Tourism and Hospitality: A Comprehensive Guide

Tourism Trends and Insights

Bird-watching Tourism

Experts estimate that avi-tourism (bird-watching) is a fast-growing sector of nature tourism.

Luxury Travel

If you can afford to pay a starting price of £125,000, this is the experience for you.

Spiritual Retreats

Spiritual retreats may be religious or not but usually include meditation techniques.

Tourism Leakage

When money proceeding from tourism leaves a country, it's called leakage.

Cultural Tourism in Europe

Experts predict that cultural tourism will increase in Europe over the next fifteen years since the number of travelers over 55 will grow steadily.

The Malaga Film Festival

The Malaga Film Festival has been going for more than ten years, but it has not yet reached the same international reputation.

Museum and Gallery Attendance

According to market research conducted last month, 70% of people in the city visited a museum or a gallery at least once in the last six months.

Interactive Museum Exhibits

The exhibition is great for children since interactive displays about the history of the city are being produced by museum staff.

Cultural Tourism's Impact

My hometown's reputation was bad, and its economy was worse, but cultural tourism gave it a new dynamic and enhanced its image in the eyes of visitors.

Sustainable Tourism Strategies

This initiative is part of a sustainable tourism strategy aimed at regenerating the city through the economic benefits cultural tourism brings.

Festival Attendance

The festival proper begins in August, but there is also the fringe festival, which attracts around 250,000 visitors.

The Hospitality Industry

Customer Service in Hospitality

Guests get irritated when they don't get the service they paid for.

There are not many industries as fascinating and rewarding as hospitality.

Hotel Refurbishments

At the moment, we are planning a major refurbishment of all the guestrooms and suites at a cost of $9.5 million.

Hotel Improvements

Can you tell us what improvements there have been since our report on the hotel?

Can you tell us what has changed at the hotel since we last interviewed you?

Hotel Staffing

If we are short-staffed in a particular area, other employees can do the work, and we do not need to employ any temps.

Hotel Room Amenities

Although the windows have been soundproofed, there is no air conditioning, so in summer, the noise may affect light sleepers.

Is it possible to have some sandwiches sent up to my room?

Room Service Efficiency

I always ring room service and order something and then time how long it takes to arrive.

Environmental Responsibility in Hotels

It is also encouraging to note that hotel managers are becoming more environmentally responsible.

Hotel Inspections

What happens if the hotel fails the test?

If a hotel fails the inspection in two categories, it goes on a six-month trial, at the end of which there is a second inspection.

Staff Turnover in the French Hotel Industry

The French hotel industry is facing a nationwide problem of high staff turnover and a shortage of skilled employees.

Improving Booking Systems

Inefficient Booking Systems

After deciding that the current booking system was inefficient, a meeting was called to discuss possible improvements.