...upon. I only cared about if I was having an enjoyable experience at the time. When I didn’t get my way I would complain about small insignificant things that should not have mattered. It is funny how the things I thought so little about then, make huge differences now. One of the first things that comes to mind when I think of vacations are hotels. When growing up my family would often stay overnight at hotels for mini vacations. I didn’t have a care in the world. I got to sit back and enjoy everything that was going on around me. My parents would choose a hotel for the family to stay at for the night and that was it, that’s where we would be going. I would complain about having to share a bed with my siblings because I wanted my own bed. I also remember complaining about the long car rides to the hotel. As an adult when I look at going to a hotel I have a few things I have to consider before making my decisions. I have to think about where I am going to stay, how much this hotel will cost, and I also have to worry about leaving on time to make it in time for the check in. Another thing I have to consider is what amenities the hotel has to offer for my family to enjoy. Also I must make sure that there is enough room for us to all fit comfortably. The location of my vacations has changed quite drastically since I was a child. When I was growing up my parents were able to take me all over the country on our family vacations. I stayed in a condo in Florida near the ocean...
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...immediate reply was, “Oh yeah, why?” Joe told me that he was going to Cedar Point in Ohio in a few weeks and wanted to know if I wanted to go. Of course I had to ask my parents if I could go before I told Joe I could go with him. As I was getting in the car, I told my dad what Joe had told me, and his reply was, “Mom and I will have to think about it.” I was stoked. I thought to myself, “This could be the first time I go out of the state without my parents.” Later that day, my parents and I went to my grandparent’s house for dinner. The food was delectable as usual, but that was not the part I was worried about. I knew they were going to excuse me from the dinner table and talk about me going or not going to Ohio with Joe. They called me back in, and as I anxiously sat down, my mom told me I could stay with Joe and his family at Cedar Point. Filled with joy, I took out my phone and told Joe I could go to Cedar Point....
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...Graduate School of Business (HEC, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) University of Lausanne (Switzerland) MK-07-003 Setting the stage: Disneyland Resort Paris Saskia Faulk and Jean-Claude Usunier prepared this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a business situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. The Institute of International Management of the University of Lausanne (IUMI) prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal without its written permission. To request permission to reproduce materials, contact Catherine Lombard, administrative officer, IUMI, HEC, BFSH1, CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland; phone 00 41 21 692 3310 ; fax 00 41 21 692 3495; e-mail admin.mim@hec.unil.ch. © IUMI/HEC, 2003 Version: (A) 2003-09-10 Disney www.disney.com is the biggest entertainment company in the world with a market value of US$38 billion, and one of the oldest, continuously operating since 1923. Today it is comprised of filmed entertainment businesses, major media networks, publishing, theme parks, resorts, a cruise-line, real estate, and consumer products. Disney‟s first international park opened in Tokyo, Japan in 1983. Tokyo Disneyland opened with a flourish and continued to do well until the softening of Japan‟s economy in the 1990‟s, from which it has yet to recover. In an effort...
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...O to Travel Denmark! “There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio Than are dreamt in your philosophy” - Hamlet, Prince of Denmark If you are a Shakespeare enthusiast and great lover of travel, Denmark is your destination! These famous words from Hamlet prove that there is an undiscovered country that everyone must travel in Northern Europe, not yet “dreamt in your philosophy”. You must travel to Denmark! If you’ve ever heard the Prince of Denmark say these famous words, you know it’s true. In the play, Denmark is a mysterious and lively country, wrapped in a cloak of shadows and adventure, and in real life you discover when you travel to the “Kingdom of Denmark” as it is called by its people, it is much more than that. It’s the hub of Northern European travel. Denmark is the smallest Scandinavian country, with a modest 4.5 million people, but it’s so packed with history and intrigue that I’m convinced that everyone must travel to Denmark once in their life to experience a locale of unparalleled richness, and all the things you would desire travel to take you between “Heaven and Earth”. The best way to travel to Denmark, the nation of Hans Christian Anderson, splendid modernist and gothic architecture and Scandinavian delights, is to fly straight to Copenhagen or Kobenhavn as it’s spelled in Denmark, and become immediately astounded! The warm, mild June air will dance across your face, and the sun will shine bright. It’s the largest and most cosmopolitan...
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...Minnesota My family and I are going to Minnesota for our grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. I was very excited to go except getting there felt like the longest car ride if my life. I had to sit in the back row of the car with my little brother. Even though the car ride wasn’t that fun it was soon to be just worth it. Our first stop was Minneapolis. There we stayed at a hotel. Our hotel room wasn’t that good though. There were ceilings dripping water and it wasn’t big enough for 7 people, but we made it work. In the morning my brother and I were up before anyone else so we decided to just go to the hotel breakfast. We tried to take a long time to eat so we could give the rest of my family some time to wake up. So, after a 45min breakfast our family still wasn’t ready yet....
