ABSTRACT Meal experience forms an integral part of the growth and development of restaurants. The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of meal experience on customers‟ post-purchase behavioural intentions to grade three restaurants in Sekondi-Takoradi. Three models from Kivela et al. (1999), Kleynhans (2003) and Ryu and Han (2010) provided the theoretical bases for the study. A non-experimental design (explanatory) underpinned by the positivist approach (quantitative) was...
ABSTRACT Persons with disability (PWDs) have been excluded from various activities including tourism due to the inability to provide facilities that meet their needs. Yet, Ghana’s Disability Act of 2006 orders the involvement of PWDs in social, political, economic, creative or recreational activities. The main objective was to examine the accessibility of tourism facilities to PWDs in the Accra Metropolis, focusing on the physically challenged, visually and the hearing/speech impaired. Th...
ABSTRACT There has been a tremendous increase in student enrolment on hospitality management programmes in recent years. However, industry practitioners consistently complain about shortage of skilled staff in the hospitality industry. This study sought to examine factors that influence undergraduate hospitality students‘ choice of careers in the hospitality industry in Ghana. The study was informed by the social cognitive learning theory, social cognitive career theory and self-theories,...
ABSTRACT Maintaining positive hygiene practices among Caterers is a pre-requisite in sustaining healthy population which the school system is no exception. The study sought to examine food hygiene practices among Caterers of School Feeding Programme within the AhafoAno North Municipality. A sample size of 179 14 Caterers, 50 pupils and 115 teachers were selected from using purposive and convenience sampling techniques. Questionnaire, interview guide and observation served as the medium of col...
ABSTRACT The research work was steered to assess Customer Satisfaction of front desk operation in the tourism industry with particular reference to Modern City Hotel in the Tamale metropolis in the Northern Region of Ghana. Questionnaire and interview were data collection instruments used to solicit for data from one hundred and five customers and twenty – five employees of the hotel. The findings revealed that customers were much in higher expectation in assurance. Again, customers conside...
ABSTRACT The leisure and tourism indllstry is one of the leading global econOOllC act!'itit.'s. .- mul(i-billion~dollar indusrrv. with 700 million imematlOnal tr~('eJlers pcI' yc:ar around the ,"'orld. tourism has become an avenue for employment Jnd income crealion. especially in poor countries. As an industry, there is di"ision of labour by gender at all levels of the travel and tourism sectors. Vomen are the IllOSt employed. yet rhey have the least dignified positions in the industr.) The s...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the role of tour operators in Ghana’s tourism development. The mixed method approach was employed to collect data. The sampling technique applied was a census covering as many tour operators as were available. The survey instruments used were both questionnaires which were self-administered and in-depth interview to supplement the data obtained from the questionnaire administration. Statistical techniques employed were frequency tables, cross tabulation, the t-t...
ABSTRACT The study used a modified systems framework for analysing the role of stakeholders in tourism promotion, to explore and analyse the level of collaboration and coordination between the private and public stakeholders in domestic tourism promotion in a Ghanaian setting. Primary data were collected through a destination survey of four popular tourist attractions in the Kumasi metropolis, namely: the Kumasi Zoo, the Manhyia Palace, the Kumasi fort/Military Museum and the Centre for Natio...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to investigate the graduate perception towards the hospitality industry, using Ho Municipality as a case study. This study adopted the case study design. The study used both quantitative and qualitative research and a combination of both approaches. The population for the study was two hundred and forty (240). The population of the study was made up of young hospitality graduates and their managers working in the Ho Municipality. A sample size of one...
ABSTRACT Research has shown that, vocational education presents an intriguing opportunity to investigate economic and social issues and give insight into the distinctiveness of a society. This study assessed the perception of Vocational Catering Students on Vocational Education in Brong-Ahafo Region. The study adopted a survey research design, seven vocational schools and 117 students were selected randomly for the study. The data for the study was gathered through questionnaire and analyzed ...
ABSTRACT This work examined the dietary needs of adolescents who are boardersin a second cycle institutions in the Kumasi Metropolis. The specific objectives were to: outline the types of meals taken in the dining hall of the institutions; identify factors that determine the provision of adequate meals in the boarding institutions; and assess the perceptions of the students towards the meals taken at the dining hall of Opoku Ware Senior High School. The study employed mixed methods and used q...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to examine the housekeeping practises of students in selected schools in East Akim District. This study adopted the case study strategy. Quantitative research approach was used for the study. The population of the study was nine hundred and twenty three (923). The population consists of all boarding house students and house masters/mistresses engaging in housekeeping practises in selected schools in East Akim District specifically in Abuakwa State Co...
ABSTRACT The study was students’ motivation and preference for home economics subjects in Senior High Schools in Ashanti Region, Ghana. The target population was the second and third year Senior High School students in three selected schools in the Ashanti Region, their teachers were sampled for the study. In all, 3 teachers, and 86 students, were engaged in the study. The researcher used both questionnaire and interviews as the main instruments for data collection. The data collected were ...
ABSTRACT Poor health has been noted as a development challenge especially in developing countries. Inadequate nutritional intake has been cited as one contributory factor. Though many products are available and can be used as food, many people are not aware of this. Watermelon seed has been noted as one of the products that can be used for food and medicine. One product that uses watermelon seed is watermelon seed brittle. The objective of the study was to develop an acceptable food product ...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to identify and examine the challenges affecting effective teaching and learning in the Hospitality and Catering Management (HCM) department of the Bolgatanga Technical Institute (BOTECH). The research design adopted for the study was the descriptive survey design. The population of the study involved second year students, teachers and non-teaching staff of the entire Hospitality and Catering Management department. The sample technique chosen for the s...