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The local economic impacts of state parks
TOURISM IN REVIEW
(MSC, TSM) Kaual County in 1978. Economic Indicator (First Hawaiian Bank, P.O. Box 3200, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96847, USA), October 1978, 6 pp. Free. This article reports on the present economic status of Kauai County. The article covers the following topics: tourism, energy, agriculture, sugar, aquaculture, quava, papaya, and a table on Kauai County statistics. (TSM) I,es Vegas Visitor Profile Study-1977-78. Prepared by Lawrence Dandurdand and Henry Sciullo. Las Vegas Convention/Visitors Authority ( P.O. Box 14006, Las Vegas, Nevada 89114, USA), 1978, 65 pp. Free. The aim of this report is to provide a visitor profile to Las Vegas: studying the level of visitor satisfaction, reasons for satisfaction, travel pattern, visitor behaviorial pattern and, among others, methods for improving the Las Vegas market. Tables. (LRS) Leisure Location and Family Centereduess. By Wallace Dynes. Journal of Leisure Research (1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209, USA), Vol. 9, No. 4, 1977, pp. 281-290. The relative increase of non-work time has been a concern in the study of the family. One of the difficulties in assessing the effects of potentially increased paternal interaction with the remainder of the family made possible by the declining hours of work has been the improper mixing of the concepts, "family," and "home." The article focuses on this issue. Bibliography and Tables. (LRS) Leisure Types--Factors "Analyses of Lelnre Profiles. By David Duncan. Journal of Leisure Research (1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22209, USA), Vol. I0, No. 2, 1978, pp. 113-125. This study describes the application of a Q-type factor analysis to the search for types of people who have similar patterns of leisure behavior. Five leisure types were identified in analysis of the general population data. The article presents its findings on this topic. Bibliography, Tables, and Charts. (HSP,TSP) Load-Factor Pricing and the Lodging Industry. By Gene S. Morphis Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Ouarterly (School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA), November 1978, pp. 34-37. Like a hotel room-night, an airplane seat is a perishable commodity-but by offering substantial discounts on seats that would otherwise remain empty, the airlines have been able to attract more passengers. By following the airlines' example, the hotelier can increase occupancy and boost his profits. (LRS) The Local Economic Impacts of State Parks. By Gillian Dean, et al. Journal of Leisure Research (1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209, USA), Vol. 10, No. 2, 1978, pp. 98-112. Data from interviews at five Tennessee state parks are combined with information from park records and the U.S. Census to analyze local employment and expenditure impacts of state park development.The findings reveal that for every ten park jobs, three to four additional jobs are created in the local area. The article discusses this dimension of economic impact of state parks. Bibliography and Tables. (TSM) Management Accounting for the Travel Agency Executive. By Donald L. Madden. Institute of Certified Travel Agents (148 Linden St. P.O. Box 56, Wellesley, 464
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH, Oct/Dec 1978
(MSC, TSM) Kaual County in 1978. Economic Indicator (First Hawaiian Bank, P.O. Box 3200, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96847, USA), October 1978, 6 pp. Free. This article reports on the present economic status of Kauai County. The article covers the following topics: tourism, energy, agriculture, sugar, aquaculture, quava, papaya, and a table on Kauai County statistics. (TSM) I,es Vegas Visitor Profile Study-1977-78. Prepared by Lawrence Dandurdand and Henry Sciullo. Las Vegas Convention/Visitors Authority ( P.O. Box 14006, Las Vegas, Nevada 89114, USA), 1978, 65 pp. Free. The aim of this report is to provide a visitor profile to Las Vegas: studying the level of visitor satisfaction, reasons for satisfaction, travel pattern, visitor behaviorial pattern and, among others, methods for improving the Las Vegas market. Tables. (LRS) Leisure Location and Family Centereduess. By Wallace Dynes. Journal of Leisure Research (1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209, USA), Vol. 9, No. 4, 1977, pp. 281-290. The relative increase of non-work time has been a concern in the study of the family. One of the difficulties in assessing the effects of potentially increased paternal interaction with the remainder of the family made possible by the declining hours of work has been the improper mixing of the concepts, "family," and "home." The article focuses on this issue. Bibliography and Tables. (LRS) Leisure Types--Factors "Analyses of Lelnre Profiles. By David Duncan. Journal of Leisure Research (1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22209, USA), Vol. I0, No. 2, 1978, pp. 113-125. This study describes the application of a Q-type factor analysis to the search for types of people who have similar patterns of leisure behavior. Five leisure types were identified in analysis of the general population data. The article presents its findings on this topic. Bibliography, Tables, and Charts. (HSP,TSP) Load-Factor Pricing and the Lodging Industry. By Gene S. Morphis Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Ouarterly (School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA), November 1978, pp. 34-37. Like a hotel room-night, an airplane seat is a perishable commodity-but by offering substantial discounts on seats that would otherwise remain empty, the airlines have been able to attract more passengers. By following the airlines' example, the hotelier can increase occupancy and boost his profits. (LRS) The Local Economic Impacts of State Parks. By Gillian Dean, et al. Journal of Leisure Research (1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209, USA), Vol. 10, No. 2, 1978, pp. 98-112. Data from interviews at five Tennessee state parks are combined with information from park records and the U.S. Census to analyze local employment and expenditure impacts of state park development.The findings reveal that for every ten park jobs, three to four additional jobs are created in the local area. The article discusses this dimension of economic impact of state parks. Bibliography and Tables. (TSM) Management Accounting for the Travel Agency Executive. By Donald L. Madden. Institute of Certified Travel Agents (148 Linden St. P.O. Box 56, Wellesley, 464
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH, Oct/Dec 1978