...Almost everyone has their own idea of a dream vacation. It's the perfect place to get away from the reality of every day life and the stress that goes along with it, and the choices and ideas of the “perfect vacation” are as varied as the people who dream about them. Some fantasize about lazing on a warm, sunny beach with soft ocean breezes and a cold exotic drink at their side. Some dream of forests and wildlife, cool running streams, and fresh mountain air that is thick with the scent of pine. There are those whose ideas of the perfect dream vacation involves the thrill of stock car racing mixed with the roar of the crowd, the smell of fuel and hot asphalt that's mingled with the smell of hot dogs and fries from the concession stand, and the heart stopping excitement of mishaps on the track. So what is my idea of the perfect dream vacation? It's simple. It's the place where there are no crowds, everything is familiar, the food is prepared to my specific taste, and the bed is my own. For me, there is no place like home. With a little forethought and planning, even home can be turned in to a dream vacation getaway. A leisurely breakfast is the perfect way to start each vacation day. A plate of fresh fruits, fluffy scrambled eggs, toast with butter, and a cup of hot coffee is sure to chase away that sleepy feeling and energize you for the day ahead. Maybe your favorite breakfast includes a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice, or a bagel with...
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...something. Also because I am the kind of person who likes the city life, and I like to be around people. Some where else I would like to go is the tiny island of Bermuda. Ever since I can remember I have wanted to go to the Bermuda Triangle. I'm not really sure why I want to go to Bermuda and the Bermuda Triangle, but it is some where I would like to go. I have always thought that the mysteries, and the stories about the triangle is very interesting, and now I want to got there. The other place that I want to travel to is Fiji. I would like the chance to go there because the islands of Fiji look so beautiful from pictures and I want to see them in person. I don't really want to go see places like Jamaica, because that is a common vacation spot, for many people. I would like to go there some day but, I would rather go to Bermuda or Fiji, as a island vacation.There are many other places that I would love to to travel to, but the main places that I want to go to is New York, Bermuda, and Fiji. I want to go see the small, islands, and countries, first. I don't want to go see the most common,...
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...My Dream Vacation! By: Chase P Loosli B5 I have wanted to go for a vacation for very long. The country for my dream vacation is Australia. Australia is a part of the continent, Oceania. It is a big country with many attractions. I am going to share with you, in this essay, what attracts me such that I want to go to Australia, There are many physical factors in Australia. One of them is deserts. I would like to go to a desert in Australia as there are many plants and animals at the deserts. I can also experience a bit of desert life and know more about deserts after going to one myself. Another physical factor is the rock formations. There are many rock formations in Australia that are formed naturally. These rock formations make a good place to watch sunrise and sunsets. I am sure we do not want to miss such a spectacle as it would be such a pity. Examples of such rock formations are Uluru, otherwise called Ayers Rock, which is a World Heritage Site, Kata Tjuta, also known as Mount Olga, and Devils Marbles. The third physical factor is the ranges, which consists of mountains and hills. The ranges let us see a series of mountains together. Climbing one of the mountains is a good experience for me as I had not tried mountain climbing before. Since they are ranges, there must be nice scenery there too. I would like to go there to see the beautiful scenery. Examples are Brindabella Ranges, visible to the west of Canberra, and Flinders Ranges, the largest mountain...
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...Roshni Allen Dr. Leon Watson GEOG 1500 18 March 2013 4 Dream Vacation Spots Switzerland Growing up in India, I used to watch movies where one of the most cherished vacation spots shown over and again in many movies was Switzerland. Actors and actresses would sing romantic songs in the beautiful snow filled Alps or gorgeous green and lush fields, with trees in the background that I had only learned about in school. Switzerland has environmental issues such as some acid rain, air pollution from vehicle emissions, water pollution from fertilizers, and loss of biodiversity (CIA World factbook1). It is something I will most likely not worry about though. However, avalanche, landslides, and flash floods could be something that I may study prior to leaving to avoid it. I will be able to use my credit card as usual in the country, as long as I notify my bank in advance. This will take hassle out of carrying cash and worrying about the latest currency exchange rate or thieves. Safety and travelling systems are rated A, which means strict rules and regulations. For ex, travelling through highways requires a sticker that needs to be purchased prior to travelling (CountryWatch1 ,159). I would like to go for at least a week with my family (husband and son). I would visit in summer, since I get cold easily and will not be able to colorful scenery. One of the places I would like to visit is the Island of Brissago (see attachment A1), a botanical garden of the Canton Ticino...
