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Local and artisan food: A case for supermarket space?
(11th Annual Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC), 2015-06)
The aim of this research study is to explore how the Irish consumer relates to local and artisan food products, and, in particular, to investigate whether Irish consumers would consider the supermarket environment as a ...
Can heritage tourism be a catalyst for community development in Ireland?
(11th Annual Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC), 2015)
Objectives
Orwell wrote that whoever controls the past controls the future, and whoever controls the present controls the past. (Orwell, 1949) Elements of this quote will be addressed in relation to heritage tourism and ...
Exploring the potential of social media tools to enhance customer's satisfaction and increase turnover in the Irish accommodation sector.
(11th Annual Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC), 2015)
Businesses in the tourism and hospitality sector are operating in a competitive and stimulating environment. It is a competitive environment as they must sell their perishable products each day at the right price and as ...
Developing tourism industry occupational standards: A case for collaboration between industry and academia in 21st century Ireland.
(11th Annual Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC), 2015)
The hospitality and tourism industry is characterised by its dynamic and multi-disciplinary nature. Providing hospitality and tourism students with the requisite skills and competencies to meet with the demands of this ...
Tourism in a heritage town in the South East of Ireland: Current offering, gaps & opportunities.
(11th Annual Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC), 2015-06)
Located in Co. Cork, on the south coast of Ireland, Youghal is a remarkable town with treasures to rival any town on the world stage, a place where historical and medieval characteristics are second to none. The town of ...
Collaborative sustainable development in drive tourism on the Wild Atlantic Way: A community perspective.
(11th Annual Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC), 2015)
The Wild Atlantic Way (WAW) large-scale drive tourism route is unique in Ireland in that it runs for 2500km of coastline from Donegal to West Cork. It incorporates hundreds of coastal communities on the extreme periphery ...
A contextual review of the provision of campus-based licensed trade facilities in a modern context: A case study on the feasibility of opening a student bar at Cork Institute of Technology
(2015-06)
This study was undertaken during the summer of 2014 at the request of the Students Union in response to an application to them with the view to the opening of a bar on campus at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). The study ...