Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 6 Issue 4

Travel visa impacts on destination choice and perception

Marina Duerrmeier Rizzi

This aim of this research was to discern the impacts that the visa application process has on destination perception and choice. Visas are used to respect border integrity…

Emerging trends regarding accessible accommodation in Dubai luxury hotels

Stephanie Morris, Scholah Kazi

The purpose of this paper is to determine how luxury hotel operators in Dubai interpret the current disability laws in the region, and further how they currently provide…

SME website implementation factors in the hospitality industry: Groundwork for a digital marketing roadmap

Florian Kriechbaumer, Natasa Christodoulidou

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature on how quality factors impact website implementation for small and medium-sized hospitality enterprises…

Assessing the future of housekeeping operations in Dubai’s five-star hotel industry – room for innovation?

Angela Anthonisz

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the need for innovation as a means of competitive advantage in the housekeeping (HK) department of five-star hotels in Dubai and consider…

Do hotel companies communicate their environmental policies and practices more than independent hotels in Dubai, UAE?

Nina Rosalind Jenkins, Ioanna Karanikola

This paper aims to ascertain how hotels in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), engage in environmental sustainability and what benefits and negativities can be incurred from such…

Expo 2020: What must Dubai’s hospitality and tourism industry do to be ready pre- and post-event?

Stuart Jauncey, Sanjay Nadkarni

The purpose of this paper is to highlight and summarize the main findings of the theme issue: “Expo 2020: How is Dubai’s hospitality and tourism industry preparing?” by drawing on…

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