Hospitality Exam 5 Chapters 25 26 27 James Rouse created Faneuil Hall in Boston which was an early marketplace The biggest urban entertainment district is Disney World in Orlando FL Dark day venue refers to the time between attractions at a given venue when nothing is going on Aramark and SMG are examples of large venue management services The first national park to be founded was Yellowstone National Park Bathrooms and security are examples of things at venues which are not noticed until they are not there There are different needs of people on vacation these include self actualization physiological and the feeling of belonging Costs of vacation include clothes food travel and ancillary activities parking fees etc Know the difference between major attractions secondary attractions and temporary attractions In class he used the example of Panama City The major attraction would be the beach secondary attractions would include the bars or putt putt courses and a temporary attraction would be a concert What cultural events are most attended Performing arts Permanent attractions are natural Not man made The fastest growing travel companies are those on the internet such as expedia or Travelocity These account for 70 of business and make money off of commission Bucketstop consolidators buy large blocks of tickets for a lesser price per ticket they generally make a 10 commission on the ticket sales First hotel to be on the internet was Hilton Receptive operators are special needs operators such as interpreters that are present at venues Kim is the most common name on the women s golf money list Review the key terms in the book Between these questions and the key terms I got a 100 on the last test All of these bullet points should be questions on the test
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