Essays on Inn

Introduction

Management accounting (MA) involves collection and dissemination of accounting information for purposes of decision making. Over the recent past, management accounting has experienced significant changes, an aspect that is explained by different scholars (Sven, 2007, p. 336). The topic has attracted different concerns from various stakeholders, linking recent changes to globalization and changes experienced in the organizational settings. The concept of MA is understood to have significant impacts on organizational management as it is used in making strategic decisions (Arroyo, 2015, p. 287). This paper evaluates various theories explaining factors influencing change in management accounting. To achieve study objective, ...

Part 2: Task 1

Premier Weekend Company: Premier Inn 3.1 Objectives

Launching a new 12 million pounds advert campaign

Encourage frequent visiting of customers to her hotels for short holidays Increase its brand in the leisure travel sector Promote the brand’s 29 British pounds per night entry-level price in the leisure sector 3.2 Promotional Mix for Premier Weekend The marketing promotion used includes products, pricing, promotions and place. As for the product, Premier Inn has been the producer of the best hotel and catering services in America with the white bread as its leading product. The ability to produce and offer these products and services has promoted her dominance in ...

Intercontinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts – Brand Overview InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is a luxury brand, which offers upscale hotel services to its highly valuable, premium, and high-end customers. It has more than 17,109 room in 200 hotels altogether in 75 countries across the globe. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts are pioneers in the luxury hotel industry. The parent company of Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts is InterContinental Hotels Group commonly referred as (IHG). Apparently, with almost 710,000 room in 4840 properties of resorts and hotels in across 100 countries, IHG is evidently marking its dominion in the hospitality industry while upholding the title of ...

Marriott Hotels: Strategic Analysis

Words Count: Executive Summary Marriott International Inc. is a leader in the global lodging industry. Marriot has more than 4,400 properties spread across 87 countries. The company has also done well over the last 90 years and has transformed itself from a root beer stand in Washington D.C to a hotel behemoth. According to the 2015 survey conducted by American Customer Survey Index (ACSI) on hotel brands, Marriot is the most liked hotel brand in the world along with Hilton with a score of 81 (ACSI, 2015). Hotel industry was hit hard by the sub-prime recession in the ...

Guest Satisfaction and Guest Loyalty

Introduction 3 Main Section 4 Arguments Against the Correlation between Satisfaction and Loyalty 4 Arguments For the Correlation between Satisfaction and Loyalty 6 Opinion: Increasing Guest Satisfaction results in Guest Loyalty 10 Conclusion 13 Introduction This paper will attempt to explore the intricate relationship between guest satisfaction and guest loyalty. There has been an ongoing debate on why guest satisfaction does not always result in guest loyalty, and it is an interesting topic of study. The opinion posited is that guest loyalty is the product of superior guest satisfaction (as opposed to just regular satisfaction) and that this superior ...

(Task #1) Introduction This paper will look at Treasure Island a young adult, coming of age, adventure fiction novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story was first published as a book on November 14, 1883 by Cassell and Co., after originating in as a serial in the children’s magazine Young Folk from 1881-1882. The original title of work was Treasure Island, or the Mutiny of the Hispaniola and Stevenson was credited under the pseudonym of Captain George North. However, the first title that Stevenson had wanted to bestow on his story was the Sea Cook which was a ...

The report is a research proposal to my friend, Abdul, who wants to have a one-month vacation. I offer Abdul to spend these thirty days in Vancouver. This paper describes the main decisions to be taken (accommodation, for instance), give supporting arguments to convince Abdul that Vancouver is a good tourists’ destination, and introduce the chief features such as costs and timing. Vancouver is one of the most developed cities in Canada, which is also a popular travelers’ destination point. This city contains the features of a serene location for a calm revitalizing vacation as well as opportunities to ...

