Academia.edu no longer supports Internet Explorer.
To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds to upgrade your browser.
This is the lesson 1 of Accommodation Operation for HND Hospitality Management. It looks at the historical perspective of accommodation development in Ghana, types of accommodation and classification of accommodation establishments
International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2006
The Ghana Tourism Authority rated Elmina Beach Resort and Coconut Grove Hotels as Three-Star hotels. The focus was of this study was to determine whether these hotels merited the rating as regards the innovative capabilities of its managers. Four innovation types: product, process, marketing and organization were measured. Questionnaire was employed to elicit this information. The census approach was employed involving all the seventeen departmental heads in both hotels. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, specifically, the mean of the innovation types were on scale of 1-5. The hoteliers demonstrated low or high innovation capacity if the scale was 1-2.9 and 3-5 respectively. Results show that the managers of these hotels are highly innovative with process and organisation as the highest and least practiced innovation types respectively. It is therefore suggestive that these hoteliers strive to sell current hotel experience to clients. It is recommended that the hoteliers must continually seek to offer personalized, friendly and sociable services, which will make their guests enjoy patronizing their facilities.
Public policy implementation in Ghana, including tourism policy, has been lamented or deplored generally by a majority of Ghanaians. In order to establish the veracity or otherwise of the foregoing assertion, the implementation of tourism quality assurance policies related to hotels and restaurants in Ghana was examined. Generally, the study sought to assess the perception of hotels and restaurants in Ghana of the implementation of tourism quality assurance policies. Specifically, it examined the characteristics of the hotels and restaurants surveyed across the country, sought their perception of the QA Inspectors and functions in their implementation of QA policies; and their assessment of the performance of QA Inspectors. A total of one hundred and forty (140) respondents were surveyed across four regions of Ghana using the non-probability sampling technique of quota sampling in selecting the sample. The data were analysed quantitatively. The study found out that the hotels generally had a positive view of the QA Inspectors and functions of the Ghana Tourism Authority in their implementation of the harmonized standards, in spite of some challenges. Among the nine characteristics of QA Inspectors rated, three were identified as critical and these are that they were knowledgeable about their inspection duties; competent to carry out the inspections; and responsive to questions asked by management and staff of facilities. The main conclusion drawn was that the QA Inspectors could be more effective in their implementation of the harmonized standards if the challenges facing them are addressed.
International Journal of Tourism Research, 2013
The study focuses on assessing the brand knowledge of Ghana as a tourism destination. It envisages identifying whether Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) projected image and tourists " perceived image of Ghana are same, in order for the country to achieve her vision of becoming a leading tourism destination in West Africa. The study revealed that tourists choose from a variety of information sources such as word-of-mouth and marketer-controlled sources such as brochures and official websites of tourism authorities. The analysis indicates that on the attributes of brand image, most of the tourists sampled (48%) indicated that Ghana is an attractive destination. Majority of same sample (50%) indicated that Ghana has a fair weather. Forty-Eight percent of tourists sampled consider Ghana as a suitable destination for children. Most tourists see Ghana as a quiet and safe destination. Most tourists (50%) consider residents trendy and are able to communicate with tourists. However, less than fifty percent of tourists sampled agreed that Ghana has good tourism facilities and infrastructure. Assessing the brand knowledge of Ghana as a tourism destination
TJPRC, 2014
Hotel service quality has long been a concern for scholars and practitioners. Previous researches indicate that the service quality of hotels in Kenya is yet to match international standards. It has been argued that one reason why hotels do not deliver quality service is due to the substantial gap of the living standards of Kenyans and international tourists and the lack of proper investment in the sector due to fluctuations in growth in the past. The purpose of the study was to examine the financial implications of rating of hotels. The study was conducted in tourism establishments in Nairobi and parts of Rift Valley and it focused on rated hotels in Kenya. The research design used sociological survey targeting 50 hotel establishments. The researcher relied on primary and secondary data for information from which an analysis was conducted and conclusions deduced. The primary data was collected through face-to-face interviews among tourists and hotel managers using a structured questionnaire. The quantitative data from the questionnaires was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and Ms Excel. Findings from the study pointed out a strong relationship between hotel rating and hotel revenues. This was evidence that for hotels to increase earnings they also needed to improve their ratings. Further to this, rating of establishments eased the decision making of tourists since they would easily differentiate service level of hotels. Overall, it was evident that hotel rating was vital in the hotel business as it aided establishments effectively compete in the market place. Findings from the study will therefore offer an unobtrusive and economic way of examining hotel service quality. In addition, it will also help in understanding the quality service of the star rated hotels perceived by the domestic tourists and financial implication to hotel establishments.
Problemas Públicos, Soluções Privadas? Nem sempre, não necessariamente, 2023
3039. “Problemas Públicos, Soluções Privadas? Nem sempre, não necessariamente”, Brasília, 12 setembro 2016, 9 p. Reflexões de um liberal contrarianista para palestra organizada pelos Estudantes Pela Liberdade, capítulo de Belo Horizonte, em 20 de setembro, tentando demonstrar a importância de não ser fundamentalista de mercado no encaminhamento de questões de interesse relevante para a sociedade. Palestra divulgada no site dos Estudantes Pela Liberdade. Texto disponibilizado inicialmente na plataforma Academia.edu (13/09/2016; link: https://www.academia.edu/s/e4d696a571/3039-problemas-publicos-solucoes-privadas-nem-sempre-nao-necessariamente-2016). Divulgado no blog Diplomatizzando (13/09/2016; link: http://diplomatizzando.blogspot.com.br/2016/09/problemas-publicos-solucoes-privadas.html). Nova postagem em 27/08/2023, incorporando comentários efetuados por leitores no momento da primeira publicação, em 2016. Nova postagem na plataforma Academia.edu, informado no blog Diplomatizzando.
Observatorio (OBS*) , 2018
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2021
Trabajos de Egiptología- Papers on Ancient Egypt 5/2 (2009)
XVIII International Colloquium on Roman Provincial Art, 2024
MARÍA CATALINA VELARDE LIZAMA , 2024
European Heart Journal, 2022
JURNAL GEOCELEBES, 2020
Journal of Medicine, 2021