Tourism Industry Insight:: Nearby Experiences Win More of the Guest’s Holiday
Attractions do not compete only on quality and price. The time, effort and uncertainty required to reach them can quietly determine how much tourism value they capture.
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Tourism Industry Insight: Make AI Guest Service More Useful
AI can answer thousands of guest questions instantly. Its real operational value may come from knowing which questions it should not answer alone.
Tourism Industry Insight: Better Segmentation Reveal the Tourism Story
Tourism averages are useful, but changing customer mix can make an improving headline conceal weakening performance or make a healthy business look unnecessarily weak.
Tourism Industry Insight: Resorts Create Value by Moving Energy Demand to Daylight
Resorts often focus on reducing electricity consumption. With more solar generation, an equally valuable question is emerging: when should that electricity be used?
Research Notes Series: Maldivian Resorts Coral Ecosystems as Productive Capital
This article conceptualises Maldivian resort reefs as productive natural capital and examines their economic relevance through ecosystem-service valuation, tourism pricing and...
Maldives Resort Series: The Restaurant Spillover
A new restaurant does not have to repay its investment entirely through dinner bills. On a captive resort island, modest effects on room willingness to pay can transform the...
Maldives Resort Series: The Option Value of an Empty Villa
An empty villa can contain option value. When a current booking consumes high-value future nights or scarce transfer capacity, rejecting a low offer may protect more...