Leisure Case Studies Samples For Students

Introduction

It was one evening at around five, when we were going for a dinner with my friend, Vicky;that is, a friend we are with in the same college, when this study began. Itproceeded informally like a normal talk accompanied by several youthful jokes. Being bathed by the cool breeze of the ocean; as we were enjoying our traditional meals, which were deliciously cooked, we got ourselves indulged in several discussions. Surprisingly enough, it was this day that I realized that my brother is single and not engaged. As usual with the age and country mates, we were able to study more ...

Introduction

Executive Summary
Southwest Airlines is an airline company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company has been in operation since 1971. It is the leading local airline in the US. Analysed as per the porter’s five forces model, Southwest Airlines has a good chance of weathering competition from market entrants due to its unique approach to business as Simple, Fun and Profitable. The general external environment presents increased population and therefore higher market, better and supportive technologies, non-bureaucratic political and legal environment among other aspects advantageous to the growth of the company. The main weaknesses for the company are ...

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Market Opportunity Analysis

Market profile
Arkadia’s tourist industry is anchored in its historical attractions with a thriving tourist traffic of 5 million a year or 6% of its population per month. Its hospitality sector also serves its formidable business sector by hosting various conferences throughout the year.
Assuming that each tourist would be spending US$1,000 per trip, that would amount to US$5 billion annual revenue. There are 20 large companies who at the least will hold 2 conferences per year with an average spend of US$10,000 per event. That would amount to US$ ...

Mission statement

The mission of the company is to perfect the personal leisure experience
The main purpose of the or business of the company is provision of leisure and airline services to its customers.
The business consists of hotels and apartments which are meant to provide leisure to the customers
The company is also engaged in wedding preparations
SWOT ANALYSIS
The main strengths of the company is the provision of leisure of activities in the tourism sector
The weaknesses of the company rest on the debts of the company because the company is experiencing a lot ...

Pediatric Case Study

Part I. Cultural and Family Assessment

Culture and family are oftentimes neglected during patient assessment, especially when the person is viewed only in terms of disease, causes and treatment. However, providing holistic care that encompasses all aspects of the patient’s life has the potential to improve patient outcomes. In nursing theory, Callista Roy and Madeleine Leininger refer to culture as a belief system, a worldview through which the patient perceives health, care, nursing and the world in general (George, 2011). It is transmitted from one generation to the next through interaction in social institutions such as the family, school and ...

The articles are about modern day economists giving alternative ways of measuring the Gross Domestic Product of a country other than by the monetary value of final goods and services in the country. They argue that Gross Domestic product does not take into account adverse economic growth effects like pollution in its accounting. In addition, it does not take into account the informal economy like leisure time and life quality in its accounting of the GDP. Through time, economists have suggested other ways to measure a nation’s economic health by mainly focusing on well-being measures. China and the U.S have ...

WTTC’s Blueprint

World travel and Tourism Council is the organization of international significance with the overall aim to bring forward knowledge innovation and outline the critical role of tourism as the driver of national and international economic affairs. Comprised of the top management partners from various international companies within the top 100, the organization built on the sustainable internal capacity and experience, able to deliver the important mission of raising the awareness of the population about the impact of tourism and travel activities on generating global wealth and wellbeing (WTTC, 2016). The WTTC's Blueprint for New Tourism was announced in 2003 ...

Answer 1. The alternative work schedule proposed by the human resource director is unlikely yet thought-provoking. Its biggest strength from the firms' perspective is 24*7 operations as the organization required. For example, crew C and B would be working day and night respectively on the Sunday falling in the first week. Likewise, D and A would be working day and night respectively on Monday falling in the same week. The 28 days plan reveals that the plant worked both in days and nights. There is no overlapping and one crew works in one shift only. Also, there is ...

Tourists Relationship with Food and Drinks

Introduction
According to Dale (2006, p.2), tourism involves activities of people travelling to take vacationsin places that are outside their typical environments. These vacations do not exceed one consecutive year. Tourism is driven by several factors such as leisure, business, or any other purpose (Dale, 2006 p.2). The definition indicates that tourists move away from their usual homes to a destination where food, drinks, and culture are different.Food and culture are strongly linked. Food choices reflect the identity of the eater (Hurh and Kim, 1998 p.72). Human beings tend to adhere to taking familiar foods and drinks because of ...

A Case Study

Introduction
Sports Tourism or Sport Tourism in general is the activity of traveling to different locations around the world to witness or take part on a sporting event. This activity is all about sports participation and is reinforced by leisure. In the late 1990s, information published connected to this topic is about Sports and Tourism. The role of sports to promote holiday tourism, meaning sports only played a minor role to attract travelers into a certain area in the world (Bull & Weed, 2011). So it is clear that Sports Tourism right now, doesn’t have the certain factors to ...