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...Artown — a downtown district focused on the arts — features numerous festivals all throughout the year. No matter when you visit Reno, you are sure to come across a special even in Artown. In fact, in the summer alone, more than 500 events take place and over 350,000 people visit. One of the most interesting arts festivals in the entire country takes place just a couple of hours outside of Reno: Burning Man. This week-long art event is not for the faint of heart. It takes place in a temporary, man made city at the end of August/beginning of September each year. It features music, dancing, and other performances throughout the week before ending with the burning of a giant wooden man. At the end of the event, everyone disperses and the entire city vanishes without a trace until the next...
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...Think of the sound of your kids laughing playing and have an all-out good time, doesn’t that just put and instant smile on your face? If you could do this and make memories your children will never forget wouldn’t you like that too? Well, you can, simply by taking your family on a simple family vacation. It can be as elaborate as a week long trip to Disney or as simple as a couple days camping or at a water park and amusement park. Whatever your budget may be there are plenty of ways to make sure you and your family have a wonderful time nobody will forget. I still remember the first time my parents, my brother, and I all packed in to our car and headed on down to Florida for the first time, it was one of the best times we ever had together. We all still talk about that, and even occasionally pull out pictures just to prove who is telling the story right. I remember driving down the coast; it was like nothing I had ever seen before. The water looked so blue and the beaches were so white, my brother and I just couldn’t wait to get out and play on the beach. As I think about these times it helps me to realize I can do the same for my kids someday. This year my son is pretty excited about the camping trip we are taking up to Central Lake, Michigan. Although, sometimes the way he talks about it I’m not sure if he’s more excited about the camper we are borrowing from our friends, or the trip itself. He’s five this year so he is finally old enough to enjoy the lake and remember...
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...Rather, the company often uses relaxing imagery of families having fun in the park together to target people who may not typically care for amusement parks, such senior citizens or parents with toddlers. Disney also targets children through associated TV channels such as the Family Channel in Canada or Disney Channel in The United States. Disney also uses its own separate properties to attract fans of those properties to the park. For example, TV commercials for the resort often show children meeting Mickey Mouse or another Disney character for the first time. Recent campaigns for the resort have enforced Star Wars due to the film franchise’s revived popularity. Overall, Disney’s image is associated with nostalgia and love. It has almost become a rite of passage to visit Walt Disney World as a child. Meanwhile, Universal Orlando is like Walt Disney World’s younger, rougher cousin. Both...
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...International Tourism “The tourism in Germany” Essay by Florian Otto BECKER Introduction: Germany is the seventh most visited country in the world with an estimated total of 31,5 Million visitors in 2014. It is a widely diverse country that has to show and offer vast numbers of attractions. From the North - and Baltic Seas with its coasts and islands to the Alps, this nation situated in the heart of Europe, offers nature parks, beautiful landscapes, strongholds from the medieval age and authentic Roman treasures as well as a well-developed infrastructure. But obviously there is not just nature or old notable things to see. Germany likewise offers also some of the absolute most energizing cities on the planet where one can appreciate shopping, celebrating, and the excellent restaurants and cafés in the heart of every city. History: The historical backdrop of tourism in Germany goes back to the ancient Romans who used Germanic healing springs and founded cities with spas as Aquae Granni (Aachen) and Aquae Mattiacorum (Wiesbaden). As a result of teachings of Balneology, the first German Spas like Bad Schwallbach established from 1581. From the late eighteenth century onwards, urban communities like Dresden, Munich, Weimar and Berlin were significant stops on a European Grand tour. In the 19th century, noble spa- and health resorts on the coast and inland established when major train routes were built to connect the seaside spas to urban centers. Main travel destinations...
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...Ivey Management Services prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal without its written permission. This material is not covered under authorization from CanCopy or any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services, c/o Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 1996, Ivey Management Services and Samsung HRDC Version: (A) 2002-11-22 In October 1994, Her Tae-Hak, President of Samsung’s Joong-Ang Development Company was driving to his office, past the “Yongin Farmland” (Farmland), an amusement complex sprawling over 3,700 acres in the Yongin valley. Her was spearheading a major drive within the company to position the theme park as one of the world’s leading vacation resort towns. His master plan called for an investment of about US$300 million over the next five years, to be internally funded by the Samsung Group. Despite the booming Korean economy and the increasing demands for leisure attractions, the global competitive environment of the theme park industry raised several concerns. Should Samsung invest in such an aggressive expansion plan for Farmland? Was this an attractive industry for investment? Her was...
