School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (JA): Recent submissions
Now showing items 61-80 of 81
-
A Low Cost Water Meter System based on the Global System for Mobile Communications
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2016)The accurate reading of a customer water-meter is important as it is the main revenue base for the water authorities. The traditional data collection process is still common in developing countries despite the inherent ... -
Soap stone mining, challenges and opportunities for tourism development: case study of soapstone in Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya
(African Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Studies, 2015)Soapstone mining in Kenya especially in Kisii region is historical and its exploitation has been conducted from time immemorial. With beautiful carvings that are normally destined for the export market, the soapstone ... -
Understanding the travel motivation among youth travelers in Kenya: the ‘push’ and ‘pull’ paradigm
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2017)The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth understanding of the factors that motivate youth travel in Kenya using the ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ paradigm of travel motivation. The study adopted a questionnaire survey ... -
Isolation and Identification of Bacteriocin-Producing Bacillus spp from Rastrineobola argentea (Omena) with Activity against Bovine Mastitis Bacterial Pathogens
(2015)Bacteriocins offer an advantage over antibiotics in that they target very specific organisms and they are generally regarded as safe for humans. The aim of this study wasto isolate and identify bacteriocin-producing Bacillus ... -
Inhibition Of Bovine Mastitis Pathogens By Bacteriocins Produced By Bacillus Spp Isolated From Rastrineobola Argentea (Omena)
(2015)Bacteriocins offer an advantage over antibiotics in that they target very specific organisms and they are generally regarded as safe for humans. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacteriocin-producing ... -
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR KENYAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2011)The trend today in Universities is emphasizing reputation and key performance indicators including ranking of universities as the population at large, goes for education in this technology driven orientation. New trends ... -
Inhibition Of Bovine Mastitis Pathogens By Bacteriocins Produced By Bacillus Spp Isolated From Rastrineobola Argentea (Omena)
(International Journal of Life Sciences Research, 2015)Bacteriocins offer an advantage over antibiotics in that they target very specific organisms and they are generally regarded as safe for humans. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacteriocin-producing Bacillus ... -
Isolation, Identification and Screening of Bacillus species from Rastrineobola argentea (Omena) for Production of Bacteriocins active against Bovine Mastitis Pathogens (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus)
(2015)Bacteriocins offer an advantage over antibiotics in that they target very specific organisms and they are generally regarded as safe for humans. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacteriocin-producing ... -
A review of the “Tourism- Environmental Conflict Signifier” logic as constructed by the Kenyan press in coverage of environmental conflicts.
(Language & Ecology, 2016)most vocalized environmental conflicts have occurred within situational contexts of tourism communities. However, the marked insignificance of environmental issues in determining conflicts makes it imperative to question ... -
Climate change and tourism adaptation: Literature review
(2015)Purpose – This paper reviews published English literature on tourism adaptation to climate change. Climate change remains a challenge in the 21st centaury and beyond. Climate sensitive industries like tourism are vulnerable ... -
Adoption of green marketing practises by hotels in Mombasa County, Kenya
(2015)This study examined adoption of green marketing practises by hotels in Mombasa County, Kenya. To better understand this subject, the study sought to achieve three specific objectives; to determine the drivers for adoption ... -
An enhanced framework for regional tourism sustainable Adaptation to climate change
(2014)Tourismis not only contributing to climate change but also vulnerable to risks induced by changing climate regime. Sea level rise, extreme events, loss of biodiversity, water stress among other direct and indirect impacts ... -
Climate Change Impact Representation In Kenya's News Media
(2014)Today the questions of adaptation and mitigation to climate change risks are arching their way out to community platforms in an interpretive flow through various communication modes that shape public opinion and mediate ... -
Climate change-perceived impacts, risks, vulnerability, and response strategies: A case study of Mombasa coastal tourism, Kenya
(2015)Climate change policies are advancing, at least rhetorically. These policies are made through complex processes of interactions among stakeholders whose opinions are shaped by historical experiences, beliefs, awareness ... -
Tourism adaptation to climate change in the lenses of sustainability: Sustainable-adaptation
(2015)Climate change is considered one of the greatest challenges for humanity in the 21st century and beyond. Climate sensitive industries including tourism are vulnerable. In efforts to counter climate change, mitigation ... -
Tourism, millennium development goals and climate change in Kenya
(2014)Tourism growth in the last century has been remarkable with a record of 1Billion global arrival recorded in 2012 and revenues at a tune of USD 1,075 billion. Tourism is also recognized as an important sector in achieving ... -
The ecotourism metaphor and environmental sustainability in Kenya
(2015)While to some extent there is disharmony in defining the term ecotourism, most tourism research agrees that the eco prefix is a definite pointer to environmental or natural resource management as a core value to the concept. ... -
From Davos, Switzerland to Mombasa, Kenya: a position paper on the adoption of the ‘Davos declaration’ by hotels
(2015)Climate change has been identified as a major challenge in the achievement of sustainable development especially for developing countries like Kenya. There has been a wide acknowledgement that there is a need for long-term ... -
Impact of HIV/AIDS on Hotel Staff Productivity in Kenya: A Survey of Selected Hotels in North Coast
(2015)The gist of this paper was to find out how HIV/AIDS pandemic influence the productivity of employees in Kenya’s North Coast. Although major strides have been made by the government to prevent the scourge, it is evident ... -
Perceptions of tourism students towards career choice in the Kenyan tourism industry: a comparative study of Moi University and Kenya Utalii College
(2015)A number of researches investigating on tourism students’ career choices and course of study selection have been widely documented. However, few studies have been carried out focusing on the process and context in which ...
