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Shi, He, and Li. "Exotic or Home? Tourists’ Perception of Guest Houses, Guest Houses Loyalty, and Destination Loyalty in Remote Tourist Destinations." Sustainability 11, no. 14 (July 13, 2019): 3835. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11143835.

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Guest houses offer an environmentally sustainable way to travel. The guest house serves not only to accommodate but also attract tourists to experience local culture when they visit remote destinations. This study was designed to explore how tourists’ multiple perceptions of guest houses in remote destinations affect their behavioral intention toward guest houses and destinations. Results demonstrated that both tourists’ perception of exotic local culture and sense of home had a significant positive effect on tourists’ loyalty to guest houses in remote destinations. In addition, tourists with high cultural distance staying in guest houses perceived a higher level of exotic local culture but lower level of sense of home compared with those with lower cultural distance. Managerial implications, limitations, and recommendations for future studies are also provided

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Saraswati, Cinta, I. Made Arjaya, and Diah Gayatri Sudibya. "Penegakan Hukum terhadap Guest House dan Villa tanpa Izin di Kabupaten Badung." Jurnal Interpretasi Hukum 1, no. 2 (September 26, 2020): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22225/juinhum.1.2.2430.30-34.

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Tourism is a source of local revenue and its investment is a potentially vital production factor in the service production business in this field. To support tourism accommodation in the tourist area of Badung Regency, guest houses (boarding houses/rented houses) and villas are needed as support. Especially in Badung Regency, in the Canggu area, many houses are used as guest houses for guests who want to stay in Bali. This study aims to determine the supervision of Guest Houses and Villas in Badung Regency, and to determine the application of sanctions against guest houses and villas that violate permits in Badung Regency. The method in this research is a type of normative legal research which is carried out with the method of recording and reviewing based on legal materials. In this study, studying and gathering information through legal science books without deviating from positive law in order to form a conclusion. The research results show that the supervision of Guest Houses and Villas in Badung Regency is given the authority by the Regional Regulation through the Civil Service Police Unit which is assigned to monitor every building that does not have a permit in the Badung Regency area, especially in the Canggu area. Then, sanctions against violators are in the form of warnings 3 times, if they do not disobey the villa owner, they will be subject to forced demolition by officers.

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Kałaska, Maciej. "Changes in the distribution of quantitative features of guest houses in the Medina of Marrakesh." Miscellanea Geographica 19, no. 1 (March 1, 2015): 5–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0030.

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Abstract At the turn of the 20th century a rapid development of the tourism colonization space in the Medina of Marrakesh began, which consisted mostly of the conversion of historical dwelling houses into private residential hotels or guest houses. The aim of the article is to present a thorough study of the progressive changes in the distribution of quantitative features of the guest houses in various parts of this old town. The cartographical method was utilised, using maps presenting the localization of the guest houses and the average accommodation capacity indicator for buildings in various quarters of the Medina. The distribution of particular features is compared for selected years (1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008). Furthermore, the article engages in polemics with the remarks of other authors dealing with the subject, concerning the distribution of the guest houses and conditions of changes in the aforementioned process.

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Chia, Kei Wei, and Abdulla Muiz. "The nature and challenges of guest house business in the Maldives: An exploratory study." Tourism and Hospitality Research 21, no. 1 (May 23, 2020): 3–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1467358420926688.

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The Maldives has long been perceived as an exclusive and expensive travel destination. However, the political changes have introduced another accommodation option, the guest house. This has provided an opportunity for many locally owned guest house owners to offer accommodation service at an affordable rate. The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of business and the challenges faced by the guest house business in the Maldives. The data were derived from in-depth interviews with nine key informants. The thematic analysis qualitative method was employed in identifying informants’ view of the current guest house business. A total of six themes (i.e. product image, service quality, marketing channel, infrastructure, competition, policies, laws and regulations) were identified. The contribution of the paper lies in growing knowledge within the research niche of guest houses in the Maldives and internationally. Implications of the factors that contribute to successful guest house operations, including customer-oriented and service quality are recommended based on the findings. These recommendations can benefit guest house managers in developing and managing their guest house business. Future research may be expanded to view differences in perception among different stakeholders. Such findings could provide insights into what is missing and what topics require further investigation in the future.

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EKHAESE, Eghosa Noel, Bayo AMOLE, and Oladunni IZOBO-MARTINS. "PREFIGURING HOUSES IN A TRADITIONAL CITY: A CASE FOR BENIN HOUSE TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS." JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 42, no. 1 (May 15, 2018): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20297955.2014.994810.

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House mean different things to different people. House could be a dwelling, home, hut, place for; entertainment, rest, sleeping, receiving guest, and a palace. The interpretation of house as shelter makes it a basic necessities of life. Thus the focus of the paper is to identify and document house types in Benin by observing the physical characteristics and type’s classification from the organization and pattern of architectural plan documented. The study explored qualitative and quantitative approach using observations, descriptive frequency, architectural sketches, photographs and interview guide. The findings revealed a cross sectional characterising and classifying houses in Benin City, Nigeria which reflect the typical cross section structure of a traditional city. The result of study would however, influence professional in built environment and policy maker decision positively.

