Ecotourism encompasses two independent issues: the environmental input and the environmental output. The environmental input is the primary attractions which are potentials: not the level of service or facilities provided as part of a product package, but the geographical factor that leads the tourist to a particular destination. The environmental output is the overall net global cost or benefit of the tour operation to the natural environment. Sheko District harbors much ecotourism potential sites which can attract tourists, assessing the potential attractions and challenges are mandatory for future ecotourism development and supporting sustainable use of natural resource. The study aimed at identifying potentials and challenges of ecotourism development in the area. The data was collected by semi-structured interview, questionnaires and fully fledged field site observation. Some data were also accessed from written documents. The data were analyzed by SPSS. The main identified natural attractions potentials of the grassroots destinations are natural forests, caves, waterfalls, natural hot springs (spa) and natural bridges. The respondents mentioned that deforestation was recorded as one of the major challenges as a result from a rapid population growth. Natural attraction sites in the district were facing many challenges because ecotourism activities were not sustainable. The local community’s subsistent way of life, inappropriate investment activities were an increasing threat to biological diversity including ecotourism attraction sites in the area.
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Pub Date : 2016-09-21DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000142
U. Iqbal
{"title":"Book Review andlsquo;Why Business Failedandrsquo; (Malay Version)Z","authors":"U. Iqbal","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000142","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"203 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126973695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-09-01DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000141
Stephen C. Morse, Ericka Beckman
Revenue management in the hotel industry involves measuring the trade-off of revenue of one type of business over another type of business. One of the major decisions involves choosing revenues generated by transient (individual) room demand vs. revenue generated by group room demand. Traditionally, this decision was relatively straight forward as one would compare the ADR generated revenue for transient vs. group demand, and chose the type of business that maximized revenue. The decision model developed in this study shows there are many additional variables beside ADR generated revenue to consider with this business decision and trade-off of transient vs. group demand. Incorporated into this decision model are additional variables important to the decision like ancillary non-room revenue such as catering, food and beverage sale, meeting room rental, audio/visual services and other activities.
{"title":"A Decision Model for Hotel Revenue Management Displacement Analysisfor Transient Room Demand vs. Group Room Demand","authors":"Stephen C. Morse, Ericka Beckman","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000141","url":null,"abstract":"Revenue management in the hotel industry involves measuring the trade-off of revenue of one type of business over another type of business. One of the major decisions involves choosing revenues generated by transient (individual) room demand vs. revenue generated by group room demand. Traditionally, this decision was relatively straight forward as one would compare the ADR generated revenue for transient vs. group demand, and chose the type of business that maximized revenue. The decision model developed in this study shows there are many additional variables beside ADR generated revenue to consider with this business decision and trade-off of transient vs. group demand. Incorporated into this decision model are additional variables important to the decision like ancillary non-room revenue such as catering, food and beverage sale, meeting room rental, audio/visual services and other activities.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127620553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-04DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000139
U. Iqbal
{"title":"Book Review ‘Competitive Strategy: Designing Your Organization Success’ (Malay Version)","authors":"U. Iqbal","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000139","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129425202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-03DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000138
U. Iqbal
{"title":"Book Review âÂÂBusiness According to Islam' (Malay Version)","authors":"U. Iqbal","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000138","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121005053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-01DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000140
K. Semrad
Although discounting hotel room rates to boost occupancy is one of the most popular forms of promotions used in the lodging industry, there is debate in lodging literature regarding the effectiveness of this pricing strategy. Most of the studies that reflect upon the effectiveness of discounting use descriptive statistical methods to form pricing recommendations and conclusions. However, these descriptive studies may err in providing an understanding of whether discounting works in the lodging industry. The current study analyzes the empirical effects of the non-stationarity demand of seasonal hotel room rate discounting on hotel financial performance as supported by the principles of the rational expectations theory. The study uses a series of unit root tests to determine the time series data properties and then proceeds to a co integration analysis. The study may be useful to both academics and practitioners as the results provide evidence that discounting is an effective short-term pricing strategy in the lodging industry. Additionally, the study contributes to advancing the considerable literature regarding the use of discounting as a pricing strategy in the lodging industry.