Introduction:

Strategic management involves clever and diligent management of the strategic and corporate interests and activities of a company. Strategic management includes within its purview marketing activities, advertising, selling strategies, as well as market development and penetration activities. Strategic management also involves understanding and analyzing the market, and opportunities that a particular market can provide. It then provides input to the production team which makes products to create the maximum impact and gain customer loyalty. It is thus a holistic and integrated process. Strategic management is also the exhaustive accumulation of progressing exercises and procedures that associations use to methodically ...

The apparent claims of alcohol intake being beneficial to some people and groups are evident in Peter DeLottinville’s 1981/82 writing of Joe Beef of Montreal and the 2006 publication of John A. Macdonald and the Bottle by Ged Martin. Based on the Canadian societies of the mid-nineteenth century, the ideologies of both writings seem to point out a single factor: alcohol can sometimes benefit a person and in others, promote a group. By extension, after reading both texts, rather than encounter the expected demerits of “the bottle” in a politician’s life, or the social evils of taverns, ...

QUESTIONS PRESENTED

I. [Insert question about substantially equivalent positions here] Under the Michigan Application Title VII, did Linda Fry substantially equivalent when found a position on housekeeping? II. [Insert question about reasonable diligence here] Under the Michigan Application Title VII, did Linda Fry show reasonable diligence when she applied for the number of jobs, one in Michigan and one in Colorado? Yes, it did. Michigan alone requires a 3-hour drive from her home. In Colorado, PF stayed for three weeks to look for receptionist posts.

BRIEF ANSWERS

I. [Insert answer about substantially equivalent positions here] Under the Michigan Title VII, a position on ...

Introduction

The essay aims to attempt the examination of the process of strategy mapping and the ways it relates to the establishment value proposition and performance management. For the successful completion of the task, it has been decided that the comparison between BAA’s approach to the balance scorecard with other traditional approaches of balance scorecard is presented. In addition, Glacier Inn case study is decided to use as an example for supporting the ideas of balance scorecard. Strategy mapping is a visual framework that is used for the integration of organization’s objectives within four balanced scorecards’ perspectives that ...

Development of Common Law System of Innkeeper Law

The common law of innkeepers is a code that governs how innkeepers must conduct their business in relation to their patron. According to Sherry (1993) innkeeper law under US, as in all other countries where common law reigns, can be traced back and has its roots in the old English common law. Innkeeper law developed in medieval England out of necessity and for safety reasons. When the feudal order broke down and trade began to flourish, travel became a must. At that time travel was far from being a leisurely activity – the roads were bad and safety was always ...

5. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE: The work breakdown structure identifies the tasks of the project and provides a framework for managing and organizing the work. It is made up of the following sub-sections.

INITIATING THE PROJECT:

Defining project scope Defining project requirements Identifying high-level roles Identifying high-level control strategies Holding review meeting Gaining approvals. PLANNING THE PROJECT: This sub-section include three main tasks as follows. Developing the Work Plan: Developing project schedule Developing the budget Developing Project Control Plan: Developing communication plan Developing quality management plan EXECUTING AND CONTROLLING PROJECT: This sub-section involves the following four tasks. Designing Framework: Defining framework stages and ...

An evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and trends in the business environment in which the business operates provides an avenue for the growth, and the development of the business in regard to decision making based on the SWOTT aspects affecting the business in one way or the other. According to Kessler (2013, p. 814) such an analysis is particularly “based on brainstorming activities by stakeholders such as customers, investors employees and other knowledgeable parties in an attempt to develop strategies for the future direction of the organization.” Daily Health is a fast food restaurant operating in the ...

Introduction

Clinical experience over time comes with continuous learning and practice. This is a major aspect towards achieving great performance in clinical practice. Understanding the basis of public health issues helps in provision of professional help. It could also help in providing suggestions that could serve important relieving factors towards controlling such issue. Perusal of the facts available and the antecedents of the factors that lead to hunger in Irish region is an important pathway to understanding the problem.

My exploration and clinical experience as regards to Mercy Corps Action Centre and Irish Hunger Memorial contributes greatly to my understanding of ...

