Group/Convention Cancellation Policies in the U. S. Hotel Industry

Abstract

This study looks at the group/convention cancellation policies of various U. S. hotels and how they are implemented. It first gathers general information about the cancellation policies that hotels are currently operating, then presents the differences in the group/convention cancellation policies of U. S. hotels in terms of property profiles, such as size, location, type of ownership/management pattern, and percentage of group/convention business in the property.     

Evaluation of Web Site Performance: Korean Convention Centers

With strong government support for the convention industry, several international-scale convention centers have been established in major cities in Korea. The convention centers have developed Web sites as an online marketing tool for meeting planners. The purpose of the study is to identify and compare the current performance level of the Korean convention centers' Web sites and to provide useful strategies to improve Web site performance. The results revealed that the Korean convention centers should improve the customer- and marketing-related aspects on their Web sites among four perspectives in Web site performance evaluation. Recommendations are made on how the Korean convention centers can improve the effectiveness of the Web sites.     

China's Convention and Exhibition Center Boom

Abstract

There was one mega C&E center (over 50,000 square meters of indoor space) in China in 1992, totaling 160,000 square meters. By 2003, there were 16 mega centers, totaling 1,288,000 square meters-a growth of 805% in 11 years (Table 1). This paper records the history of the convention and exhibition (C&E) industry in China and examines the prevailing optimistic view of its prospects. The profit criterion and motives behind the establishment of C&E centers in China are explored. Potential developments are discussed and future research directions are identified.     

建立我国会展业诚信机制初探

我国会展业在迅速发展的同时,也存在着诚信缺失的问题,改变会展业信用体系不完善、信用秩序混乱的现状,必须建立健全一套符合我国国情、与国际惯例接轨、适应现代市场经济发展的会展业信用体系.基本措施是通过政府立法建立完善的法律法规,增强监督和执法力度,提高失信成本;建立行业协会和企业数据库,使信忠公开,降低信息不对称的程度;通过学习、培训,树立从业人员正确的职业意识,视诚信为道德底线;增强宣传力度,提高消费者对不诚信现象的识别能力,减少企业失信收益.     

会展理论研究综述与前沿问题探讨

会展经济在我国方兴未艾,会展理论研究正处起步阶段。国外会展发达国家已开始向我国实施战略转移。基于以上背景,系统分析国内外会展理论,提出会展理论研究的前沿问题,将在经济全球一体化趋势中,为我国会展经济健康发展提供理论支撑。     

Attending a tattoo convention: to seek or escape?

Utilizing Iso-Ahola’s (S. E. Iso-Ahola. The Social Psychology of Leisure and Recreation. Dubuque, IA: WC Brown Co. Publishers, 1980) seek and escape theory and social identity theory in the context of tattoo conventions, this study examines whether individual and group identity influences personal and interpersonal seeking and escaping motivations and whether these motivations influence an attendee’s self-enhancement and subsequent revisit intention. Based on an online survey (n = 350), structural equation modeling revealed that individual identity influenced personal seeking and escaping motivations, group identity influenced interpersonal seeking and escaping motivations, and personal seeking and interpersonal seeking and escaping motivations increased self-enhancement and ultimately revisit intention. Implications are provided for tattoo event managers based on findings.     

An assessment of convention tourism's potential contribution to environmentally sustainable growth

The tourism literature contains substantial discussions on how increasing numbers of attendees and conventions at a destination contributes to the local economy, but there is limited research on the environmental impact of the concomitant increases in air and other travel, and other activity increases in energy and other resource use. This research assesses the current environmental position of the convention industry in the United States and formulates suggestions for future direction in regard to “green” concepts by examining and comparing the perceptions, attitudes, and behavioral intentions of three groups of convention stakeholders: convention attendees, meeting planners, and convention suppliers. This empirical study recognizes the critical problem of inadequate understanding of the environmental impact of convention activities and the lack of knowledge regarding ecological convention practices. It shows that the perception of environmental impact among the three groups varies depending on which environmentally friendly practices are available to each group. It discusses the background to – and the implications of – the emotional formation of decisions and self-motivation based on positive attitudes and the strong intention to adopt green management practices agreed to by convention stakeholders.     

Considering a Convention Center

ABSTRACT

An increasing number of communities are actively considering the construction of a convention center. Rather than being a 1-step, build or not build process, the convention center decision process is multi-stepped. Many of the decisions that must be made in the process are complicated and have huge potential implications for existing lodging facilities and other industry and non-industry players. Further, because the process includes numerous steps, the entire process is often very time-consuming. The author used a variety of sources to suggest the elements that should be considered when thinking about the construction of a modern convention center for a community.     

景德镇陶瓷特色产业集群的结构惯例特征

根植性在加强组织本地化的同时，也容易形成集群运行的结构惯例，最终造成路径依赖。政府强力干预的发展模式成为景德镇陶瓷特色产业集群发展的捷径，并不断得到强化，产生极化效应和累积因果效应。这种发展模式具有明显的根植性特徵，随着时间的推移，不断固化，逐渐保守，拒绝变革，致使整个集群很难从中逃逸，错失了多次改革机会，加大了集群转换成本。     

论民族地区高校本科会展英语教材的建设

随着会展业在我区的迅速发展,对掌握会展英语能力的人才需求猛增。以这一社会就业市场为导向,开发英语教材,把学生培养成适应就业需求的高素质的劳动者和实用人才,这是一项非常紧迫的工作。文章针对会展英语教材建设的现状,提出了教材建设应以综合性、实用性、真实性为原则,合理编排教材知识体系等方面进行了初步探索。