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Wang, Sha, and Kam Hung. "Customer perceptions of critical success factors for guest houses." International Journal of Hospitality Management 48 (July 2015): 92–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.05.002.

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Butkus, Donatas, and Tomas Januševičius. "ACOUSTIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR WALL OF A LOG HOUSE / RĄSTINIO NAMO IŠORINĖS IR VIDINĖS SIENOS AKUSTINIAI TYRIMAI / АКУСТИЧЕСКИЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ НАРУЖНОЙ И ВНУТРЕННЕЙ СТЕНЫ БРЕВЕНЧАТОГО ДОМА." Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 19, no. 2 (June 28, 2011): 140–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2011.580919.

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With the rapidly changing environment and growing cities and increasing traffic flows the problem of noise pollution is becoming more and more relevant. As street networks continue developing and land prices are rising, houses are more and more often built close to especially noisy suburban streets. Traffic-generated noise accounts for up to 80% of the prevailing noise level. Many people build private houses from eco-friendly building materials, such as wood. The construction volumes of log houses, roadhouses and guest houses have increased. This article presents acoustic investigations of a log house's D nT,w measured under natural conditions in the natural environment – a constructed log house – and in a noise suppression chamber, analysing an element of the log wall. The log wall concerned was covered with log house heat-insulation materials and the obtained D nT,w results reached up to 58 dB. Santrauka Aplinkai kintant, didėjant miestams ir plečiantis transporto srautams, vis aktualesnė tampa triukšmo namuose problema. Plečiantis gatvių tinklams, brangstant žemei, vis dažniau namai statomi netoli užmiesčio gatvių, kuriose aukštas triukšmo lygis. Iki 80% vyraujančio triukšmo lygio – tai transporto keliamas triukšmas. Daugelis gyventojų statosi individualius namus, o jiems statyti renkasi ekologiškas medžiagas, pavyzdžiui, medieną. Vis daugiau statoma rąstinių namų, pakelės užeigų ar svečių namų. Aprašomi akustiniai rąstinio namo sienos tyrimai, atliki natūroje ir triukšmo slopinimo kameroje. Rąstinė siena dengiama populiariomis rąstinių namų šiltinimo medžiagomis. Tiriamas vidinės sienos triukšmo izoliavimo koeficientas. Резюме В связи с изменением окружающей среды, ростом городов и увеличением транспортных потоков возрастает актуальность проблемы бытового шума. По мере развития уличной сети, роста стоимости земли строительство домов все чаще ведется на загородных улицах, отличающихся высоким уровнем шума. Шум, вызываемый транспортом, составляет до 80 % преобладающего шума. Многие жители строят индивидуальные дома и выбирают для их строительства экологичные материалы, такие, как древесина. Увеличивается строительство бревенчатых домов, придорожных кафе или гостевых домов. В статье описываются акустические исследования стены бревенчатого дома. Исследования проведены в естественных условиях и в шумоподавляющей камере. Бревенчатая стена покрывается популярными материалами, используемыми для утепления бревенчатых домов. Исследуется условный фасад дома и коэффициент шумовой изоляции внутренней стены.

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Wang, Sha, Kam Hung, and Minglong Li. "Development of measurement scale for functional congruity in guest houses." Tourism Management 68 (October 2018): 23–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.02.018.

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Polschikova, N. V., and N. V. Kovbasyuk. "PHILOSOPHY AND ARCHITECTURE OF TEA HOUSES IN JAPAN." Problems of theory and history of architecture of Ukraine, no. 20 (May 12, 2020): 166–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.31650/2519-4208-2020-20-166-178.

