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Acknowledgements
This handbook is a product of 31 internationally known schol- ars and researchers. We are grateful to and want to express our deep appreciation to these contributors:
Dr. Fred J. DeMicco of the University of Delaware Dr. Marvin J. Cetron of Forecasting International Dr. António Jorge Costa, Instituto de Planeamento e
Desenvolvimento do Turismo of Portugal
Mr. Paul Slattery of Otus & Co. Advisory Ltd., London, UK Mr. Ian Gamse, Otus & Co. Advisory Ltd., London, UK Dr. Angela Roper of University of Surrey, UK
Dr. Nicolas S. GRAF of the University of Houston Mr. Eie Younes of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Mr. Russell Kett of HVS
Dr. Melih Madanoglu of Florida Gulf Coast University Mr. Wei He of Florida International University
Dr. Francis Kwansa of the University of Delaware Dr. Cynthia R. Mayo of Delaware State University Mr. Tevfik Demirciftci of the University of Delaware Dr. John W. O’Neill of the Pennsylvania State University Dr. Prakash K. Chathoth of the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
Dr. Robert Harrington of the University of Arkansas Dr. Michael Ottenbacher of San Diego State University Dr. Kevin S. Murphy of the University of Central Florida Dr. Daniel J. Connolly of the University of Denver Dr. Peter Jones of the University of Surrey
Mr. Mark H. Maloney of Compass Group
Dr. Joseph J. West of Florida International University
Mrs. Sabina Tonarelli-Frey of Florida International University Dr. Chris Roberts of the University of Massachusetts
Dr. Marcia Taylor of East Carolina University
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Mr. Sander Allegro of Hotelschool The Hague, The Netherlands
Dr. Rob de Graaf of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Dr. Amit Sharma of the Pennsylvania State University Dr. Levent Altinay of Oxford Brooks University Dr. Fevzi Okumus of the University of Central Florida Many thanks to you all.
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