitality services as well as critical issues such as service quality and technological applications.

Book Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Hospitality Industry

Download or read book Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Hospitality Industry written by Costa, Vânia and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hospitality industry is one of the most significant drivers of economic growth and socioeconomic advances in both developed and developing countries. This industry contributes directly to gross domestic product, job creation, income level, destination expansion, and economic development. Forecasts for 2020 indicated a promising year was ahead for this industry, but the COVID-19 pandemic had a catastrophic impact. Hospitality companies are experiencing one of the biggest, unprecedented crises to date, and experts must now rethink strategies to ensure these businesses’ recovery. Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Hospitality Industry focuses on complex issues from a hotel industry perspective. It surveys existing research by reflecting on the pandemic’s impacts and generates scenarios for how to strengthen business structures. Covering a wide range of topics such as digital hospitality and tourism products, this reference work is ideal for managers, business professionals, entrepreneurs, practitioners, researchers, academicians, instructors, and students.

Book Value Chain Analysis for Policy makers and Practitioners

Download or read book Value Chain Analysis for Policy makers and Practitioners written by Hubert Schmitz and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Applying Partial Least Squares in Tourism and Hospitality Research

Download or read book Applying Partial Least Squares in Tourism and Hospitality Research written by Faizan Ali and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten chapters discuss key aspects of advanced PLS analysis and its practical applications, covering new guidelines and improvements in the use of PLS-PM as well as various individual topics.

Book Site Selection and Value Evaluation of New Hotel Projects

Download or read book Site Selection and Value Evaluation of New Hotel Projects written by Yue He and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: