Browsing School of Tourism & Arts, ATU Galway City by Issue Date
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A solution based approach on how tourism SME’s can develop the British market in light of “The GB Path to Growth”
(2013-06-06)This paper looks at how tourist numbers to Ireland from Great Britain has been falling over the years, and what Ireland needs to do to regain lost ground. It proffers different solution, and one of the main focuses of this ... -
Present musings on the past: creating a digital platform for the Galway City Museum.
(2013-06-06)This paper will outline a pilot initiative in curriculum design with the intention of promoting active education, innovation in digital design and civic service in partnership with the cultural tourism sector. This is a ... -
The Táin March: an analysis of a regional walking/heritage festival
(2013-06-06)This paper owes its origins to the research interests of Paul Gosling, a lecturer in Built Heritage in the College of Tourism and Arts, Galway- Mayo-Institute of Technology (GMIT). Having conducted many fieldtrips through ... -
The management of technological innovation in the hotel industry: a critical literature review.
(2013-06-06)This paper takes the form of a critical review of literature on technological innovation in the hotel industry. It aims to develop fuller understanding of the nature of the managerial capabilities which underpin effective ... -
Holidaymaker’s use of travel guides (paper and digital) while holidaying in Ireland
(2013-06-06)Holidaymaker’s use of Smartphone technology, is growing rapidly, to the point where online use from mobile devices is expected to surpass traditional computer internet use by 2014. This has become increasingly ... -
Sustainable event management in Ireland: A local authority perspective
(2013-06-06)This postgraduate research addresses the sustainable planning and management of events in Ireland from a local authority perspective. Sustainable event management is defined by the British Standards Institute (2011) as “an ... -
Perspectives on ecotourism: examining tourism provider understandings
(2013-06-06)This paper focusses on the area of ecotourism in Ireland, and how it can be both improved and promoted. An example of the Greenbox ecotourism initiative was given and how this came about, and the role that government can ... -
Galway and the Easter 1916 Rising: an investigation of local histories, memories and heritage tourism possibilities
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2016-08-01)Outside of Dublin city and county, the rest of Ireland witnessed very little action by the Irish Volunteers during the course of the 1916 Rising. One of the exceptions was the West of Ireland, where rebel activity in ... -
Blended learning and motivation; an examination of student perceptions
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2017-05)Blended learning (BL) continues to evolve in pedagogy as theorists conceptualise pathways for students to engage with course materials. It is important to establish theories to inform future developments in BL to facilitate ... -
The Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) in County Galway: Local Histories, Memories & Post-Conflict Heritage Initiatives
(Atlantic Technological University, 2022)The Government of Ireland's Decade of Centenaries programme has aroused much interest of late in the revolutionary events that preceded the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. This thesis explores local histories, ... -
Language teaching and learning in Ireland: 2012–2021
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-11-03)The language teaching landscape in Ireland has changed considerably over the last 30 years as a result of substantial and sustained inward migration into the country during this period. These social and demographic ...