In the context of strengthening the European integration of Ukraine, it is relevant to study the practice of functioning of the enterprises in the field of hospitality in European countries in order to form recommendations for the implementation of similar experience in domestic enterprises. The...

Purpose: The purpose of this research paper is to identify determinants influencing hotel room design now and in the future to offer hotel owners, hotel investors, architects and other partners involved in hotel planning, a framework regarding hotel room design 2030. Based both on theoretical...

Family-run businesses are key players in the hotel industry and provide accommodations in many tourism regions such as the Austrian Alps. To date, research has failed to see the family firm status as a source of competitive advantage for the hospitality industry, despite often being used in...

City tourism is rapidly gaining in importance. With its fast pace of growth, the city tourism industry needs reliable forecasting models to get useful information on future development trends. But so far we have only a handful of studies that look into forecasting issues related to city tourism. We ...

Scholars argued for the need of better urban planning procedures in post-socialist Prague in the 1990s. But a society liberated from an oppressive political system where five-year plans defined every aspect of life did not believe in the beneficial power of regulations. Prague just started to...

Tourists bite off more than they can chew at hotel breakfast buffets. Food waste from hotel buffets means unnecessary food cost for hotels as well as an unnecessary burden on the environment. The present study measured food waste at a hotel breakfast buffet and identified the following guest and...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify different types of organizational innovativeness in Austrian hotels and analyze their connection to (innovation) success. In the face of growing international competition, innovation is becoming increasingly important for Austria's hotel industry....

New intermediaries are entering the market, challenging the hospitality industry to find an appropriate distribution channel portfolio. This research investigates how many channels hotels in Austria, Germany and Switzerland choose and what role the various channels play. Findings based on 1014...

Purpose: Millennials travel more than any other generation and they account now for some 40 percent of Europe's outbound travel. As Millennials travel peaks, the purpose of this paper is to shed light on European Millennials, their characteristics and travel behaviors, and how their travel trends...