Leisure

1.0 Introduction The goal of this essay is to trace the strategic change and directions of the Virgin Atlantic. The Virgin Atlantic is one of the leading private enterprise in the UK. Its growth since inception, has been marked with fluctuating financial performance. In the last ten years however, the growth of the company has been inconsistence with the period between 2012 and 2015 experiencing poor financial performance (Hollinger and Wild, 2015). This led to strategic moves like…

It is summer now,so I recommend you go to Yantai, Penglai of Shandong province, because there are not only beautiful sea and places of interest but also all kinds of fresh fruit. Penglai pavilion scenic area is the symbol of the penglai travel scenic spot which is located in the extreme north of jiaodong peninsula.And it’s a famous national key scenic spot.There are penglai pavilion, three Angle mountain, sea scenic spot and so on more than 20 attractions,which attract millions of tourists to…

both a social, and cultural environment where people of all classes and ethnicities can come together. The Columbian World's Fair located in Chicago, Illinois 1893 emphasizes this idea that the city is not only a place of work, but also a place of leisure and a place that people of all identities can come together. The purpose of the exposition was to bring the art and industry of all nations around the world together in one place. In the summer of 1893 Chicago was transformed and from May to…

Social Media and Stereo Cards: The Captivation of Leisure Time Prior to this week, my idea of “formal research” was a quick google search and skimming a few websites. I was appalled to learn that I have much more efficient and scholarly resources at my fingertips. It helped me understand how easy it is to fall for complacency. Similarly, many people today have a complacency for social networking being well integrated into our daily routines. Many millennials would deem “old social media” as…

that can make choosing which movie theater to go to a bit difficult. Many people use going to the movies as a part of their leisure time and as a part of family outings with their spouses, children, friends, or just for some alone time. Although, watching a movie can be done at home in private or in public at a local movie theater, the way we watch movies in comfort and for leisure has changed drastically. My favorite movie theaters are Paragon Theaters in Newport News, VA and AMC Theaters in…

My View on Statistics Statistics, the all encompassing, universal method of scientifically verifying and studying individuals and their characteristics. The applications of Statistics in any field be it finance, psychology, computer science, ecology, etc. never ends. “Big Data” as some would call it defines the scientific driven decisions of modern companies (The Age of Big Data, Lohr). Statistics uses any type of data to describe a characteristic of many individuals in a population. This…

The Great Gatsby is a slender beast of a novel. Written By Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald in April 1925. The novel is a virtuoso display of personality, Eloquently phrased and exquisitely plotted. The descriptions are jarringly beautiful. The novel is magnificently complex and rich. The Great Gatsby is a story of the thwarted love between a naive man and a careless woman however the main theme of the novel are much more complex and are of slightly less romantic scope. .This is a beautiful story…

Premier Inn Premier Inn is a British budget hotel chain and the UK's biggest hotel brand, with over 50,000 rooms and 700 hotels. LSE-listed Whitbread founded the chain in the "Travel Inn" brand name in 1987 to race with Travelodges (which were at the time owned by Forte). Travel Inn was amalgamated with Premier Lodge to create the present business, purely owned by Whitbread. The auxiliary today accounts for 70% of Whitbread's earnings. Premier Inn manages hotels at a range of locations which…

especially in adolescents, has always been a source of concern for society and families. Society has, in general, changed many of its values, putting first and foremost success and competence, efficiency and performance, power of money, well-being and leisure, social status and beauty. The arrival of the mass media and, in particular, of television, has markedly marked the social life. Music plays an important role in reinforcing such values. It began in the 50 's, but today 's young people…

Ireland’s Culture Dia duit! Hello! The culture of Ireland is extremely interesting to me, even though it is not a big part of my family heritage. I am drawn closely to Irish fables and music. The music can be upbeat and jolly or it can be haunting, chilling you to the soul. My mother’s family is where the Irish of my heritage comes from. Most likely, my Irish ancestors came to America during the potato famine. The majority of my heritage is German but I feel more closely related to my Irish…