With the ever‐critical travelling public now venturing throughout China, not only does China need hotel staff, it needs staff who are trained to international standards. Looks at job satisfaction indicators for the hotel sector in China as perceived by local employees. Also examines the...

Investigates the interrelationship between tourism and leisure, based on a questionnaire survey and on personal communication with international tourists, hospitality workers and local residents. Adopts an integrative approach in the case study of the two coastal cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou,...

This study sought to determine the views of professional hospitality managers and new diplomate entrants to the industry as to their perception of the degree to which courses in hospitality management prepare new entrants for their role in the industry. The feedback obtained has been used to...

Yield Management is a scientific theory which aims to maximize profit yields for perishable commodities. Birmingham city centre was selected as the source of information. Data were collected by semi‐structured interviews with a stratified sample of nine city hotel managers to ascertain...