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...2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Wyndham Corp. Introduction ………………………………………………………….. 3 Hierarchy ……………………………………………………………………………….. 5 About TRAVELODGE………………………………………………………………… 5 History……………………………………………………………………………………6 Organizational Survey……………………………………………………………………7 Observation………………………………………………………………………………9 Reference………………………………………………………………………………..10 Wyndham Worldwide is one of the world's leading diversified providers of travel-related products and services for businesses and individual consumers, with leading brands in lodging franchising, vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange. Wyndham has more than 160 vacation ownerships resorts. Over 95,000 vacation rental properties. There are more than 7,200 hotels in six continents under operations with the brand. Mission: We will be the global leader in travel accommodations welcoming our guests to iconic brands and vacation destinations through our signature Count On Me! Service. Count On Me! 1. To be RESPONSIVE to your needs. 2. To be RESPECTFUL in every way. 3. To deliver a GREAT Experience. Our Culture: Wyndham Worldwide strives to become the widely-recognized service leader in the hospitality industry. We have a service-oriented culture in which each associate strives to be responsive, be respectful and deliver great experiences to our customers, guests, partners and communities as well as to each other. Wyndham Worldwide Core Values: Act with integrity in all that we do:...
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...PA # 4 pg 120 I had difficulty with solving this problem therefore I am going to try my best.. To solve the total system reliability of an individual component reliability I used the following equation.. Rs= (.70)(.88)(.72)(.96)= .426 or 42.6% Rp= 1- (1-.70)(1-.88)(1-.72)(1-.96) =.999 or 99.9% /100% After solving both equations I have determined that the reliabilities of the parallel components are different. Pa3 pg 143 Vacation planning flow chart Start Start To book the best price & save money plan ahead at least 6 months in advance before you reserve any hotels rooms and/or traveling method( i.e. car rentals and airfare)Evaluate your budget and begin to save money towards your trip. To book the best price & save money plan ahead at least 6 months in advance before you reserve any hotels rooms and/or traveling method( i.e. car rentals and airfare)Evaluate your budget and begin to save money towards your trip. Research and choose a destination of your choice via the internet (Hotwire.com, hotels .com, priceline.com, Travelocity.com etc.) and compare the best prices of your selection. Check your credit/debit card balance to ensure the cost of the entire trip is covered. Research and choose a destination of your choice via the internet (Hotwire.com, hotels .com, priceline.com, Travelocity.com etc.) and compare the best prices of your selection. Check your credit/debit card balance to ensure the cost of the entire trip...
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...For the exclusive use of B. Varghese, 2015. 9-511-004 REV: APRIL 14, 2011 SUNIL GUPTA KERRY HERMAN Tri ipAdvisor It w early Mo was onday mornin in the first week of Au ng t ugust 2010, an just back i his office fr nd in rom a two-w week family vacation, Step v phen Kaufer, founder and CEO of Trip d pAdvisor (TA was happy and A), y relaxe Kaufer ha rented two houses for his family’s vacation in M ed. ad o Martha’s Vin neyard—one h house from TA’s newest service, Vaca ation Rentals, and the other from a competitor site. K Kaufer was pl leased that th house he found throug TA’s listing was far sup he f gh g perior to the o off his competitor’s sit He one te. was v very optimisti about the fu ic uture potentia of TA’s ent into this se al try egment. As Kaufer settl in his off s led fice, he saw a note from Bryan Saltzb burg, General Manager of New l Initiat tives and head of TA’s f flight service requesting an urgent m e, meeting. In F February 2009 TA 9, hed launch a flight metasearch se m ervice similar to Kayak, w r where consum mers could com mpare prices from s severa airlines and online trave agencies (O al d el OTAs). The hi ighly competi itive online flight search m market becam even more competitive in July 2010 when Goog announce that it was acquiring ITA, a me e e 0 gle ed s leadin flight-info ng ormation soft tware compa any, for $700 million.1 Ka 0 aufer was su that Saltz ...