Great Expectations is a coming of age story written and set in England during the period of the Industrial Revolution. With the endowment of a secret benefactor, the main character, a country orphan named Phillip “Pip” Pirrip, sets out to attain the necessary accoutrements of Victorian gentility; education, money, and social acceptance. The novel exposes the immorality and hypocrisy of the Victorian Era’s socio-economic class system. When viewed through the author’s depiction of prevalent social issues such as child welfare and development, criminal justice, and social mobility, Great Expectations’ is a poignant indictment of the corruptive influence of money on moral ...

Introduction

Food and drink habits in a given society are important aspects of cultural identity. Different foods and drinks are consumed in a different civilization and different historic times. The differences in the feeding habits amongst various civilizations are affected by a variety of factors such as geographical placing that determines which foods can be produced in certain places. Travel and trade also influence the food and drink varieties available to the community. Trading expeditions may introduce new foods and drinks, but also with their interaction with the cultures they trade with, different feeding and drinking routines. Despite the cultural uniformity of these ...

English

A Comparison of Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil” to Kafka’s “The Castle” How does one define an adult? The simplest way to answer this is to oppose the concept of adulthood to that of childhood. So an adult is someone who has stopped being a child. But, in this regard, another completely justified question arises – how does one define a child? It seems simple enough from all standpoints: a child is an immature person, meaning he is yet to reach maturity due to his age. Therefore, the difference between a child and an adult is greatly dependent upon the definition of ...

Analysis of relative success of Maintenance model in Turkey

Background to study Shockingly, there are no support benefits in Turkey that gives the majority of the required maintenance services. For instance, to repair issues with power, an expert ought to be called. On the other hand, on the off chance that you are having issues with water; an alternate professional ought to be called. Since there are no associations that provide these services from a solitary call focus, individuals need to call distinctive professionals and get an arrangement which brings about losing significant time. Likewise, upkeep issues stays as an issue for organizations. Confronting an issue in a ...

I. Development Description Sustainable development refers to an infrastructural design that utilizes natural building materials, which are energy efficient, and which have minimal environmental impact. The idea of sustainable architecture is essential because of looming disasters and their mitigation as well as the ecological crisis. The five fundamental principles of achieving an environmentally friendly architectural design include healthy interior environment, ecological building materials, energy efficiency, sound design, and building form. A building affects the local and global environment through various interrelated natural and human activities during its entire lifecycle.

The Green Fairfield Inn & Suite is a landmark development in the Baltimore city, Maryland. See the table below:

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/NaianChang/marriott-team-presentationforlinkedin The Green Fairfield Inn & Suites has ...

Introduction

Actualizing an income management technique is the most crucial of resort operations. The Tigh-Na-Mara CEO ought to embrace a technique that is centered around income for every accessible room. Income management is an orderly process intended to expand income by considering the needs, reservation planning and variable valuing (offering the right room to the correct individual at the perfect time at the right cost). Despite surveying various evaluating models and deploying time organization techniques, bunch organization and overbooking, assessing framework and application of revenue organization strategies to other related business undertakings, including spas and games equipments to position itself in ...

Singapore has reinforced its position on the international stage on the basis of being an educational hub of academic which is presented as an attraction of top players in the region as well as around the world in the era of increased competition(Parmar, et al. 2010). The Asian model of liberal art in the contextual comparison of other nations on a global scale is actually held in the admiration and emulation of the increased variation from the humanistic endeavors of Tagore in the case of Indian and Korean models. Enthusiasts of the liberal arts in Singapore have alluded this ...

Abstract

A workplace require many things be it employee perks or flexible working hours, work-life balance programs or health insurances, either Onsite health benefits or employee development, great atmosphere to work with or employee rewards, all of these if provided to the employees’ they would remain sincere and motivated towards their work. This research paper seeks to know whether Marriot International Fulfills all the employees’ wants and demands for the place they would like to work at. The research has concluded that Marriott promises and has proved to be the best place the employees’ would want to work at.

Marriot International

Introduction ...