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...Themes, Entertainment ________________________________________ The theme park, as an experience design, differs from amusement parks in the critical design intent of its architects. Theme landscapes are developed to distill a glimpse of world /out of this world locations, not unlike a world's fair, at a single location. These entertainment complexes are familiar vacation territories for generations of the world's travel public, as theme parks are deliberately designed to be internationally-focused attractants. The successful dynamism of these landscapes designed for appeal and dependable itinerary offer assurances of what can be expected, with safety and value for the expense of time and money. Generally, themed landscapes perpetuate and promote folk history and cultural traditions, as these are exploited, yet celebrated, simultaneously. Perception of space in the themed environment, without apologies, is inauthentic, but never-the-less successful, and delightful moments for the viewer. Intentionally, architecture is manipulated in order to impart the necessary factors which will aid in promoting happiness by use of ironic realism. Despite pretentions, everyone enjoys themed experiences at some level. Ambivalent designers are not undermined by the pristine and ineffectual notions the design profession propagates on what characterizes good design. Rather, the successful destination architect gives social value and art to underappreciated human elements in architecture. Human...
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...by these crisis which they are force to decrease their employees called as recession and frankly my father is involved on this what we called recession some ;of them have job openings that offer new career opportunities to graduated college students. These job opening also offers a new challenge into their life a great responsibility lies to his hand that someday will helps his family to strive to achieve wealthiest that his acquired knowledge and skills when he engage into a job. And acted as one of the reinforcements in the industry that would further improved the depleting economy of the country. All of these come first from wishes and aspirations that arise during childhood years that someday he or she become a chef in a five star hotel, a doctor, an architect, a teacher, a policeman or an attorney to help those who seek needs, services and to help their family to ascend the poverty. According to Ginzberg and his associates during the fantasy period play gradually becomes work-oriented and reflects initial preferences for certain kind of activities. This stage is the preparation for child highly organized social life they will be required to adjust when they enter the first grade. Career preferences are free opportunity to select a desired career. It is also a decision making in a confusing situation which occurs during the senior year of high. SOURCE- (ZUNKER VERNON, CAREER COUNSELING: APPLIED CONCEPT OF...
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...The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1755-4217.htm WHATT 1,3 Is tourism with a low impact on climate possible? Jonathan Chenoweth Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of a range of different travel and tourism options, and quantifies the carbon-dioxide emissions resulting from international vacations, breaking down emissions categories into those resulting from transport, accommodation and recreation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses summary data to review a range of possible vacation scenarios and examines their relative carbon-dioxide emissions in order to compare the relative climatic impact of different forms of tourism and vacation options. Findings – The paper concludes that intercontinental flights and cruise ship travel are particularly carbon-intensive, which suggests that these two forms of tourism will be particularly vulnerable to any policy initiative to curb or price carbon emissions. Ends by considering whether climatically responsible international tourism is possible, and outlines some low-carbon options. Originality/value – The paper relates data on carbon emissions to the implications for tourism arising from climate change. Keywords Climatology, Tourism, Global warming Paper type General review 274 The nature of the challenge While much of the discussion about the climate...
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...Disney’s International Business 1. About Disneyland I. Walt Disney Company Walt Disney was a creative legend who transformed the way Americans spend their vacations. From his humble beginnings with the mouse he loved more than women, Disney turned his imagination into something tangible you can share with our family. Disneyland was the first theme park designed and opened by Walt Disney on July 17, 1955 at California. Walt Disney received several requests from fans to see his California studio. After visiting some theme parks with his children, he realized the opportunity to create a theme park for his fans. Although he wanted to build the park adjacent to the studios, there was not enough land to adequately create it. Instead, he bought 60 acres of property in Anaheim and started working with engineers to make his vision become a reality. The park was designed to give fans a place to experience the magic of Disney characters and creativity. Now Disney Land has grown into one of the world’s leading providers of family travel and leisure experiences. It has been in many countries all over the world. For this success, it has gone through a difficult process. To enter a new market, Disney Land must overcome many barriers: taxes, land for building, labor force and especially the cultural barrier. Each country has its own culture and different from the others. Our report is to focus on the way Disney Land acted to adapt to French Culture - a European...
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...I will probably remember it for the rest of my life. As part of our program at INSEEC Bordeaux, we needed to find a foreign company to work for during the summer break in order to live a new experience and arouse our pretty small resume. We were asked to learn both human and professional skills during this period. 1.1 What is the Walt Disney World International College Program? The international College Program is a summer work program based on the availability of foreign college students due to their summer vacations. This program last three months and is reserved for non-American students enrolled in a three to four year college program. They are required to work as a normal employee for the whole summer after a couple of weeks of training. Several tasks are available during the program, students are asked to choose what they want to do at the second interview in Paris. (For the French ICP) Among the jobs available: Main Entrance Operations | In charge of the whole welcoming process, parking organizations, greeting guests and keep them inform of all the activities, facilities and packages in the park. | Character Performer | Entertaining the guests while wearing the characters costumes and create interactivity with them. (No talking allowed) | Character Attendant | In charge of the escort...
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