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Marketing today: A survey of the marketing function in international hotel firms
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since 1975. However, this absence of a marked change in the overall unemployment rate does not reflect a uniform experience. There has been a considerable diversity of underlying labor market developments in individual countries. This article analyzes recent labor market conditions from a historical perspective (table, charts). • (LRS,SSC) La Recherche en Loisie et le Development Cultural. Par G. Pronovost. Loisir et Societe (Les Presses de l'Universite du Quebec, C.P. 250, Montreal, Canada H2X 3M4), 1978(1):355-374. The contention of this article is that since leisure is a part of culture, leisure studies enable one to gain a better insight into the cultural dynamics of a society. (Bibliography) • (LRS) Leisure Behavior: An Environmental Perspective. By J.D. Fridgen. Leisure Information Newsletter (The Leisure Institute, 145 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10028, USA), 1979 (Spring):6-8. This paper will briefly outline some of the practical and theoretical implications that an environmental research perspective has to offer the study of leisure behavior. (Bibliography) • (LRS) Leisure Studies Data Bank. Department of Recreation (University of Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L3G1), 1979, 32 pp. Free. This booklet describes the work of the Leisure Studies Data Bank. This description and the operation of the Data Bank appears in both English and French in this booklet. • (HSP) The Management of Maintenance and Engineering Systems in Hospitality Industries. By Frank D. Borsenik. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (605 Third Ave., New York City 10016, USA), ISBN 0-471-03213-1, 1979, xvii+494 pp. $17.95 (cloth). This text has two major themes. First, it covers the basic terminology of energy, maintenance, and engineering. Second it develops an understanding of energy conservation in the hospitality industry. The book considers and discusses problems and appropriate solutions for several phases of the industry. This book is researched and developed with the training needs of hotel and restaurant students in mind, to be used as a textbook in "hotel engineering" courses (tables, charts, appendixes, index). • (HSP) Marketing Today: A Survey of the Marketing Function in International Hotel Firms. The Cornell Quarterly 1979(4):39-47. This article brings together opinion of some hotel executives on the topic of hotel marketing and what marketing strategies are now in practice. • (TSM) Minnesota's Community Tourist Information Services. By Uel Blank. Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA), P79-7, March 1979, 11 pp. Free. This paper summarizes responses from 94 Minnesota Chambers of Commerce and similar operations, in which they report information services provided to visitors. It focuses upon the extent and ability of these operations to respond to questions about the community, region and state. • (TSM) Motivaciones Sociologicas del viaje Turisticos. Por J. A. Castro Farinas. Estudios Turistico (Instituto Espanol de Turismo, Ministerio de Camercio y Turismo, Madrid-4, Spain), 1977 (1/2):49-57. This article discusses some of the sociological aspects of travel motivations. The article is in Spanish. • (TSM)
A Multi-Brand/Multi-Attribute Model of Tourist State Choice. By Douglas
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH Oct/Dec '79
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since 1975. However, this absence of a marked change in the overall unemployment rate does not reflect a uniform experience. There has been a considerable diversity of underlying labor market developments in individual countries. This article analyzes recent labor market conditions from a historical perspective (table, charts). • (LRS,SSC) La Recherche en Loisie et le Development Cultural. Par G. Pronovost. Loisir et Societe (Les Presses de l'Universite du Quebec, C.P. 250, Montreal, Canada H2X 3M4), 1978(1):355-374. The contention of this article is that since leisure is a part of culture, leisure studies enable one to gain a better insight into the cultural dynamics of a society. (Bibliography) • (LRS) Leisure Behavior: An Environmental Perspective. By J.D. Fridgen. Leisure Information Newsletter (The Leisure Institute, 145 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10028, USA), 1979 (Spring):6-8. This paper will briefly outline some of the practical and theoretical implications that an environmental research perspective has to offer the study of leisure behavior. (Bibliography) • (LRS) Leisure Studies Data Bank. Department of Recreation (University of Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L3G1), 1979, 32 pp. Free. This booklet describes the work of the Leisure Studies Data Bank. This description and the operation of the Data Bank appears in both English and French in this booklet. • (HSP) The Management of Maintenance and Engineering Systems in Hospitality Industries. By Frank D. Borsenik. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (605 Third Ave., New York City 10016, USA), ISBN 0-471-03213-1, 1979, xvii+494 pp. $17.95 (cloth). This text has two major themes. First, it covers the basic terminology of energy, maintenance, and engineering. Second it develops an understanding of energy conservation in the hospitality industry. The book considers and discusses problems and appropriate solutions for several phases of the industry. This book is researched and developed with the training needs of hotel and restaurant students in mind, to be used as a textbook in "hotel engineering" courses (tables, charts, appendixes, index). • (HSP) Marketing Today: A Survey of the Marketing Function in International Hotel Firms. The Cornell Quarterly 1979(4):39-47. This article brings together opinion of some hotel executives on the topic of hotel marketing and what marketing strategies are now in practice. • (TSM) Minnesota's Community Tourist Information Services. By Uel Blank. Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA), P79-7, March 1979, 11 pp. Free. This paper summarizes responses from 94 Minnesota Chambers of Commerce and similar operations, in which they report information services provided to visitors. It focuses upon the extent and ability of these operations to respond to questions about the community, region and state. • (TSM) Motivaciones Sociologicas del viaje Turisticos. Por J. A. Castro Farinas. Estudios Turistico (Instituto Espanol de Turismo, Ministerio de Camercio y Turismo, Madrid-4, Spain), 1977 (1/2):49-57. This article discusses some of the sociological aspects of travel motivations. The article is in Spanish. • (TSM)
A Multi-Brand/Multi-Attribute Model of Tourist State Choice. By Douglas
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH Oct/Dec '79
483