Today, destinations aggressively compete for the rights to host some of the hundreds of
thousands of meetings and conventions held around the world each year. Yet very little …

Explores development in market segmentation relating to hospitality and tourism research
published between 1990 and 1998. The literature is divided into three sections: segmenting …

The convention sector is one of the fastest growing and most lucrative areas of the tourism
industry. Solving for the most salient determinants in selecting or organizing a destination for …

This study employed a combined approach of automated and manual content analysis to
provide an understanding of online meeting planners' reviews. The dual analysis with 696 …

Stay up to date on international trends in convention tourism! Convention Tourism:
International Research and Industry Perspectives is a thorough analysis of the industry's key …

Many cities around the world today place considerable emphasis in their tourism strategies
on enhancing their competitiveness as potential convention hosts. The objective of this …

Several studies in the hospitality field have analyzed academic journals to assess trends
and suggest future directions of research. Despite its economic significance and rapid …

Conferences and conventions are one of the fastest growing areas of the events industry.
This is a substantially important sector yet research into many dimensions is in its infancy …

While the physical features of a given meeting or convention hotel are important, of greater
interest are the practices or activities that a hotel uses to support the meeting. Using an …

The physical features of a service business—its “servicescape”—play a significant role in
both a consumer's choice and satisfaction. Most hotels use physical features like meeting …