Travel Essays

Why do we need to take an On the Job Training (OJT)? What things do you have learned if you undergo the training? Today in our generation, On the Job Training (OJT) is required in every Colleges and Universities. Now it is one of the subjects that we need to …

     The fate of Croesus, according to Herodotus—as told by Ryszard Kapuscinski in his book, Travels with Herodotus—is to illustrate at least one historical maxim: “human happiness never remains long in the same place.”  This principle is reiterated in various ways throughout the book, which is based on the author’s …

Our ancient man could not remain aloof with the amazement of the miracle of the birds taking to the sky and was deeply passionate to put the wings on his arms and take on to the sky of his dreams. Leonardo Da Vinci once asserted, “A bird is an instrument …

This dissertation is an original and authentic piece of work produced in fulfilment of my degree regulations. I have fully acknowledged and referenced all secondary sources. I have read and understood the Academic Regulations and I am fully aware of any breach of them                                                                                                                                                                                 Xu Yinghui Abstract The purpose …

RevPAR, or revenue per available room, is a performance metric in the hotel industry, which is calculated by multiplying a hotel’saverage daily room rate (ADR) by its occupancy rate. It may also be calculated by dividing a hotel’s total guestroom revenue by the room count and the number of days …

I started my On-the-Job-Training at Eastern manila hotel last April 12, 2012. Actually, it was my first time to go there not knowing that after having my orientation about the things that they do in their office, I can already start working. At first, I was really nervous because I …

            Aviation was quite a small industry during the early twentieth century. After the Wright brothers had discovered the idea of flying, many companies had ventured into creating a flying machine which could fly higher and travel faster. Although, many of these companies had succeeded, the purpose of flying had …

The BSC is one of the key techniques in strategy formulation and implementation. It communicates, throughout the firm, the strategic goals and objectives and the performance measures that are important in developing, measuring, reviewing and evaluating the strategies and its eventual effectiveness. Therefore, having the BSC applicable at the operational …

Abstract The commercial airline industry has always cycyled between boom and bust. Many airlines, since deregulation and the 1960s, have declared bankruptcy, and other airlines have merged together to cut costs. Aircraft fuel consumption and weight have a direct relationship with passenger ticket prices. Today, typical aircraft have been constructed …

In this paper I’m going to provide a comprehensive review of the book “The Southwest Airlines Way” by Jody Hoffer Gittell with a clear focus on its practical learning value. Southwest Airlines is believed to be one of the most successful airline in history. Gittell suggests this is due to …