Some academics from the UK have published a conception of hospitality, which they argue is the basis for the understanding of the hospitality industry and for teaching and research in hospitality management (Brotherton, 1999; Lashley, 2000; Lashley and Morrison (eds.), 2000). This paper is in two parts. First, I will review the fundamental ideas proposed in these publications to illustrate that...

With the advance of information technology e-learning has gradually replaced the traditional form of education. In hospitality discipline, the change is noticeable. A number of hospitality programs in universities in different regions have offered web-based learning, creating ubiquitous learning environment to student in hospitality similar to other discipline. The researcher found the gap of k...

As a method of determining what types of social media messages work best for hospitality firms, this study examined what types of messages gained the most clicks of “Like” and comments on Facebook. An analysis of the number of likes and comments regarding nine hundred and eighty-two Facebook messages from ten restaurant chains and two independent operators revealed clear patterns. The more popu...

This study examined faculty qualifications and factors influencing employment decisions of administrators in hospitality programs across the United States. The results may assist potential faculty in choosing the type of degree to pursue, the content areas that are most desirable, and other factors such as industry experience that may impact future employment marketability. The results could al...

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of hospitality research and how it has developed over the last thirty years. To do this, the state of hospitality research is briefly reviewed and Veal’s (2002) analysis of leisure studies is presented. Hospitality is then compared with leisure studies in order to identify similarities and differences. This comparison then leads to the identific...

The study aims to examine the long-term abnormal returns to hospitality acquirers as well as the association between excess returns with financing methods and size. The study applies regression analysis with secondary data examining 19 hospitality acquirers from 1996 to 2007. Using hospitality sector specific indices, the study shows that hospitality acquirers receive positive abnormal returns ...

this paper aims to shed the light on how the luxury tourism may serve as a community economic development strategy in the depleted communities. the purpose of the study is to identify the interests and preferences of potential tourists in the 21st century, primarily those individuals who have the time and money to spend a week visiting the 1000 islands region, thereby contributing much more to ...

This paper examines the multiple ways in which notions of identity and associated cultural values are entangled in the management and operation of commercial hospitality spaces. The paper reviews literature on experience, identity and hospitality operations management within the experience paradigm and argues that existing work provides limited insights into how identities are ‘experientialised...

Diasporas are rarely analysed from a hospitality perspective. The paper reviews and expands on existent literature regarding the Lebanese Diaspora and focuses on the Lebanese Diaspora in London. The paper discusses the conditional and absolute notions of hospitality in relation to western and non-western cultural norms. Hospitality is thus examined from a cultural perspective in order to unders...

Peter Lugosi, PhD School of Services Management Bournemouth University Fern Barrow BH12 5BB [email protected] 01202 961888 Biosketch Peter Lugosi, PhD lectures in hospitality management at the School of Services Management, Bournemouth University. His previous work has considered the interaction of social and commercial forms of hospitality in contemporary society, research ethics and t...