Introduction

Building and managing strong brands is regarded as one of the key drivers for attaining success in the hospitality industry. The trend can be observed at both the local and the global level. Application of brand and line extensions has become a major trend in the hospitality industry. Brand extensions and line extensions would be the key method for launching innovations in coming years (Sumarjan et al 2013). The critical review of brand and line extensions for hospitality industry is done to understand the impact on the industry, brand management and brand equity.

Impact of brand and line extension on management of brand in hospitality industry

Strategies for brand extensions are beneficial due to ...

Eugene Flinn’s “The Inn of the Seventy-Seven Clocks” is a mystery crime novel combined with the author’s humorous approach in storytelling. An analysis of the novel may be from various perspectives but the succeeding discussion will focus on the protagonists’ methods or techniques in solving the narrative’s mysteries. A combination of logical reasoning and intuition helped Inspector J. Pequod Dyxx and his wife Evangeline unravel the novel’s mysteries. Flinn’s narrative illustrates the effect of one method on the other such that intuition plays an important role in the protagonists’ realization of some details and vice ...

Marketing

Introduction Studies on marketing employ primary and secondary data. Ad hoc surveys are conducted to collect primary data and secondary data is collected from prior data in the form of official statistics, works of scholars and the like (Tasic & Feruh 2012). According to Booth, Colomb & Williams (2008), ‘Primary sources provide the raw data that you use first to test the working hypothesis and then as evidence to support your claim’. Primary data is advantageous because it is relevant and original and hence the level of accuracy is high. Primary data may be garnered by a number of manners ...

Pebble beach is a resort destination situated in the coastal area of California. Pebble beach has a beautiful coastline and forest, which attracts many tourists who are interested in recreational trips. Moreover, pebble beach is the home to the golf course referred to as the pebble beach golf links. Inside the pebble beach there is an inn, lodge, and four golf courses, which enhance an increase in the number of guests who visit the resort. The residents who visit the pebble beach pay fees, part of which is used in offering services which include; collection and treatment of wastewater, fire protection, ...

Business plan for ‘EN’ motel

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Motels are increasingly becoming an interesting idea for the travelers. People today are keen to have the services of a Motel than any other entity. Future prospects for Motels are high. It, therefore, requires one to have a business plan in order to establish a Motel. In this case, ‘EN’ Motel is to be found through a well-crafted business plan. In this plan, the focus will be on the services to be offered by the company, customers and the key drivers of the company. Consequently, the business plan contains the company’s description, market research components not to mention ...

Summary of “The Drawing of the Dark” by Tim Powers

Tim Powers begins his story in “The drawing of the Dark” presenting the lead character, the Irishman Brian Duffy, who is attacked on the streets of Venice. After his assailants give in and retreat, he meets the old sorcerer Aurelianus, who offers him a job as a bouncer in the Zimmerman Inn – the brewery of the Herzwesten beer in Vienna. Duffy, a former mercenary who used to live in Austria and fought against the Turkish Army in Mohacs, accepts the offer and starts on his journey. Upon his arrival at Trieste he finds an odd tavern, where he orders a cup of wine. ...

Abstract

The red squirrel is one of the modern wonders of evolution. The squirrel has a surprisingly red toned fur as opposed to the conventional grey squirrels. The red pigmentation of the fur of this squirrel can be attributed to a process known as melanism. This is the process through which darker pigmentation occurs. This dark pigmentation can be expressed either in skin or in feathers or in fur. There are a number of factors leading to the development of the red squirrel for example habitat. The red squirrel lives in Europe and primarily in Denmark. The squirrel also lives on top of ...

Introduction

The UAE's tourism segment grew radically in the last decade. This is due partially to the rush in regional voyage in the Middle East and the growth of international tourism. The UAE comprises for nearly 33% of Middle Eastern voyage and tourism demand, based on 2009 estimates. The implication of the UAE's tourism segment in the region is reflected in the number of arrivals visiting Dubai, Abu Dhabi which receives the largest number of visitors of any Arab destination apart from Egypt. The Emirati government created a federal tourism organization and regulatory body, the National Council of Tourism and Antiquities ( ...

