Sam Lanfranco wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 12:06:44 -0000
> New Conferences Announcement
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> http://www.mcb.co.uk/services/conferen/confindex/henvconf.html
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> The Virtual Conference Centre is pleased to announce new conferences in the
> area of Hospitality & Tourism. The conferences are being convened by the
> School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Oxford Brookes University, UK.
>
> Conferences are free to access, and will run throughout February. The
> proceedings will be written up for journal publication later this year.
>
> * The Impact of the 'Millennium Computer Bug' on Hospitality Operations
> http://www.mcb.co.uk/services/conferen/feb99/hospy2k/
>
> While the effect of the Y2K problem may be global, what does it mean
> for the Hotel industry? What are the implications for managers of
> staff? How can they make their staff aware of the problem? How will
> they train them and motivate them to cope with the "bug?" Will
> procedures and attitudes be the same in the different cultures. Will
> communication be affected in an international chain by the fact that
> hotels may be located in different part of the world?
>
> * Hotel 2020 - Characteristics of the Hotel of the Future
> http://www.mcb.co.uk/services/conferen/feb99/hotel2020/
>
> This conference is concerned with the main environmental issues
> affecting the hotel industry and the way of operating an
> environmentally friendly hotel. This will be of great practical benefit
> to the industry as a whole and consequently, over time for our shared
> environment. We have identified 10 main environmental issues, which we
> consider to be vital in the general operation of the hotel...
>
> * The Impact of Sex Tourism
> http://www.mcb.co.uk/services/conferen/feb99/prdt/
>
> Sex Tourism is a fairly unpleasant concept at the best of times but
> unfortunately is a booming segment of the Tourism Industry that brings
> host communities had currency - tax free. It contains serious health
> and moral issues also. Our interest is to discover the impact of sex
> tourism on developing communities and destinations.
>
> * Greening the Hotel Marketing Mix
> http://www.mcb.co.uk/services/conferen/feb99/ghmm/
>
> We are investigating an environmental approach within the elements of
> marketing mix (product, price, place, etc.) in hotels. The need for
> sustainable development has resulted in environmental issues
> progressing from being minority concern to essential part of the modern
> hospitality management. But what is the optimum level of integration
> between an environmental orientation and the hospitality marketing mix.
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