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Tea ceremonies have evolved a great deal since they first got their start, and as the ceremonies have grown and shifted in purpose, so have the tea houses that hold them. Japanese tea house, Chashitsu in Japanese, is where chado, the tea ceremony takes place, which expresses Japanese sentimentality and aesthetics through the act of drinking tea. Chashitsu is truly the product of all of the traditional Japanese crafts combined and sophisticated.As tea began to grow in popularity, tea ceremonies became a source of entertainment for members of the upper class who could afford to gamble, read poetry and attend tea parties in extravagant pavilions. The design of free-standing tea houses is heavily influenced by Zen philosophy. In an attempt to escape from the material strains of daily life, Shukō removed tea parties from the formal setting and instead held the ceremonies in simple grass-thatched huts, like the Tai-an Teahouse. His goal in doing this was to transcend the complex distractions of the world and find enlightenment in everyday life. Another important procedure initiated by Shukou, was that he himself would serve the tea to his guests. He preferred the intimate and personal atmosphere of a small room which could fit five to six people. The four-and-a-half-mat room that he had devised to create a more tranquil atmosphere during the tea ceremony had its origins in the Zen philosophy. In front of the traditional teahouse is a garden referred to as the roji. Guests traverse it on a path of stepping stones, admiring the plants and trees, before washing their hands at a stone basin in preparation for entering the teahouse building. One of the chief characteristics of the thatched hut teahouse begun by Rikyū is the guest entrance, or nijiriguchi. The square door is so low and small that guests can’t move through it without stooping and curling up as they crawl through. When guests enter the tea house, they first proceed to the alcove, tokonoma, to admire the decoration. There is no furniture, except for that which is required for the preparation of tea. Usually, there will be a charcoal pit in the center of the room by cutting a piece of the tatami is used to boil water. Object used in the tea ceremony included special porcelain or ceramic bowls, a cast-iron kettle with bronze lid, freshwater water jars, ceramic of lacquer container for powdered tea, and tea caddies. There are four main principals defining the way people and tea objects interact: wa (harmony); kei (respect); sei (purity) and jyaku (tranquility). Having got everything right in terms of setting and paraphernalia, one then has to do what all this has been leading up to: make tea. The exact movements of the host are vital but depend on which school of tea ceremony one favours. The important thing is to only make the minimum of movements which should be precise, graceful, and restrained. Further, one should be silent when actually preparing the tea. All thenecessary equipment should have already been laid out before the guests, and only the kettle is hidden from their view. The tea caddy and bamboo scoop are first cleaned with a cloth. When ready, the hot water is poured into the tea bowls but only enough to warm them. Powdered tea is then added to the bowls, which are then topped up with hot water, and the mixture is whisked to make a frothy drink. The tea should be drunk in small sips. When everyone has finished, the implements and bowls are cleaned and removed from sight leaving only the kettle before the hopefully now well-satisfied guests. Finally, some of the finer implements may be returned in order for the guests to discuss their appreciation of them.The simplicity of modern teahouses is meant to emphasize the importance of breaking down boundaries that exist among people, objects and ideas. Taking the idea of tea houses designed to mesh with their natural environment to a whole new level, Terunobu Fujimori created the Takasugi-an, which translates to“a tea house too high.” He built the compact teahouse to appear as though it was resting between two chestnut trees, and although the only way to reach the tea house is via ladder, the view from the top gives visitors a perfect view of Chino, Japan. Instead of displaying the picture scrolls of traditional tea houses that indicated the time of year, Fujimori used the building’s windows to achieve the same effect while also allowing visitors to observe the profound changes that were happening in the world around them. Simple materials such asplaster and bamboo were used to construct the interior of the tea house.Modern tea houses still have strong roots in the traditional purposes of tea ceremonies.Today, many practice tea ceremony and enjoy its benefit innumerous types of tea rooms from traditional ones to innovative ones. Both the ceremony and the Japanese tea houses have evolved since the earliest days, and they continue evolving so that they can adapt to the rapidchangesinmodern society.

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Al-Haroun, Yousef AbdulMohsen, and Mohammed Nasser Al-Ajmi. "UNDERSTANDING SOCIO-CULTURAL SPACES BETWEEN THE HADHAR AND BADU HOUSES IN KUWAIT." International Journal of Architectural Research: ArchNet-IJAR 12, no. 3 (November 4, 2018): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.26687/archnet-ijar.v12i3.1712.

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This study examines the socio-cultural spaces of the two major groups in Kuwait: the Hadhar and Badu. These groups are not an ethnic classification but are rooted in their historic settlements. The Hadhar refer to people who lived in old Kuwait town and were mostly merchants and artisans who made their living from the sea. The Badu on the other hand, most commonly referred to as Bedouins, are nomadic tribes who lived on the outskirts of old Kuwait town or in the Arabian Desert. This study employs cognitive maps to reveal fascinating insights into the lifestyles and cultural differences of these two groups as it relates to their domestic built environment. This study argues that house spatial organization is tightly coupled with a family’s socio-cultural traditions and values; hence, there are major spatial distinctions between the houses of the Hadhar and Badu. These differences are apparent in the houses’ main spaces such as the living hall, male guest reception space or diwaniya, and main entrance. This paper also contends that these differences are rooted historically in the traditional Hadhar mud brick courtyard houses and the traditional Badu Arabian tents. Although the oil boom and consequent impact of globalization transformed Kuwait’s houses into modern villas, on the inside they are still linked to each group’s traditional use of space.

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Tam, Hiu-yuen Cecilia, and 譚曉婉. "A new type of guest houses." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31984812.

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Tam, Hiu-yuen Cecilia. "A new type of guest houses." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25951154.

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Backlund, Daniel. "Peripheral tales 6 houses awaiting a visit : 6 houses awaiting a visit." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-253052.

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I have placed 6 houses alongside a country road in Värmland. By building new I have wanted to investigate the production of certain spatial moments; moments I have discerned from the presence of places, as the road passes them through this peripheral area. Their differences aside each house derives from a found sense of hospitality, as well a proud mentality of showing the very best of sides to a visitor. Programmatically the houses portray one tale each - about an encounter and that of being a host and invite a guest inside. That being said the host could very well be the house in itself. I have asked myself: what if a visitor passed by, what would take place? - And what would the building express in waiting for that to happen?

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Posholi, M., and D. Kokt. "The wheelchair accessibility of Bloemfontein's guest houses and hotels." Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 10 , Issue 1: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/336.

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Wheelchair friendliness is an issue that needs to be taken very serious. Awareness should be created so that the owners of the accommodation establishments have a complete knowledge about wheelchair friendliness. The population of the study covered 16 guest houses and 16 hotels in Bloemfontein and only 11 agreed to participate. Other guest house owners were not interested in the participation. Among those guest houses that participated, only few had wheelchair facilities. It showed that there is a lot of ignorance concerning the topic because other guest house owners thought they were wheelchair friendly, just because there is no step at the entrance. A checklist was compiled from literature and adminstered at each estabilshment.

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Ahmed, Musliha. "Guest houses in the Maldives : current integration and proposal towards Community Based Tourism." Thesis, Nantes, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018NANT3004/document.

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Le tourisme est devenu un secteur d'activité majeur aux Maldives. Fondé sur un modèle "one-island-one-resort", il a tenu les touristes à l'écart de la société maldivienne pour la protéger. Engagée en 2010, l'ouverture de nombreuses chambres d'hôtes permet de développer le tourisme sur les îles habitées et favorise la rencontre entre touristes et habitants. Cette thèse analyse les effets de cette ouverture. Elle s’interroge sur l’intégration du tourisme dans la société maldivienne. Elle montre qu’au-delà de différences culturelles, se posent de nombreuses questions : emploi, éducation, partage des richesses créées par le tourisme, préservation de l’environnement, gouvernance territoriale, etc... Cette intégration serait favorisée par un modèle touristique s'inspirant du tourisme communautaire. La thèse donne des recommandations concertant l'application d'un tel modèle
Tourism has become a major economic sector in the Republic of Maldives. Based on a "oneisland- one-resort" model, it has kept tourists away from Maldivian society to protect it. Launched in 2010, the opening of a number of guest rooms has made it possible to develop tourism on the populated islands and to promote encounters between tourists and inhabitants. This thesis analyses the effects of this sector. It questions the integration of tourism into Maldivian society. It shows that, beyond cultural differences, many questions arise: employment, education, wealth distribution, preservation of the environment, territorial governance, etc... This integration would be promoted by a tourism model inspired by community tourism. The thesis provides recommendations for the application of such a model

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Coetzee, Zelmari. "Exploring consumer experiences in guest houses in South Africa : an experience economy approach." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57298.

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In the last few years, the South African tourism industry grew steadily, and future growth is expected until 2020. Therefore, the sector anticipates an increased number of travellers that will use accommodation services in the next few years. However, very few South African guest houses operate at full occupancy due to the wide range of accommodation choices available, and therefore lose potential revenue. In light of the millions of potential guests, guest houses should offer a distinctive, meaningful guest house service to the modern-day guest who not only wants to feel, experience and be excited, but is also willing to pay for a memorable time. It is suggested that guest house operators take note of this era characterised by the principles of the experience economy, advocating that they apply them to their businesses by staging entertaining, educational, escapist and aesthetical opportunities to lead to satisfaction and quality. This study used a quantitative, explorative and descriptive research design to identify, describe and evaluate guests lodging experiences in guest houses in South Africa; and to determine the current application of the experience economy concepts. Fieldworkers employed purposive and snowball sampling to collect cross-sectional data from 340 guests and 39 guest house managers who completed different Likert scale questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data. Guest profiles were well spread over the demographic categories; age, gender, income, repeat or first-time guests and reason for travel (business/pleasure). The aesthetics dimension of the guest house proved most prevalent, followed by escapism, entertainment and education. The dimensions, escapism, entertainment and education should become the focus and must be intentionally created to improve guests experiences. The consequences dimensions of the experience all measured high. Satisfaction was most prevalent followed by value, arousal and memory constructs. Overall, guest houses are not creating specialised experiences for guests and much room for improvement exists, except for the aesthetic dimension that should be maintained. Unfortunately, guest house managers and guests were loath to participate in providing information and this affected the potential of the study. Hence it is suggested that alternative ways be found to collect data from guest houses for research purposes that would ensure insight that would assist in enhancing offerings in the guest house industry.
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Ramukumba, Takalani. "The contribution of guest houses to economic growth and employment as key components of local economic development in the Eden District Area." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/5214.

