Going green is both a corporate advantage and an opportunity for humanity to enable change. The four piIIars of green energy are green power, green...

The fast growth of the tourism industry over the past decades is one of the most remarkable economic phenomena of our time. This handbook discusses...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has conducted an assessment in response to national and international concerns that over...

The ultimate objective for the book is to be a useful tool to increase awareness surrounding the importance of the use and the proper adjustment of...

Health and wellness tourism is now an international trend set by the health conscious consumers seeking to enhance their well-being through their t...

It is difficult to find an area of such unyielding cost increases as health care except perhaps energy costs. These costs and the underlying health...

The quality of service coupled with comparatively low charges for common surgeries has made India an attractive destination for medical value trave...

Indoor air quality and human health are of continuously growing importance. Indoor air quality may be affected by many factors excluding, but not l...

Happiness, wellbeing, relaxation, and rejuvenation are among the many concepts associated with tourism and more recently have become the focus for ...

The future of New Zealand’s rural communities is often in the news. Empty shops, depopulation and lack of jobs are offered as signs that many towns...

The phrase "child labour" carries negative undertones in today's society. However, only a century ago on the Canadian Prairies, youngsters laboured...

All major U.S. agricultural program crops -- corn, barley, sorghum, oats, wheat, rice, and soybeans -- have exhibited extreme price volatility sinc...

The discussion of ideas, methods, scientific results, empirical practices and perspectives on the restoration of high diversity tropical and subtro...

Founded in 1905, the High River Times served a community of small town advertisers and an extensive hinterland of ranchers and farmers in southern ...

Founded in 1905, the High River Times served a community of small town advertisers and an extensive hinterland of ranchers and farmers in southern ...

While Congress has been interested in high speed rail (HSR) since the 1960s, the provision of $8 billion for intercity passenger rail projects in t...

It is widely acknowledged that there is an increasing problem in maintenance of the American civil infrastructure. Highways, bridges, sewers, railr...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides about $40 billion to the states annually to build and maintain highways and bridges through th...

Federal surface transportation programs are currently funded primarily through taxes on motor fuels that are deposited in the highway trust fund. A...

Tourism is an activity that can have a truly major impact on sustainable development. In this book, similarities and differences between internatio...

"The tourism industry is considered as one of the largest service sectors; generating significant national income through foreign exchange earnings...

In any business, marketing strategy plays a key role in building a brand, alluring new customers and maintaining loyalty. Hospitality business as a...

People traveling for business or leisure reasons look for a home away from home when they travel. A competent staff, good food, and a secure and re...

The front office is the nerve centre of a hotel property. Communications and accounting are two of the most important functions of a front desk ope...