Purpose: The purpose of this study is to inspect factors influencing profitability in the Italian hospitality industry during the period 2008-2016. Design/methodology/approach: This paper examines the profitability and its determinants using a sample of 2,366 Italian hotels. The author applies a...

Purpose: This study aims to examine previously identified hotel automated valuation models (AVMs) using a more extensive and updated sample of hotel sale transaction data, introduce economic conditions as a new determinant for hotel market value and test the moderating role of economic conditions...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss the significance of hotel restaurants from the customer perspective, assess customer expectations, and provide guidelines for growth in the hotel restaurant industry. Design/methodology/approach - A total of 301 hotel guests staying at 26 hotels...

Purpose: Online consumer reviews have become increasingly important for consumer decision-making. One of the most prominent examples is the hotel industry where consumer reviews on websites, such as Bookings.com, TripAdvisor and Venere.com, play a critical role in consumers' choice of a hotel....

Purpose: This study aims to differentiate the brand personality of four basic hotel categories (e.g. limited-service, selected-service, full-service and luxury hotels) to draw an overall landscape of the lodging industry on symbolic attributes. Design/methodology/approach: An online survey was...

Purpose: This article aims to analyze performance evaluation in the Portuguese hospitality sector. It assesses the frequency with which performance indicators are monitored, the relevance assigned to them and how the two are related. It further evaluates whether performance evaluation practices in...

Purpose - The aim of this research is to develop a sustainable model for local hospitality businesses in Chiang Mai to mitigate risk during the Covid 19 crisis and become resilient when the situation improves. This research study seeks to explore whether local hospitality businesses in Chiang Mai...

Purpose: With the advent of the smart home, where connectivity is facilitated by the internet of things, the provision of guest technologies in hotel service delivery has acquired greater significance. This ubiquity of technology implies that hotels need to view their technological offerings as...

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...

Working capital decisions are effective in liquidity, credibility and increase in sales of companies. Efficient working capital management can increase profitability and firm value. On the other hand, failure and bankruptcy can be the result of inefficiency in working capital management. The index...