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Tourism has come to be seen as a key driver for local economic development in South Africa, as it provides opportunities for pro-poor and community-based initiatives. On a global scale, the challenges of confronting poverty and unemployment continue to dominate the development agenda. The ability of Local Economic Development (LED) to empower local people has earned favour with national governments and development theorists. The imperative facing South Africa to achieve a more equitable and sustainable economy is essentially the challenge to adopt and implement a development approach that will reduce poverty and unemployment (which are the two key objectives of LED) to the greatest extent. It is within this context that the South African government has sought to incorporate LED into their economic development framework, predominantly through the decentralisation of development control and planning to the local government level. This study examined the contribution of guest houses to economic growth and employment as key components of LED in a sustainable manner. The study revealed that guest houses are playing a key role in the development of the local economy in the Eden district region. Guest houses are providing employment opportunities to the local residents both on a full-time and part-time basis. Further to this, guest houses are buying many locally-produced products and services from local suppliers and this contributes to economic growth of the local economy. However, this study also found that many of the guest houses in the area are not aware of government incentives available to support them and very few of them have made use of these services. This is something that needs to be addressed if these guest houses are to continue to strengthen the local economy and provide employment opportunities in a sustainable manner. The study revealed that many of the guest houses are operating in an environmentally friendly manner and this will ensure their future sustainability. The broader situation and the contribution of the accommodation sector as critical assets in local and national tourism economies has been thoroughly researched in tourism research around the world. Existing work on the accommodation sector in the South African tourism economy is mainly urban-focused and indicates that its local development impacts can be positive albeit not always maximised through local linkages, however, only a limited amount of academic investigations examines the contribution of tourism sub-sectors to economic growth and employment. The authenticity of this study is based on Its contribution which must be viewed in relation to the relatively limited body of literature in the contribution of tourism sub-sectors to economic growth and employment and in this case guest houses as one type of accommodation sub-sector.

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Zhang, Jin. "An investigation into guests' perceived service quality of the bed-and-breakfast and guest house market industry in the Nelson Mandela Bay area." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1087.

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The tourism and hospitality industry has made a meaningful contribution to the development of the South African economy. Not only the hotels, but also the demand for self-catering holiday properties such as guest houses and bed-and-breakfast (B&B) establishments is increasing which could boost the tourist industry. Moreover, the prospect of the self-catering holiday properties in South Africa is extremely positive, particularly when the country is given the opportunity to hold the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Thus, expectations and perceptions are significantly shaped and transformed by the prosperous environment. The self-catering holiday properties should provide the best possible service to international and domestic tourists and ensure that their needs are fully met. The general purpose of this study was to evaluate the service quality of guest houses and B&Bs in the Nelson Mandela Bay by comparing guests’ expectations and perceptions. The results of this study could assist the managers of guest house and B&B in improving its service performance to more effectively fulfil the needs of dynamic tourist market. The literature study provided an overview of tourism industry from the management and marketing perspectives, services marketing and a detailed discussion of service quality focusing on the nature of services, determinants of service quality and techniques for measuring service quality. The SERVQUAL model and its derivative, Lodging Quality Index (LQI), were adapted for measuring the guests’ perceived service quality in this research. ii The empirical data was collected by means of a survey, using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to guests who were staying at guest houses or B&Bs in the Nelson Mandela Bay identified in terms of convenience sampling. One hundred and five useable questionnaires were received. The empirical findings based on the perception-minus-expectation (P-E) gap analysis showed that the perception mean scores were consistently lower than the expectation mean scores. This implies that guests perceived service quality of guest house and B&B to be relatively low. It is recommended that the managers of guest houses and B&Bs should: {u10007A} uniform the employees; {u10007A} use every tool to figure out what the guest wants; {u10007A} establish specific working procedures and help employees to understand their job responsibilities and mangers’ expectations; {u10007A} invite suggestions of existing located facilities from guests, and move the inconvenient facilities if possible; {u10007A} employ a communication audit to evaluate the overall quality of the communication system by comparing communication objectives to actual performance; {u10007A} combine useful destination information from different sources and update them on the website frequently; and {u10007A} apply an attracting layout to build positive image.

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Di, Domenico MariaLaura C. "'Lifestyle entrepreneurs' in the hospitality sector : guest house owner-occupiers." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2003. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21378.

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The research outlined in this thesis is a comparative investigation of the views and selfdefinitions of small-scale hospitality providers who operate their business concerns in two Scottish urban settings. It deals specifically with owner-occupied businesses. This characteristic serves to define a key focus of the research, in that it is essentially concerned with the small-scale guest house which functions as both a home and a business for its owner. In this thesis, the self-definitions and images of these proprietors are explored through the medium of the in-depth research interview, and consequently analysed from the resulting textual interview data. The nature of the research questions call for a qualitative research enquiry to provide the depth necessary to enable interpretations to be drawn which are emergent and grounded in the data. It adopts a phenomenologically-driven research perspective, using a symbolic interactionist conceptual framework upon which the methodology draws. This research is necessarily context-driven as, in order to understand fully the nature of this group, it is important to consider the context in which these proprietors operate. In this study, the two Scottish urban locations of Inverness and Dundee, as part of the wider Scottish tourism spectrum are taken as the contextual parameters of the research. Background research to this enquiry therefore pays necessary attention to the sociohistorical Scottish tourism setting, with specific focus on these locations. This functions as the contextual background against which the owner-occupiers of these small hospitality businesses must be placed. This also serves to provide an overall framework for the development of the theoretical perspectives and research methodologies which direct the research process.

