Purpose: This study was undertaken to investigate whether a service-oriented approach to the local food supply chain contributes to strengthened linkages between accommodation and agricultural sectors, thereby creating value for users. Design/methodology/approach: The qualitative study examined...

This report provides an overview of the Caribbean hotel sector. Following a review of economic and hotel capacity and performance trends, the top ten country markets are profiled. Haiti is also featured as the new frontier for hotel development in the Caribbean.

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the influence of market accessibility on hotel prices and how this influence is moderated by various quality-signaling factors, such as online user ratings, "thumbs up" (recommendation) percentage, hotel class, and chain affiliation. Using a randomized...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of key actors in the Caribbean's hotel industry on the development of business models that are inclusive of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and resilient to climate change challenges. The objectives are to gain a better...

The alternative development paradigm promotes tourism intersectoral linkages to achieve a more sustainable form of development. Agriculture and tourism linkages are generally described as a means of distributing tourism benefits to host communities. The supply of local food to hotels is one channel ...

In recent years, different tools and frameworks have been proposed to explain the preferences of tourists when choosing accommodation in a destination so as to understand the elements that most influence this decision. This article contributes to this line of research by analyzing tourist...

This is an exploratory study conducted to identify senior managers' perceptions of shared leadership in hotels in a small emerging economy in the Caribbean. The study involved analysis of data from a sample of senior managers in each of the 46 of 75 hotels on the island and utilized the Team...

One major focus of attention in studies of internationalization is the choice of entry mode into a foreign market. The region formed by the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico is currently the top destination chosen by Balearic hotel chains in their international expansion. This study attempts to pinpoint ...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present contrasting approaches to the descriptive case study of tourism to the buried city of Plymouth, Montserrat, an example of the marketing and burying - the supply and demand - of apocalyptic dark tourism on the island. Design/methodology/approach: A...

Internet has become a key element in any economic activity, but to do so require constant updating due to its various changes. In the tourism has appeared what is known as Web 2.0, allowing direct interaction between different companies, organizations and/or users, especially from social networks....