The Theme of Death in the fiction of R.L. Stine Child fiction unquestionably requires an extra surge of imagination on the author’s part and horror fiction requires an even more elevated form of that creativity. When one thinks of horror fiction writers there is a limited list of good authors. R.L.Stine undoubtedly tops that list and is widely renowned for his horror stories especially among teenagers. He shot to fame with his series ‘Goosebumps’ and the extensive use of plot devices in his stories set them apart from other works at the time. However there is an inevitability ...

The Canterbury tales is an anthology of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer. The stories are written in verse and some in prose and are told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. They were contesting for a prize with the stories they tell. The prize of the winner was a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their way back. They stopped at the Tabard Inn where they decided to tell stories on their way to Canterbury. The host of the Inn decided that, each pilgrim was ...

A Very Brief History of Franchising

Most of the historians consider that the concept of franchising started in the middle ages, at the time when the feudal aristocrats have started to sell the rights of collecting taxes and operating markets to others on their behalf. This is however representing franchising as a political activity instead of the business activity. Moreover, according to some historians the very first example of the franchising indicating a method of conducting business is traced back in the mid nineteenth century in Germany where the contact was made with the tavern/bar owners in order to sell beer entirely in taverns. But, in the ...

In the opening paragraphs of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, the author, Washington Irving, describes the main character Rip Van Winkle as “a simple good-natured man”, “a kind neighbor” and “an obedient hen-pecked husband.” He suggests that it is the latter characteristic that makes him so popular with everyone, due to the general view that men who are “under the thumb” in their homes tend to be “obsequious and conciliatory” when away from their home. In other words Rip Van Winkle’s true personality and own identity have been suppressed by his long experience of being verbally harangued by a ...

Organizational Culture is an important aspect of human resource as it helps define the direction that an organization purposes to adopt in realizing its goals and objectives and thereby being viable in business. There exist a number of models that try to assess or evaluate an organization’s culture. The Denison model is one such model. This survey used this model in evaluating the organization culture of Hilton Garden Inn, a three star hotel located in Terre Heute, USA. This paper summarizes the major aspects of organizational culture of this organization.

Involvement

Hilton Garden Inn has enhanced and encouraged the concept of ...

Part 3. Economic Growth

Environmental sustainability in the EU The European Union primary goal is the sustainability development since it remains a great hurdle in the community. Sustainable development is comprised of three parts: economic, social and environmental sustainability. The main objective of EU is to consistently improve the quality of life in the environment for both the existing and future generations. The environmental sustainability is of great concern due to the energy crisis, climate change and global warming. This has led to the EU to develop long term missions and visions to prevent such an incident in the future (Rifkin & Jeremy 2004). ...

The Back Story

Yesterday, 12 cartons of special equipment were transported to Melwood Test Labs, Syracuse via the Merryhew Van Lines Albany as the shipping company. Along the way, the truck rolled off the highway 8 miles east of Rochester, New York. On the following day, Vern Rogers, our branch manager, asked me to check the damage along with the representative from Milltown Insurance Company, Noella Redovich.

Missing Crates

Miss Redovich and I went to C and J Storage Inc., at 63 Crane Street to check the warehouse where the damaged crates were being held. There, the twelve crates were inspected to check ...

Intercontinental Hotels Group

Intercontinental group of hotels is one of the leading hotels in the world with over 672,000 rooms in more than 4500 hotels in about 100 countries all over the world. Their brands include Americas, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Suites, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites, HUALUXE™ Hotels and Resorts, Priority Club, EVEN™ Hotels and InterContinental.

Impact of globalization and technology changes

Intercontinental group of hotels relies heavily on tourism. Globalization continues to make the world one global village and this has created a very conducive environment for the growth of tourism all over the world. People travel to other countries all over the ...

