This article reports an experimental Delphi study of expert attitudes to management contracts in the Dutch hotel industry. The study was prompted by appreciation of the apparent trend towards the divesting of property by international hotel companies, which is also explored here. The purpose of the research reported was to ascertain expert views of the implications of such a trend for the Dutch hotel industry, which has a history of risk aversion and aversion to management contracts as a model for hotel operations. The Delphi approach allowed access to a variety of experts regarding different groups and stakeholder perceptions. The findings of the study, which is the first of its kind to address this question in the Dutch hotel industry context, suggest that there is an expectation of greater diversity in the financial arrangements for managing hotel operations, but no inclination to radically change the business practices that have hitherto characterised the Dutch hotel sector.
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The hotel industry is often thought of as something of a laggard in the implementation of sustainability initiatives. In this conceptual paper, we examine this assertion in a new context: models of hotel ownership and operation. We focus on current trends in the latter toward 'asset light' ownership/operation configurations, materializing in so-called hotel management contracts. It is established that whereas hotel management contracts usually favor the control and manage paradigm, add additional stakeholders and encompass stakeholder detachment, these characteristics of a separation of ownership and operation actually hinder instatement and application of the values-driven collaborative learning processes needed to further sustainable development. Finally, the need to follow up this conceptual discussion with empirical research - focusing on validating, refining and/or adding to the three key issues identified here - is highlighted and key issues for future research are identified.
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Attending to the emergent debates on tourism and (in)justice, this study critically examines the role of the Walled Off Hotel, Banksy's tourism-artistic intervention in Palestine, in constructing justice. Utilising the evidence from 15 in-depth empathetic interviews, it explores the ways in which local residents make sense of the Hotel and how they frame and experience (in)justices. While demonstrating how these interpretations are entangled with the broader geographic, social and political context, the paper discusses how different forms of justice circulate in this particular context. The new knowledge generated contributes to our further understanding of achieving justice-through-tourism as an affirmative praxis, while addressing the broader humanitarian, earthly, or otherwise existential crisis.
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City growth threatens sustainable development of cities. Over the past decades increased urbanization has created more pressure - not only on the suburban outskirts - but also in the inner core of the cities, putting important environmental issues such as water management and cultural heritage under stress. Cultural heritage, either standing monuments or archaeological remains, is internationally recognized as an important legacy of our history. The European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage incorporates concepts and ideas that have become accepted practice in Europe. Conservation and enhancement of archaeological heritage is one of the goals of urban planning policies. One of the key objectives of the European policy is to protect, preferably in-situ, archaeological remains buried in the soil or seabed and to incorporate archaeological heritage into spatial planning policies. Conflicts with prior uses and unappreciated impacts on other subsurface resources, amongst them archaeological heritage, make use of underground space in cities suboptimal. In terms of ecosystem services, the subsurface environment acts either as a carrier of archaeological heritage in situ (stewardship) or supports above-ground cultural heritage. Often, it’s not enough to protect the heritage site or monument itself: new developments outside a specific protected area can lead to changes in groundwater level, and cause serious damage to heritage buildings and archaeological deposits. This paper presents good practices in cultural heritage management and the use of subsurface knowledge in urban areas.
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My journey as a student for the past four years within the bachelor programme Hotel Management at Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Apeldoorn is coming to an end. As the final academic chapter, completed the Young Professional Semester in order to obtain my bachelorandapos;s degree. DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Business Bay represents the company which welcomed me to complete this semester. Throughout this period, I worked on a pertinent issue and put together a professional product for my client, Mr. Hany Ahmed, the General Manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Business Bay. I am immensely grateful for my place as an intern within this organization because here I learned about excellent teamwork, business development and sales strategies.
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Doordat er vele meningen zijn, vindt iedereen wel iets van maatschappelijk vastgoed en de besturing daarvan door corporaties. Maar wat is een toegangsbewijs voor een competitieve strategie van woningcorporaties om de druk van belanghebbenden te weerstaan? En hoe kan deze vorm gegeven worden met Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) voor besturing van maatschappelijk vastgoed van een woningcorporatie? Dit artikel maakt deel uit van het promotie onderzoek Waardedenken & Besturen, een onderzoek naar maatschappelijk en financieel rendement van woningcorporaties
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Although there has been an enduring interest in corporate identity and image management, there is relatively little systematic empirical research on the topic. Large due to the diffuse interpretations, and dubious denotation that have characterized the subject of corporate identity so far, the authors present an integrative conceptual framework of dimensions and determinants of corporate identity management. This framework and its constructs specify the concept of corporate identity and can be used to a predictive basis to guide, frame and model empirical research
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A structured approach to international recruitment for operational hotel staff in the Eurozone. Working paper 2008.
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