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Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management: Recent submissions

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Students’ perceptions of careers in Ghana’s hospitality and tourism industry

Amissah, Eunice Fay; Mensah, Abigail Opoku; Mensah, Ishmael; Gamor, Emmanuel (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

The study aimed to explore students’ perception of careers in the hospitality and tourism industry and their intention to pursue careers in Ghana’s hospitality and tourism industry. This study used a sample of 441 students ...
Stakeholder pressure and hotel environmental performance in Accra, Ghana

Mensah, Ishmael (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which primary and secondary stakeholders influence the environmental performance of hotels in Accra and whether size of hotel moderates stakeholder influence ...
Effects of service quality and customer satisfaction on repurchase intention in restaurants on University of Cape Coast campus

Mensah, Ishmael; Mensah, Rebecca Dei (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

This study sought to examine the effects of service quality and customer satisfaction on the repurchase intentions of customers of restaurants on University of Cape Coast Campus. The survey method was employed involving a ...
Serving indigenous dishes in hotels: An inquiry into the conative response of menu decision makers

Bondzi-Simpson, Alberta; Ayeh, Julian K. (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

Indigenous cuisines – in many developing economies – play a central role in the celebrations, cultural practices and festivals of the local people, but their presence on hotel food service menu is often insignificant. Yet, ...
Service failures in 3- to 5-Star hotels in Accra, Ghana

Mensah-Kufuor, Adelaide G.; Mensah, Ishmael; Amenumey, Edem Kwesi (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

This paper examines service failures in 3- to 5-star hotels in the Accra Metropolis in Ghana. The objectives of the research were to ascertain the categories of service failures commonly experienced by guests and assess ...
Residents’ perspectives on the environmental impacts of urban tourism in Cape Coast: implications for sustainable tourism development

Mensah, Ishmael; Gamor, Emmanuel (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

As a corollary to urbanization, cities and towns have become increasingly attractive to tourists, because of the concentration of museums, galleries, shopping centres, theatres, restaurants and other cultural attractions. ...
Residents’ perceptions of the 2008 Confederation of African Cup (CAN 2008) event

Amenumey, Edem K.; Amuquandoh, Francis Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

This paper examines residents’ expectations of the 2008 Confederation of African Cup of Nations. Data was obtained through a questionnaire survey of 1308 residents of the host communities in January, 2008. Factor analysis ...
Residents' perceptions of the environmental impacts of tourism in the Lake Bosomtwe Basin, Ghana

Amuquandoh, Francis Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2008)

This study investigates residents’ perceptions of tourism’s physical impacts in the Lake Bosomtwe Basin in Ghana. Data were based on a resident survey conducted in the basin in January 2006. Residents perceived both positive ...
Public transport mode preferences of international tourists in Ghana: Implications for transport planning

Nutsugbodo, Ricky Yao; Amenumey, Edem Kwesi; Mensah, Collins Adjei (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

Generally, most studies on tourism in Ghana have laid emphasis on motivations and experiences of tourists, their preference for accommodation and restaurant facilities, and the quality of services rendered at these facilities ...
Psychological climate and psychological empowerment: An exploration in a luxury UK hotel group

Amenumey, Edem K.; Lockwood, Andrew (University of Cape Coast, 2008)

The purpose of this study was to identify aspects of employees ’work environment that were related to their feelings of psychological empowerment in a luxury hotel group. Data were collected through the administration of ...
Pros and cons of hosting international tourists: is it rational?

Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth; Akyeampong, Oheneba; Boakye, Kwaku Adutwum; Adu-Gyamfi, Addae Boateng (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

Homestay hosting is increasingly becoming popular in tourists destinations in different parts of the world. And it is, presently, being used as a tool or sustainable community development. Despite its seeming virtue and ...
Production of makuea poo-ung puree for usage in meal preparation

Fraikue, Frances Betty; Kumar, J. P. Prasanna; Amenumey, Edem K. (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

Makuea poo-ung is a perishable vegetable which can only be transformed to prolong the usability and also get access to it during the lean season. The processing of perishable products prevents conspicuous change in the ...
Poverty reduction through tourism: residents’ perspectives

Mensah, Emmanuel A.; Amuquandoh, Francis Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

Increase in the number of people living in poverty in the world has led to an increasing search for strategies to address the situation, and tourism has been identified as one of the relevant tools for reducing poverty. ...
Policing tourism: the emergence of specialist units

Mawby, Rob; Boakye, Kwaku; Jones, Carol (University of Cape Coast, 2016)

Specialist tourist police units are a recent development in many countries where tourism is important to the economy and where crimes associated with tourism are recognized. However, such developments are scarcely universal. ...
Perceived spatial agglomeration effects and hotel location choice

Issahaku, Adam; Mensah, Emmanuel Abeashi (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

Spatial agglomeration is a firm behaviour and mostly occurs because of competition among firms to enjoy spatial agglomeration effects and have the tendency to influence hotel location choice. However, the literature on ...
People with visual impairment ‘watching’ television? Leisure pursuits of people with visual impairment in Ghana

Issahaku, Adam (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

Leisure pursuits of people with visual impairment is one of the under-researched concepts in disability discourse. Employing focus group discussions, this study explored the leisure pursuits of people with visual impairment. ...
Accommodators or non-accommodators? A typology of hotel frontline employees’ attitude towards guests with disabilities

Issahaku, Adam (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

Though studies on the experiences of travellers with disabilities abound, little is known on the attitude and attitudinal functions of frontline employees towards guests with disabilities. Using data from 825 hotel frontline ...
Microbiological contamination of some fresh leafy vegetables sold in Cape Coast, Ghana

Yafetto, L.; Ekloh, E.; Sarsah, B.; Amenumey, E. K.; Adator, E. H. (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

This study evaluated the microbiological contamination of cabbage, lettuce, and scallions sold in Abura and Kotokuraba markets in Cape Coast, Ghana. These vegetables were analyzed for the presence and levels of microorganisms ...
Environmental management and sustainable tourism development: The case of hotels in Greater Accra Region (GAR) of Ghana

l Mensah, Ishmae (University of Cape Coast, 2006)

Due to calls for more sustainable tourism practices, environmental management, which was the preserve of the smokestack industries, has engaged managers of most hotels around the globe. The literature is replete with ...
Measuring negative tourist-to-tourist interaction: scale development and validation

Issahaku, Adam; Taale, Francis; Adongo, Charles Atanga (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

Despite the destructive nature of tourist-to-tourist interactions, previous research efforts focused on service provider–tourist interactions while neglecting negative tourist-to-tourist interactions. Consequently, there ...

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