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Wang, Yi. "Dimensions of guest house service: perceptions of owners and expectations of business travellers." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1006215.

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The need for successful management of a guest house in the increasingly competitive hospitality industry in South Africa, compels guest house owners to understand their customers’ needs and deliver service of acceptable quality. The objective of the research is to find out what business travellers expect from a guest house and how these expectations compare with the perceptions of guest house owners in Port Elizabeth. Conclusions drawn from this research would also benefit guest house owners in other parts of the country. A literature review was conducted to provide an understanding of the nature of service and the role “evidence of service” can play in the perception of quality. The empirical study aimed at comparing business travellers’ expectations of guest house service with guest house owners’ perceptions of their guests’ expectations. The empirical findings showed that business travellers deemed secure parking and professionalism of staff as the most important attributes, while guest house owners thought it would be friendliness of front desk staff and efficient handling of complaints. Moreover, both groups indicated that cleanliness of rooms and services performed by staff adequately the first time, were of particular importance. It was also found that the importance rating of the different service dimensions were not significantly influenced by the business travellers’ gender, managerial position, nights of stay or by the guest house grading. The study proposes that guest house owners continue to focus on strategies for training and developing competent employees, simplify the steps of service delivery and improve on the standards of the servcie to ensure that business facilities are in line with the expectations of business travelers.

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Aberfeldy & District Tourist Association. Aberfeldy district 1993: Your directory to the heart of Scotland. Aberfeldy: Aberfeldy & District Tourist Association, 1993.

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Thomas, Roger. Wales: Hotels and guest houses : great value hotels, motels, guest houses and farmhouses. Cardiff: Wales Tourist Board, 1990.

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A guide to monastic guest houses. Wilton, Conn: Morehouse-Barlow, 1989.

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Regalbuto, Robert J. A guide to monastic guest houses. 4th ed. Harrisburg, Pa: Morehouse Pub., 2000.

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A guide to monastic guest houses. 2nd ed. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Pub., 1992.

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Regalbuto, Robert J. A guide to monastic guest houses. 3rd ed. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Pub., 1998.

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Board, Northern Ireland Tourist. Hotels and guest houses in Northern Ireland 2005. Belfast: Northern Ireland Tourist Board, 2005.

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E, Jensen Mary, ed. US and worldwide guide to retreat center guest houses. Newport Beach, Calif: CTS Publications, 1992.

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J, Thomas. The Australian bed and breakfast book: Homes, farms, guest houses. Gretna, La: Pelican Pub. Co., 1990.

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Wilcox, James. Guest of a sinner: A novel. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2004.

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Domin, Christopher, and Joseph King. "Hook Guest Houses." In Paul Rudolph the Florida Houses, 151–211. New York, NY: Princeton Archit.Press, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-56898-647-5_5.

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Brown, Peter R. "Reducing the impact of feral house mice in agricultural ecosystems." In Pest or Guest, 8–15. P.O. Box 20, Mosman NSW 2088, Australia: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/fs.2007.004.

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Newbery, Brock, and Darryl N. Jones. "Presence of Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus across an urban gradient in Brisbane: influence of habitat and potential for impact on native gecko species." In Pest or Guest, 59–65. P.O. Box 20, Mosman NSW 2088, Australia: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/fs.2007.009.

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Seymour, Julie. "Entertaining Guests or Entertaining the Guests: Children’s Emotional Labour in Hotels, Pubs and Boarding Houses." In The Politics of Childhood, 90–106. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230523197_6.

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Diappi, Lidia. "The Tourism as Local Development Leverage: The Restaurant/Guest house of Olga’s and the Professional School YCTC in Livingstone, Zambia." In Sustainable Urban Development and Globalization, 197–208. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61988-0_15.

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"Guest houses and tattoo parlours: backpackers in cities." In Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development, 86–107. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203547304-13.

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Kiryakova-Dineva, Teodora, and Ruska Bozhkova. "Public Health Risk Environment for Bulgarian SMEs (Guest Houses and Family Hotels) in the COVID-19 Pandemic." In Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management in Small and Medium-Sized Tourism Enterprises, 77–102. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6996-2.ch004.

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At a time of the global health pandemic, the most affected areas are economy and social life. Along with the practical limitations of travel, regarding personal security reasons and the objective risks for the environment, the world of tourism has changed. However, under the circumstances, some small accommodation units have managed to survive, like the Seamen between Scylla and Charybdis – the mythical situation. The purpose of this chapter is to delve into the public health risk environment for Bulgarian SMEs in tourism (guest houses and family hotels) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extent of the analysis includes hotels and guest houses in the south-western part of Bulgaria that managed to keep operating despite the global pandemic situation.

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Ungemah, Joe. "Intent." In Punching the Clock, 101–14. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190061241.003.0008.

