Feng Shui: Its Impacts on the Asian Hospitality Industry

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International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

ISSN: 0959-6119

Online from: 1989

Subject Area: Tourism and Hospitality

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Title:	Feng Shui: Its Impacts on the Asian Hospitality Industry
Author(s):	J.S. Perry Hobson, (Lecturer in the Centre for Tourism at Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia.)
Citation:	J.S. Perry Hobson, (1994) "Feng Shui: Its Impacts on the Asian Hospitality Industry", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 6 Iss: 6, pp.21 - 26
Keywords:	Design, Employees, Hospitality industry, Hotel and catering, Location, Marketing planning, National cultures, Pacific Rim
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/09596119410070440 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	Feng Shui (pronounced “fung shui”) means literally wind and water and is a type of geomancy or divination from nature. It originated in China, and relates to nature and the position of man and of buildings within it. Many hotels and restaurants in the Asia-Pacific region have been specifically designed using feng shui principles, and recently Hilton International hotels used this as the focus of their advertising campaign. Discusses the origins of feng shui, and its impact on the location, design, layout, fixture and fittings and marketing of hotels and restaurants.