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Pub Date : 2016-07-08DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000137
Ahmad Nazrin Aris Anuar, Habibah Ahmad, Hamzah Jusoh, M. Hussain, Rabiatul Adawiyah Nasir, C. B. Ahmad
Tourist friendly destination is a growing concept applicable to many tourism sectors, which aim to satisfy the needs and demands of domestic as well as international tourists. In the city tourism, recent practices have shown that tourism providers have given emphasis to the general provision of physical facilities compared to the facilities and services that meet and satisfies the tourists’ needs. Previous studies have also focused on the positioning, image, and branding of tourism destination, thus, making the tourist friendly destination concept untapped. Therefore, this article aims to develop a preliminary concept of tourist friendly destination from domestic tourist’s perspective. A total of 30 respondents chose the purposive sampling method in Kuala Lumpur. The results of the study showed that the level of attributes was “important” and “very important” to overall mean value range 3.09 to 4.63. This study contributes to the tourism providers and planners in developing city tourism towards tourist friendly destination concept.
{"title":"A Preliminary Study of Tourist Friendly Destination Concept in CityTourism","authors":"Ahmad Nazrin Aris Anuar, Habibah Ahmad, Hamzah Jusoh, M. Hussain, Rabiatul Adawiyah Nasir, C. B. Ahmad","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000137","url":null,"abstract":"Tourist friendly destination is a growing concept applicable to many tourism sectors, which aim to satisfy the needs and demands of domestic as well as international tourists. In the city tourism, recent practices have shown that tourism providers have given emphasis to the general provision of physical facilities compared to the facilities and services that meet and satisfies the tourists’ needs. Previous studies have also focused on the positioning, image, and branding of tourism destination, thus, making the tourist friendly destination concept untapped. Therefore, this article aims to develop a preliminary concept of tourist friendly destination from domestic tourist’s perspective. A total of 30 respondents chose the purposive sampling method in Kuala Lumpur. The results of the study showed that the level of attributes was “important” and “very important” to overall mean value range 3.09 to 4.63. This study contributes to the tourism providers and planners in developing city tourism towards tourist friendly destination concept.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125593235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-07-05DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000133
U. Iqbal
{"title":"Book Review âÂÂSecretary & Secretarial: Project and Professionalism' (MalayVersion)","authors":"U. Iqbal","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000133","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134019212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-06-21DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000135
U. Iqbal
{"title":"Book Review ‘Business Principles and Success Factors of Chinese People' (Malay Version)","authors":"U. Iqbal","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000135","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129261200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-06-21DOI: 10.4172/2169-0286.1000131
U. Iqbal
Written by Dr. Thomas J. Barry, this book is based on his vast experience as a consultant and a variety of management for many organizations in the public and private sectors across Asia, America and Europe. In this book, he shares his experience in the field of quality management, forward step by step guide and the actual application of quality management principles in language that is easily understood. Nowadays, business owners, entrepreneurs, management in the public and private sector often face pressure from changes in new technologies, intense competition and rising customer expectations for product and service. According to the author, to deal with this pressure force, an organization should be committed to adopt a corporate culture that emphasizes quality and excellence in all aspects of its organization. Among the topics addressed in this book include the achievement of balance and harmony in an organization, the characteristics of a leader who cares and effective, strategic planning and succession, focus process to achieve customer satisfaction, productivity and innovation, a preview of the organization of the future as organization that fosters creative thinking towards achieving excellence.
这本书由Thomas J. Barry博士撰写，是基于他在亚洲、美洲和欧洲的许多公共和私营部门的许多组织中担任顾问和各种管理的丰富经验。在这本书中，他用通俗易懂的语言，分享了他在质量管理领域的经验，提出了一步一步的指导和质量管理原则的实际应用。如今，公共和私营部门的企业主、企业家、管理人员经常面临来自新技术变化、激烈竞争和客户对产品和服务日益提高的期望的压力。作者认为，为了应对这种压力，一个组织应该致力于在其组织的各个方面采用一种强调质量和卓越的企业文化。本书所涉及的主题包括在组织中实现平衡与和谐，关心和有效的领导者的特征，战略规划和继任，实现客户满意度的重点过程，生产力和创新，作为培养创造性思维以实现卓越的组织的未来组织的预览。
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