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ACTIVITY 2
Site Name:
2.
Examine the space tourism opportunities that are avail-
able today.
Space Adventures
URL:
www.spaceadventures.com
Background Information: Space Adventures is a privately
owned space experiences company headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia, with an of
ce in Moscow. Its goal is to
open the space frontier to everyone and promote private
space exploration by building a series of successful, pri-
vately funded space
ight missions.
Exercises
1.
ACTIVITY 3
Site Name: Virgin Galactic
URL:
www.virgingalactic.com
Background Information:
Virgin Galactic is a company
establishedby theRichardBransonGrouptoundertakethe
challenge of developing space tourism for everyone.
Exercises
1.
What do you see as the future of space tourism?
Visit the site and determine its role in assisting the
world
2.
What do you see as the different roles of Space Adven-
tures and Virgin Galactic?
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first two space tourists, Dennis Tito and Mark
Shuttleworth.
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QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
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1.
Whatmightbeanobstacletotheoptimisticprojectionsof
increased international tourism forecast in this chapter?
5.
What are the realistic prospects for a four-day
work week?
2.
Intelligent, creative, sensitive tourism developments can
actually improve the environment and heighten the appeal
of an area. Give examples of how this might happen.
6.
Does early retirement appeal to most workers?
7.
How can tourism interests obtain a growing share of
leisure market expenditures?
3.
Can tourism enhance and improve a destination area
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8.
What do you think the future of space tourism will be?
cultural and hospitality resources? Provide actual or
hypothetical examples.
9.
Would you or anyone you know pay $100,000 to travel
in space? What would you pay?
4.
What is the expected trend in health-oriented accom-
modations and programs? Food services?
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CASE PROBLEM
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As the newly appointed vice president of strategic planning
of a large international hotel chain, you have been asked to
prepare a report examining the future role that robots are
likely to play in helping relieve the dif
culties your company
is currently facing in
finding adequate numbers of inter-
ested, capable individuals to carry out the extensive
housekeeping chores necessary to provide guests with the
number of clean, well-kept rooms they expect.
Given the growing importance of sophisticated robots in
many areas, the president of your chain has become a true
believer in the contributions that robots are likely to make
to improve the performance and productivity of your
housekeeping staff. At the same time, the vice president of
human resources (VPHR) of your
firm is very skeptical that
robots will be able to clean rooms and make beds in a way
that will please visitors.
In preparing your report, you have been asked to reconcile
the enthusiasm of your president concerning the future role
of robots and the skepticism of your VPHR regarding their
likely performance.
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How would you go about preparing this report?
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What are your personal views on this issue before you
start to study the issue?
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What sources of information would you gather?
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