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This chapter recounts the experience of a Chinese couple who attempted to find accommodation and food as they traveled up and down the Pacific Coast in 1934. Despite owners saying that they would refuse the travelers, the couple was received in all but one of the 251 guest houses and restaurants, demonstrating a disconnect between intention and action when people are confronted face to face with the target of their discrimination. Fast-forward to 2016, and Airbnb is struggling to address discrimination within its network of properties, where potential guests were declined service based purely on ethnicity, made possible by the distance created by technology. Recent research involving the gay and transgender communities shows how attitudes can be more closely aligned to behavior. By engaging in deep conversation, making personal connections, and evoking empathy, change is possible.

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Michie, Helena, and Robyn Warhol. "Reading for romance: the marriage plot." In Love Among the Archives, 62–117. Edinburgh University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474406635.003.0002.

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So far we have structured the story of this project around an originary narrative and, indeed, a moment of origin– our encounter with George Scharf’s album of menus and invitations that served as our introduction to him (see Fig. 1.1). Certainly that origin shaped our initial sense of George as a guest, a diner out. If we had not always had before us the glowing after-image of the menus, the gilded names of country houses and the calling cards of the rich and famous, we would perhaps have read the diaries differently: we might have read George not only or primarily as a guest but also as a host. Although, as we describe in the introduction, we found traces of Scharf as a host in the album and in the nightmare of hospitality we construed from those traces, the album resolutely and snobbishly tied him to country estates and their social rituals. The diaries, however, show Scharf as an almost obsessive giver of dinners, small and large, and as the centre of what one guest called ‘The Ashley Place Circle’, a group of male friends defined by the address of the lodgings Scharf rented for the last two and a half decades of his life.

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"House Guest." In 36 Views of Mount Fuji, 217–26. Duke University Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822388180-015.

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Conference papers on the topic "Guest houses"

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Dusaev, R., and R. Tumanov. "НЕКОТОРЫЕ ПРАВОВЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ГОСТЕВЫХ ДОМОВ В СЕЛЬСКОМ ТУРИЗМЕ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАРЕЛИЯ." In Perspektivy social`no-ekonomicheskogo razvitiia prigranichnyh regionov 2019. Институт экономики - обособленное подразделение Федерального исследовательского центра "Карельский научный центр Российской академии наук", 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.36867/br.2019.36.84.015.

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В статье рассматриваются некоторые правовые проблемы, связанные с использованием гостевых домов их собственниками и иными законными владельцами с целью оказания услуг в области сельского туризма. Автором проанализированы различные варианты легализации гражданских правоотношений между туристами и владельцами таких домов, рассмотрены их преимущества и, возможные недостатки. Сделан вывод о том, что наиболее приемлемым вариантом оказания туристких услуг непосредственно самим владельцем гостевого дома является государственная регистрация в качестве индивидуального предпринимателя. The article deals with some legal problems associated with the use of guest houses by their owners in order to provide services in the field of rural tourism. The author analyzes various options of legalization of legal relations between tourists and owners of such houses, considers their advantages and possible disadvantages. It is concluded that the most appropriate option for the provision of tourist services directly by the owner of the guest house is the state registration as an individual entrepreneur.

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Pasko, Olga. "THE ROLE OF GUEST HOUSES IN THE FORMATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE AGRO-TOURIST COMPLEX AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF RURAL EMPLOYMENT." In 5th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES and ARTS SGEM2018. STEF92 Technology, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018/1.4/s04.107.

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Ossevoort, Miriam, Daan Tavenier, and Jan Riezebos. "Students' experiences with learning mergers and acquisition skills in a multi-disciplinary learning community." In Sixth International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head20.2020.11053.

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The aim of this paper is to evaluate the implementation of an extra-curricular multi-disciplinary, multi-level Learning Community (LC) on Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) of Small-Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This LC was developed according to established guiding principles, namely the theme extends beyond the theme of the regular courses, and it should attract both BSc and MSc students of different disciplines, and enhances students’ professional preparation and employability. The LC consisted of 8 meetings of 2 hours and one meeting for a whole day during a full semester. During the whole day, students played a game in which they had to purchase a company using all acquired knowledge and skills. In the guest lectures offered, students discussed different aspects of M&A with professionals within the field. The LC is evaluated by students on e.g. the content of the LC, what they have learned, the social aspect and guidance, and what could be improved. Overall, the students appreciated the content and structure of the LCs, especially the game, the guest lectures, and the fact that they worked together with students of different disciplines.

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Cailliez, Matthieu. "Europäische Rezeption der Berliner Hofoper und Hofkapelle von 1842 bis 1849." In Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung 2019. Paderborn und Detmold. Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar der Universität Paderborn und der Hochschule für Musik Detmold, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.25366/2020.50.