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...A dream is an idea or vision that is created in your imagination and that is not real. If a dream is just a figment of the imagination then there is no way that an American’s dream for ones’s life can be surreal, right? Nowadays, being a stay at home parent is a phantom of the mind, money is peoples’ happiness, and unemployment is becoming more and more prevalent. Dreaming about the way one wants their life to be one day is simply just a dream. At sometime in a person’s life everyone dreams of being a stay at home parent: taking care of the kids, having the house cleaned, and dinner cooked on the table when their significant other gets home from a long day at work. Being a stay at home parent is not as common as it use to be. If an American...
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...Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 or ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to COMMISSION FILE NO. 001-32876 WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 20-0052541 (I.R.S. Employer DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 22 SYLVAN WAY 07054 PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) (973) 753-6000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange Title of each Class on which registered Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None (Title of Class) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. No ¨ No Yes ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by...
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...was the summer of 2002, and my best friend Candace and I wanted to go on vacation. We thought long and hard about where we wanted to go, and finally decided to fly to Florida. Candace and I started our planning by searching for hotel rooms in the West Palm area, and getting tickets for our flight from the internet. We boarded a plane for Florida in Lexington, Kentucky. We had a layover in Detroit, Michigan, which I thought was very interesting. We were heading North to go South! I enjoyed flying, so I didn't mind. I sat in the window seat so I could watch the beautiful clouds go speeding by, as if they were flying saucers. I also enjoyed the many sites you could see on the ground, entire fields looked like little puzzles from way up in the airplane. Once we arrived in West Palm, we rented a car and started the great search for our hotel. It took us about an hour to find the hotel, which was only ten minutes from the airport. We saw some beautiful neighborhoods including the Kennedy Mansion. What a gorgeous, huge home. I can still picture it today. It was a three-story brick home with white post in the front, surrounded The hotel was right around the corner from the circle we had been driving around the whole time. We laughed so hard when we finally realized just how close we were to our destination. Upon checking into our hotel, we were served champagne. We began to wonder if if they thought we were famous. This was my first taste...
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...The MountainLodge, a mid-price, good quality “destination” resort hotel, is open only during the skiing season. The operating performance of this hotel in the skiing season is very well, but that in off-season is poor. Mrs. Krachit, CEO of this hotel, think about various methods to improve the situation. Among many things, operating and repair, maintenance of west wing are important issues. We assume that X rooms must be rented each night in season for the hotel to breakeven. If 50 rooms in the east wing are fully rented. So, [50*0.2*15+50*0.8*20+(X-50)*0.2*20+(X-50)*0.8*25]*120= 138,410 X=58 If 30 rooms in the west wing are fully rented.Then, [30*0.2*20+30*0.8*25+(X-30)*0.2*15+(X-30)*0.8*20]*120=138,410 X=53 In conclusion, when 50 rooms in the east wing are fully rented, 58 rooms must be rented each night in season for the hotel to breakeven. When 30 rooms in the west wing are fully rented. 53 rooms must be rented each night in season for the hotel to breakeven. If all room rates were raised $5 on weekend nights, but occupancy fell to 72 rooms instead of 80, If 50 rooms in the east wing are fully rented. [50*0.2*20+50*0.8*25+22*0.2*25+22*0.8*30]*120=220560 220560-138,410=82150 If 30 rooms in the west wing are fully rented. [30*0.2*20+30*0.8*25+42*0.2*15+42*0.8*20]*120=182160 182160-138,410=43750 So, the revised profit before taxes for the year is 82150 or 43750. For off-season, the hotel management should make west wing of the hotel operating year-round, which could...
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...My Perfect Dream Vacation: There's No Place Like Home Almost everyone has their own idea of a dream vacation. It's the perfect place to get away from the reality of every day life and the stress that goes along with it, and the choices and ideas of the “perfect vacation” are as varied as the people who dream about them. Some fantasize about lazing on a warm, sunny beach with soft ocean breezes and a cold exotic drink at their side. Some dream of forests and wildlife, cool running streams, and fresh mountain air that is thick with the scent of pine. There are those whose ideas of the perfect dream vacation involves the thrill of stock car racing mixed with the roar of the crowd, the smell of fuel and hot asphalt that's mingled with the smell of hot dogs and fries from the concession stand, and the heart stopping excitement of mishaps on the track. So what is my idea of the perfect dream vacation? It's simple. It's the place where there are no crowds, everything is familiar, the food is prepared to my specific taste, and the bed is my own. For me, there is no place like home. With a little forethought and planning, even home can be turned in to a dream vacation getaway. A leisurely breakfast is the perfect way to start each vacation day. A plate of fresh fruits, fluffy scrambled eggs, toast with butter, and a cup of hot coffee is sure to chase away that sleepy feeling and energize you for the day ahead. Maybe your favorite breakfast includes a bowl...