Intensity of Competition in the Casino Gambling Industry

Casino Gambling is one of the most developing industries in the United States of America. A considerable number of people have endorsed the act of gambling in their life. More companies have taken entry into the business though they are faced with many challenges such as competition from existing firms.

1: Who are the buyers in the Casino Gambling Industry?

The gambling industry has an enormous number of buyers since people in the U.S value the activity. The customers in the Casino industry include the gamblers, retailers, and wholesalers who bring gambling products to the target market. A person who moves into a casino has the intention to gamble ...

Intensity of Competition in the Casino Gambling Industry

Casino Gambling is one of the most developing industries in the United States of America. A considerable number of people have endorsed the act of gambling in their life. More companies have taken the initiative to venture into the business though they are faced with many challenges such as competition from existing firms.

1: Who are the buyers in the Casino Gambling Industry?

The gambling industry has an enormous number of buyers since people in the U.S value the activity. The customers in the Casino industry include the gamblers, retailers, and wholesalers who bring gambling products to the target market. A person who moves into a casino has the ...

Synopsis of the Company

The proposed company is a hotel booking business with headquarters located in Kuwait. The owners of the business would establish a small office (local agent) to serve as a home-base for crucial personnel: administration, human resources, information technology, finance and accounting. Majority of the operations would be undertaken online through designing an official website and data-base that would generate booking transactions. As such, the company is projected to earn through commissions from affiliate hotels for every booking or reservation completed.
The mission of the company is to serve travelling clients with hotel accommodations through making reservations online. Since most of contemporary ...

Herb Kelleher, the former CEO of Southwest Airlines, provided growth of the company using his flamboyant leadership style and extraordinary approach to team making. Southwest Airlines pioneered in the low-cost segment of the market. From 1996 to 2012 the company almost doubled the number of cities served. The operating income of the company had grown by 1.55 times in 2012 if compared to 2008 while its net income made up 2.37 times greater in 2012 in comparison to 2008. Thus, the company had grown significantly, but the growth outstripped to the maturity stage. The previous growth resources were exhausted ...

Discussion Questions – Leisure

- Cultures define their reason for existence in different ways. Some people influenced by religion see life on earth as only worthwhile insomuch as people are working in order to have a better life in heaven one day. Some more secular cultures, and people with those cultural values see this life as the only one that people were ever have. I think this cultural value influence people’s values towards work. People should ask themselves the question that it is that they are working for. Obviously, people need a place to sleep and something to eat to get by, but that ...

Critical thinking kinship organization

Foraging societies were small in size due to inadequacy of food. This shows that food is essential for the growth of a society. It also shows the hard kind of lifestyle that human beings used to undergo in the past. Today, life is a bit bearable as compared to the past. The environment is crucial to human beings since most of the resources required for existence, their natural source is the environment. A family gives one the sense of belonging. A family is the basic unit of organization where roles are divided making it easy for the society to beat the ...

DISCUSSION AND ARGUMENT

Question 1
The Thomas Cook Group plc had an opportunity to formulate strategy options that would help it to attain profitable growth and enhance its competitive advantage. The strategy options available would be based on the web innovation, simplification, integrated information technology platform and new and better products and services. This innovation will assist the company to maintain and build up brand trust in the leisure travel industry.
The company has the opportunity to apply the simplification strategy which will be focusing on providing personalized and trusted holiday experiences. This will be however, require the application of ...

Delta Hotel in Victoria, BS

Delta hotel Victoria is a resort and spa situated in the inner harbor of Victoria. The hotel was built in 1992, celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2012. Being a newly renovated hotel, there are some features that seem attractive to individuals and citizens of Victoria. Its newly opened restaurants shopping malls and attractions are one of the key reasons that the residents love visiting the hotel. The services offered by the hotel are unsurpassed, and improve its attraction factor. Delta is a modern hotel that offers unsurpassed guest service, a modern waterfront setting, full resort amenities and exceptional wining (Delta Hotels and Resorts). ...

Introduction

China Airlines is the largest airline in Taiwan. It is also the flag bearer of the Republic of China. The company was started in 1959 with the aim of enhancing transport in the larger China region. This company is not directly owned by any of the states. It is owned and managed by the China Airlines Group, which is a constituent of the China Aviation Development Foundation. The government of the republic of China is the owner of the China Aviation Development Foundation. The company main operates from the Taiwan International Airport. Most of its destinations are Asia, Europe, North ...

A Force Field Diagram

A Multiple Cause Diagram

An Influence Diagram

Soft systems of Change
Soft systems are usually related to the characteristics that define human systems, and are associated with open relationships that sustain through time. In case, if there is any change required in these relationships after a period of time the soft systems are neatly driven and updated in order to incorporate those changes. It is important to understand that any system that depends on human efforts is a direct result of the environment within which it is operating and the conditions of stability. There are many factors which may ultimately ...