Purpose – The aim of this exploratory paper is to highlight for hospitality and tourism, the importance of an effective contingency plan – in case the worst happens. The paper critically evaluates and suggests guidelines for preparing a crisis management plan in the pre-crisis period. This...

This study's objective is to examine the nature of tourism and hospitality family businesses that operate in the transitional Polish economy and to analyze the environment for development and growth of these entrepreneurial firms in the reforming economy. In order to evaluate and compare firms'...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) as a member of World Bank Group is the largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing for private sector projects in developing countries. Particular focus of International Finance Corporation is to promote economic development by encouraging...

This study aimed at using the industry-related spillover model to examine the spillover effects of the change in tourism policy and employed the induced employment model and the gross-induced added value model to measure the employment income, gross added value, and employment creation. Our...

This paper examined the framework institutionalized for the protection of consumers in Nigeria with bias on the effectiveness and efficiency of available consumer protection framework on hospitality and tourism businesses in Nigeria. In particular, it x-rayed the administrative and regulatory...