In this article, we attempt to examine the nexus of trade, economic growth, and international tourism. We resort to wavelet-based analysis to capture the time-frequency-based lead-lag dynamics of this nexus. Considering the monthly data spanning from January 1999 to February 2018 for the United States, we find the evidence that (a) increasing trade leads to higher tourist inflows (in terms of receipts), (b) tourist receipts are lagged by economic growth, and (c) these relationships are significant in the long term. We believe that these results are crucial for policymakers to frame policies regarding tourism in the United States.
The purpose of this research is to examine various incidents relating to both delightful and terrible hospitality experiences in the hotel industry, using a qualitative research design. Critical incident analysis is conducted on data collected from 167 respondents in major tourist destinations of India. An open-ended questionnaire is developed for conducting in-depth interviews. Results reveal 16 interpersonal and 8 non-interpersonal factors responsible for customer delight and terrible experiences, affecting a consumer’s revisit intention and favourable recommendations. Some of the interpersonal factors include attractive voice, quick response and well dressed. The non-interpersonal factors are related to cleanliness, interiors, food and other physical evidence. A few critical limitations and future research directions are suggested. Some decisive implications for industry practitioners are also discussed. This study promotes interpersonal interactions between employees and customers by facilitating the effective use of technology. Society will also benefit from the effective implementation of such technology in the service industry. To the best of the author’s knowledge, no research has explored delightful and terrible customer experiences within the Indian hospitality industry.
The objective of this article is to study the relationship between men, women and nature in Sarah Orne Jewett’s ‘A White Heron’ by using ecofeminist perspectives. The cultural and moral vision of Jewett is imperative to the scope of American regionalist writing and her work characterizes the extreme concern to representing the region from which the author comes. The setting of the story holds its relevance even in the twenty-first century when the world is facing a deep ecological crisis. In ‘A White Heron’, Sarah Orne Jewett narrates the story of a 9-year-old girl Sylvia, exploring the grounds around her home in search of a prized white heron. Therefore, I suggest, it is through this relationship that the author demonstrates regional sustainability through clearly defined repressive gender roles, feminizing the concept of submissiveness while masculinizing attitudes of dominance over nature and competence in dealing with the challenges that nature presents.
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