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PART I -- MANAGING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION |
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Quality and Service Management Perspectives |
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Convention Delegates -- The Relationship Between Satisfaction with the Convention and with the Host Destination: A Case Study |
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15 | (11) |
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Issues Pertaining to Service Recovery in the Tourism and Leisure Industries |
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26 | (12) |
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Is Near Enough Good Enough? Understanding and Managing Customer Satisfaction with Wildlife-based Tourism Experiences |
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38 | (16) |
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Management of Tourism: Conformation to Whose Standards? |
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54 | (8) |
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PART II -- COMPETITION AND COLLABORATION |
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Tiscover -- Development and Growth |
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62 | (11) |
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Co-branding in the Restaurant Industry |
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73 | (10) |
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Airline Service Quality in an Era of Deregulation |
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83 | (11) |
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PART III -- SERVICE DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT |
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Service System: A Strategic Approach to Innovate and Manage Service Superiority |
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94 | (10) |
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104 | (11) |
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Guidelines for Professional Activity Services in Tourism -- A Discussion About the Quality of a Tourist Experience Product |
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115 | (11) |
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Tourism Development: Hard Core or Soft Touch? |
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126 | (19) |
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Quality Management for Events |
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145 | (11) |
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Caviar: Canterbury and Vladimir International Action for Regeneration -- A Case Study of Techniques for Integrated Marketing, Service Quality and Destination Management |
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156 | (14) |
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PART IV -- MANAGING STAFF--CUSTOMER RELATIONS |
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Emotional Labour and Coping Strategies |
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170 | (11) |
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Service Ethics for Ecotourism Guides |
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181 | (14) |
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Effective Management of Hotel Revenue: Lessons from the Swiss Hotel Industry |
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195 | (14) |
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Service Management in a World Heritage Area -- Tourists, Cultures and the Environment |
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209 | (9) |
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The Relationship Between Airline Cabin Service and National Culture: A Cabin Crew Perspective |
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218 | (7) |
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Considerations in Improving Tourism and Hospitality Service Systems |
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225 | (12) |
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PART V -- RESEARCHING TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SERVICE MANAGEMENT |
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The Role of Research in Improving Tourism and Hospitality Services: Measuring Service Quality |
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237 | (14) |
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Service Quality at the Cellar Door: A Lesson in Services Marketing from Western Australia's Wine-tourism Sector |
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251 | (11) |
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Using the Critical Incidents Technique to Understand Service Quality in Tourist Accommodation |
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262 | (12) |
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Factors of Satisfaction: A Case Study of Explore Park |
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274 | (8) |
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The Value of a Benchmarking Approach for Assessing Service Quality Satisfaction in Environmental Tourism |
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282 | (18) |
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The Development and Tracking of a Branding Campaign for Brisbane |
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300 | (14) |
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The Rasch Model Applied to Customer Satisfaction in Marbella |
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314 | (13) |
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Researching and Managing Tourism and Hospitality Service: Challenges and Conclusions |
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327 | (8) |
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Index |
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