The Scene:

“Miss Miller slowly rose. “See here Eugenio,” she said. “I’m going to the old castle, anyway.” “To the Cháteau de Chillon, mademoiselle?” the courier inquired. “Mademoiselle has made arrangements?” he added, in a tone which struck Winterbourne as very impertinent. Eugenio’s tone apparently threw, even to Miss Miller’s own apprehensions, a slightly ironical light upon the young girl’s situation. She turned to Winterbourne, blushing a little – a very little. “You won’t back out?” she said.

“I shall not be happy till we go!” he protested.

“And you are staying in this hotel?” she went on. “And you are really an American?” The courier stood ...

American Flatbread Company was founded in 1989 by George Schenk and his partner, Chris Mintz. The company operated as a company until 1997 when Mintz moved to Colorado. George Schenk came up with the flatbread concept in 1985 while working at Tucker Hill Restaurant, the place where passion for cooking with wood was rekindled, and he built an outdoor oven. He turned Tuesdays night to Flatbread Nights (Schenk americanflatbread.com), this concept was later expanded to include retail and wholesale which forms the basis for the present model of franchise restaurant. By the year 2004, George Schenk controlled a 4.5 million dollar ...

Mr. Bill Jones, Manager

Wayside Inn 3970 Burnham Ave., Red Deer, AB

Dr. John W. Sparks

Investment Inc. 1234 Peachtree Road NE, Calgary, AB

Dear Mr. Jones,

I’m writing for information about Wayside Inn. We are very much interested in holding a seminar in these premises and would like to inquire about some particularities in advance. We are currently searching for an appropriate place to hold the lecture of Dr. Sparks. In order to hold such a lecture, we would require a room to accommodate a maximum of 100 people. These people will be paying a substantial sum to hear Dr. Sparks and that is why we won’t to make ...

Abstract

E-commerce is an important instrument in most businesses today. E-commerce is utilized by these businesses to either sell their products and services, acquire product and services or to advertise them together with some other customer feed backing. Only a small percentage of businesses are still engage in a complete “brick and mortar” type of business. However, some have introduced the use of technology and e-commerce in their businesses but have not utilized its full potential to the company’s advantage. One such company is the Hampton Inn Jacksonville. This paper gives explores the possibility of employing a business model for the inn ...

Delivering value

1. Marketing channels are sets of interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption. 2. Channel power can be defined as the ability to alter channel members' behavior so that they take actions they would not have taken otherwise. 3. Some Pizza Inn franchisees complained about other Pizza Inn franchisees cheating on ingredients and hurting the overall Pizza Inn image. This is an example of horizontal channel conflict. 4. Retail store types pass through stages of growth and decline that can be described as the retail life cycle. ...

Introduction

The Hotel Holiday Inn Camden Lock is one of the modern hotels in London. It is a very a well-liked four star hotel located right at the centre of stylish Camden Town. Based on its location, most marketers assert that it investors have many opportunities to invest in various sectors. Location among other factors plays a very crucial role in the performance of any business investment, (Books, 2010). The Hotel Inn Camden Lock is located at a very strategic site where various economic activities are available. Such activities include; tourism, well developed transport system, as well as a good number of various kinds of ...

The modern genres of music cannot be considered to be pure, owing to their long histories of change with time and from one geographical place to another. The major aspects that keep changing with time are the styles, rhythm, dancing technique and wording, but it is normally possible to trace the origin of a single music genre (Dils, and Albright 54). Jazz and Ballet are two different music and dance genres that have some similar effects, yet they have different origins and histories. There are a lot of differences between these two terms. Apparently, it is not quite easy to differentiate ...

The California pizza kitchen has developed what can be described as a largely successful strategy in its quest for a competitive advantage in a market characterized by high levels of competition from other established pizza chains such as Pizza Inn, Pizza Hut and Happy’s pizza and local restaurants and pizzerias. This success has been as a result of a careful evaluation of the operating environment over time which has enabled the pizza chain develop strategies to meet its objective of to extending its leadership position in the restaurant and premium pizza market by selling innovative, high quality pizzas in addition to creative salads, ...