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...Please see the top 11 risks Marriott will face as below, a) General macro economic risk 1) – 3) 1) General economic uncertainty and weak demand in the lodging and timeshare industries could continue to impact Marriott’s financial results and growth. 2) The hospitality industries are highly competitive, which may impact Marriot’s ability to compete successfully with other hotel and timeshare properties for customers. 3) Currency exchange fluctuation might make Marriot very vulnerable to foreign markets. b) Business risk 4) – 7) 4) Trademark or intellectual property infringement 5) Circumstances, such as the bankruptcy of its branch hotel owner or franchisee, or a failure under some agreements to meet will impact Marriot for sure. 6) Business segments risk -----unbalance gain between managing and franchising Marriott follows the business model wherein it emphasizes on managing and franchising hotels, rather than owning them. The company operated 46% of its hotel rooms under management agreements, 52% under franchise agreements. But, as compared to this, only 33.6% of the revenue in FY2009 were earned through franchising while 66.4% from own operation. The emphasis on management contracts and franchising although tends to provide more stable earnings in periods of economic softness, however does not provide much scope for revenue growth. c) Risk from emerging markets : 7) The economic and political instability in the developing country lead to the risk of Marriots...
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...Tax Case 3 Individual Paper 2/22/2014 Attn: Dr. Ott Executive Summary: In this case, my group members represented the side of the taxpayer. One of the main issues in this case is whether or not Rex and Agnes Harrell should be able to make deductions in excess of rental income on their beach house. This deduction depends on if the 14-day personal use provision was exceeded. If the 14-day provision was exceeded than income should be limited to rental income as the ISR decided in this case. However, we have determined that the Harrell’s have not violated the 14-day provision and should therefore be allowed deductions for rental expenses exceeding rental income. Facts: • The Harrell’s purchased a beach house to use occasionally for recreational purposes, but also to rent it out. • The house was in need of significant repairs so the couple decided to make the repairs themselves rather than hiring a contractor. Rex had taken advanced courses in woodwork at a local community college and he applied those skills in his maintenance work. • The log maintained by the Harrell’s showed that the couple occupied the house for 38 days and rented it out for 49 days. On 24 of the 38 days occupied, one or both of them were actively working on the beach house. • On the days they were working on the beach house they sometimes still had time for fun with their two teenage children. Some days they would only work 4 to 5 hours and be able to have fun while other days they would work...
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...Types of Business Writing Dear Ms. Talbot, Our company would like to schedule a meeting with you to discuss the project that is currently on the drawing board. Your insight into this venture will be much appreciated. Mr. Boss would be honored if you can join him for lunch at the King Charles Hotel on River Street, this Wednesday, at 2:30pm. Also attending would be a Mr. Rory Webster who is our assistant manager. Please let me know if you are available and if the meeting would fit your busy schedule. If you do need to reschedule, that would not be a problem. Sincerely, Assisant. To: Dr. Melaine Dobler From: Assistant Re: Arrangements for Upcoming Seminar Date: May 5, 2009 The purpose of this memo is to inform you of the arrangements made for the upcoming departmental training seminar. The seminar has been arranged in the Golden Rose Hotel, which is located atXXXXX Nowhere, USA. A deluxe, non-smoking suite, number 345, has been pre-arranged for you at the hotel. The seminar’s participants have been informed of the location and of the fact that the hotel graciously offered a 15% to any guest of the seminar who wishes to stay overnight at the hotel before or after the seminar’s date. The hotel has also agreed to let us make use of their modern conference room, which includes a projection screen which is compatible with our laptop, making PowerPoint presentation possible. The conference room is large, and has a boardroom design, with thirty executive chairs...
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