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The subject of this contribution is the European reception of the Berlin Royal Opera House and Orchestra from 1842 to 1849 based on German, French, Italian, English, Spanish, Belgian and Dutch music journals. The institution of regular symphony concerts, a tradition continuing to the present, was initiated in 1842. Giacomo Meyerbeer and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy were hired as general music directors respectively conductors for the symphony concerts in the same year. The death of the conductor Otto Nicolai on 11th May 1849, two months after the premiere of his opera Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, coincides with the end of the analysed period, especially since the revolutions of 1848 in Europe represent a turning point in the history of the continent. The lively music activities of these three conductors and composers are carefully studied, as well as the guest performances of foreign virtuosos and singers, and the differences between the Berliner Hofoper and the Königstädtisches Theater.

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Kassaee, Saiid, Adewale Odukomaiya, Ahmad Abu-Heiba, Xiaobing Liu, Matthew M. Mench, Patrick O’Connor, and Ayyoub M. Momen. "Ground Level Integrated Diverse Energy Storage (GLIDES) Cost Analysis." In ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2018-87517.

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With the increasing penetration of renewable energy, the need for advanced flexible/scalable energy storage technologies with high round-trip efficiency (RTE) and high energy density has become critical. In this paper, a techno-economic model of a novel energy storage technology developed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is presented and used to estimate the technology’s capital cost. Ground-Level Integrated Diverse Energy Storage (GLIDES) is an energy storage technology with high efficiency which can store energy via input of electricity and heat and supply dispatchable electricity. GLIDES stores energy by compressing and expanding a gas using a liquid piston. GLIDES performance has been extensively studied analytically and experimentally. This study aims to develop a comprehensive combined performance and cost modeling environment. With the desired system storage capacity kilowattage, storage time (hours), and an initial RTE guess as inputs, the model optimizes the selection of system components to minimize the capital cost. The techno-economic model described in this paper can provide preliminary cost estimates and corresponding performance for various system sizes and storage times.

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Blocher, Michael, and Io Eunice Gómez Fernández. "Time-Linearized Forced Response Analysis of a Counter Rotating Fan: Part I — Theoretical Concept of a Fully Time-Linear Forced Response Analysis." In ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2014-25833.

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From 2010 to 2013, several institutes of the German Aerospace Center investigated a counter rotating fan arrangement called CRISP2. While having efficiency advantages over rotor-stator arrangements, counter rotating fans might be subject to increased aerodynamic excitation as well. It is well known that rotor-stator interaction (in this case rotor-rotor-interaction) can result in aerodynamic excitation of blades leading to high cycle fatigue. Therefore, forced response calculations and an estimation of the static and dynamic loads during operation are essential prior to production and rig tests. At the Institute of Aeroelasticity, loosely coupled approaches for forced response calculations have been employed for a number of years (Vasanthakumar [1]). Due to a limited time frame for the forced response simulation, it was decided to use this loosely coupled approach for the forced response simulations in CRISP2 as well and to reduce its time consumption even more by using a time-linear approach for the forcing calculations. The theoretical concepts and their implementation into a forced response simulation are highlighted. Special consideration is given to the linearized unsteady simulations with gust boundary conditions that have been implemented into the DLR in-house flow solver TRACE [2]. The advantages and drawbacks of a fully time-linear loosely coupled method compared to more accurate and complicated approaches are discussed.

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Al Ibrahim, Mustafa A., Vladislav Torlov, and Mokhles M. Mezghani. "Automated Verification of Sidewall Core Recovery Depth using Borehole Image Logs." In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/206145-ms.

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Abstract Sidewall coring is a cost-effective process to complement conventional fullbore coring. Because sidewall cores target exact depth points, verification of the sidewall core recovery depth is required. We present an automated, fast workflow to perform the depth verification using borehole images, thereby providing consistent results. An application example using a typical dataset is used to showcase the workflow. A novel automated approach based on image analysis techniques and Bayesian statistical analysis is developed to verify sidewall core recovery depth using borehole image logs. A complete workflow is presented covering: 1) utilization of reference logs, e.g., gamma ray, to correct image log depth using cross correlation and/or dynamic time warping, 2) automated identification of sidewall core cavity in borehole image log using the circle Hough transform, and 3) estimation of confidence in the identification using Bayesian statistics and specialized metrics. The workflow is applied on a typical dataset containing tens of sidewall core cavities with varying quality. Results are comparable to the manual interpretation from an experienced engineer. A number of observations are made. First, the use of reference logs to correct the image log allows for determining the exact well logs values where the sidewall core was sampled, which is then compared to the initial target well logs values. This increases the confidence that the target lithofacies was sampled as planned. Second, the circle Hough Transform is suitable for this problem because it provides stable solutions for partially imaged sidewall core cavities typical in pad-based borehole images. Third, the use of Bayesian statistics and specialized metrics for the problem, such as average and standard deviation borehole image intensity in the cavity, provides customizability to work with multiple types of borehole images and with varying initial depth guess uncertainties. Overall, the use of fast and automated methodology for depth verification opens up avenues for near real-time combined sidewall coring, imaging, and verification workflows. The novelty in this study lies in using a combination of image processing techniques and statistical analysis to automate an established manual workflow. The automated workflow provides consistent results in minutes rather than hours. Results also incorporate a confidence index estimation.

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