The technology acceptance model and its extensions have been the leading theoretical paradigm in explaining users' acceptance of smart technologies, including in the hospitality and tourism industry. This study applied a modified technology acceptance model to customer acceptance of a novel digital ...

The hotel industry is the most relevant backbone of tourism growth and development, due to the totality and volume of its business activity. The increase in the complexity and volume of business activity led to the abandoning of the term hotel business and to usage of the term hotel industry. In...

A hospitality sector is an important place when it comes to the occurrence of foodborne diseases in the world. Restaurants within hospitality represent the last line of defense of food before it reaches the consumer. Hospitality facilities are obliged to establish a system for ensuring food safety...

Tourism and hospitality industry are very important for the Croatian economy, but the lack of fresh capital becomes an obstacle to their growth and competitiveness on the international market. The financing possibilities being reduced, one of the solutions is to attract foreign direct investment...

By increasing accommodation capacities, Međimurje County ceases to be a destination for day-trip tourism. For this reason, the existing capacities for day-trip tourism should be placed in increased exploitation through new forms and contents that are compatible with existing plans for tourism...

Croatia has a highly valued continental region that recently has been more included in the tourism development and still represents an unused and attractive resource. In relation to that Osječko-baranjska County has natural and social resources accompanied with the high level of ecological...

Quality in modern hospitality is an ultimate goal, but also a value standard which contributes to the competitiveness of small heritage boutique hotels in Croatia. The aim of this paper is to analyse the positions of elements of quality through the perception of consumers who use the Internet...

The key challenge of contemporary society is the transformation of the existing linear, unsustainable and frequently irresponsible economic model towards a model of responsible, circular economy, i.e. a closed, balanced and integral process of responsible use of resources harmonised with the needs...

In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in investment in quality of accommodation capacities, both globally, as well as in Croatia. Significant are investments by large hotel groups such as Valamar, Maistra, Arena Hospitality Group and Plava laguna, whose portfolio makes the most of...

Tourism and sport are close to each other and connected. While through the history sport was associated with tourism only with journeys to various sports events, in modern society sport has become an important content during the stay of tourists in which they are active participants in various and...