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The economic impact of McCarran International Airport
ABSTRACTS/TITLES
(HSP) The Disco Market-New Opportunities for Hospitality Oporntors. By Daniel Emenheiser and George Sproles. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly (School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA), November 1978, pp. 8-9. This article provides some background about the disco business and its recent incorporation in the hospitality industry. (TSM) Differences in Perceived Shnilarity of Tourism Regions? A Spaelal Analysis. By Jonathan Goodrich Journal of Travel Research (Business Research Division, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), Summer 1977, pp. 10-13. This article demonstrates a multidimentional scaling approach to measuring and representing travelers' perceptions of nine tourist-attracting regions in and outside the United States. Bibliography and Tables. (TSP) The Economic Impact of McCarran International Airport. By Henry Sciullo and Lawrence Dandurand. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (P.O. Box 14006, Las Vegas, Nevada 89114, USA), 1977, 33 pp. Free. This volume discusses various aspects of McCarran International Airport: economic impact, airport related revenues, employment impact, airport related expenditures, and economic impact forecasting model. Appendix, Tables and Charts. (MSC) The Elderly Consumer. Compiled and Edited by Fred E. Waddell. Burgess Publishing Co. (7108 Ohms Lane, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55438, USA), 1976, 527 pp. $11.50. Paper selected for inclusion in this publication deals with consumer attitudes, behavior, and problems and needs of older persons. The first section contains 41 articles and papers which have appeared in professional journals or were delivered at professional meetings. The second section includes abstracts of 59 doctoral and masters' theses on various aspects of the elderly consumer. Bibliography and Tables. (LRS) Empirically Profiling Four Recreational Vehicle Market Segments. By Douglas Hawes. Journal of Travel Research (Business Research Division, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), Spring 1978, pp. 13-20. This article examines the characteristics of recreational vehicle owners, those who would like to own, those who would not like to own, and those who are not sure about owning either'a travel trailer, camping trailer, or truck camper. Bibliography and Tables. (TSM, HSP) Employment Opportunities in Tourlsm-The ImplIcatlon of Change in the Visitor Industry. By Dexter Choy and Chuck Gee. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly (School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration, CorneU University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA), November 1978, pp. 57-64. The purpose of this article is to explore some implications of changes in the travel market and technology, changes that affect both the quality and quantity of employment opportunities created by tourism. The article examines some recent trends in the hotel industry--one of the largest components of direct tourist employment--and then discusses their ramifications for employment opportunities and the development of training and educational programs.
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH, Oct/Dec 1978
4S9
(HSP) The Disco Market-New Opportunities for Hospitality Oporntors. By Daniel Emenheiser and George Sproles. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly (School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA), November 1978, pp. 8-9. This article provides some background about the disco business and its recent incorporation in the hospitality industry. (TSM) Differences in Perceived Shnilarity of Tourism Regions? A Spaelal Analysis. By Jonathan Goodrich Journal of Travel Research (Business Research Division, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), Summer 1977, pp. 10-13. This article demonstrates a multidimentional scaling approach to measuring and representing travelers' perceptions of nine tourist-attracting regions in and outside the United States. Bibliography and Tables. (TSP) The Economic Impact of McCarran International Airport. By Henry Sciullo and Lawrence Dandurand. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (P.O. Box 14006, Las Vegas, Nevada 89114, USA), 1977, 33 pp. Free. This volume discusses various aspects of McCarran International Airport: economic impact, airport related revenues, employment impact, airport related expenditures, and economic impact forecasting model. Appendix, Tables and Charts. (MSC) The Elderly Consumer. Compiled and Edited by Fred E. Waddell. Burgess Publishing Co. (7108 Ohms Lane, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55438, USA), 1976, 527 pp. $11.50. Paper selected for inclusion in this publication deals with consumer attitudes, behavior, and problems and needs of older persons. The first section contains 41 articles and papers which have appeared in professional journals or were delivered at professional meetings. The second section includes abstracts of 59 doctoral and masters' theses on various aspects of the elderly consumer. Bibliography and Tables. (LRS) Empirically Profiling Four Recreational Vehicle Market Segments. By Douglas Hawes. Journal of Travel Research (Business Research Division, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), Spring 1978, pp. 13-20. This article examines the characteristics of recreational vehicle owners, those who would like to own, those who would not like to own, and those who are not sure about owning either'a travel trailer, camping trailer, or truck camper. Bibliography and Tables. (TSM, HSP) Employment Opportunities in Tourlsm-The ImplIcatlon of Change in the Visitor Industry. By Dexter Choy and Chuck Gee. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly (School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration, CorneU University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA), November 1978, pp. 57-64. The purpose of this article is to explore some implications of changes in the travel market and technology, changes that affect both the quality and quantity of employment opportunities created by tourism. The article examines some recent trends in the hotel industry--one of the largest components of direct tourist employment--and then discusses their ramifications for employment opportunities and the development of training and educational programs.
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH, Oct/Dec 1978
4S9