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Publication date: 9 December 2014

Linda Kjaer Minke

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the principle and practice of self-catering system in a Danish prison. Self-catering is a reflection of the Danish…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the principle and practice of self-catering system in a Danish prison. Self-catering is a reflection of the Danish correctional principle of normalisation between prison and community life. Unlike some other jurisdiction, issues of control in meal preparation are subordinate to prisoners’ right to choose and prepare their own food.

Design/methodology/approach

Findings are derived from 13 months of ethnographic fieldwork in a Danish maximum security prison for men, including in-depth interviews with 68 prisoners.

Findings

Overall findings showed that thinking about meals and their preparation is time consuming for prisoners who tend to be positive about the system making connections with their ability to exercise responsibility for making healthily choices. The research concludes that prisoners’ possibility for developing cooking competences during incarceration could support prisoners change in social identity from crook to cook.

Originality/value

Food is a fundamental need and the ability to choose what to eat and to prepare one's own food should be a right for all people, including prisoners. This research shows that Danish prisoners are very pleased about the system of self-catering. Most prisoners are concerned about preparing their own meals according to their taste and cultural diversity. If the prison offers the opportunity to train as a chef during imprisonment it could support the prisoner's change in social identity from crook to cook on the outside.

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International Journal of Prisoner Health, vol. 10 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1744-9200

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Article
Publication date: 1 April 1970

Ray Farley

The Control of Caravan Sites. The post‐war invasion of the caravan into the holiday scene caused anxiety in many minds, from the lovers of unspoiled countryside to worried…

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The Control of Caravan Sites. The post‐war invasion of the caravan into the holiday scene caused anxiety in many minds, from the lovers of unspoiled countryside to worried hoteliers. It was a problem that particularly worried local authorities in the late 1940's and early 1950's.

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The Tourist Review, vol. 25 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0251-3102

Article
Publication date: 1 May 1981

John N Auckland, Clive Hunt, MPhil and Yvette Whelbourn

John N Auckland BSc, PhD, Clive Hunt BSc, MPhil and Yvette Whelbourn describe an investigation they carried out to discover how much a certain group of students knew about some…

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John N Auckland BSc, PhD, Clive Hunt BSc, MPhil and Yvette Whelbourn describe an investigation they carried out to discover how much a certain group of students knew about some aspects of nutrition. The students, from The Polytechnic, Huddersfield, had made a voluntary decision to slim and were also self catering. The authors found that, in general, female students were nutritionally more knowledgeable than males, having a better idea of relative energy values and which foods it is necessary to reduce in order to slim. However, the intake of several vitamins and minerals fell substantially below UK recommended levels during slimming and the results therefore suggest that self‐catering students would benefit from nutritional advice and possibly access to specifically formulated slimming diets

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Nutrition & Food Science, vol. 81 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0034-6659

Article
Publication date: 1 March 1970

Ray Farley

In 1951 23 ½ million Britons took 25 million holidays in Britain. In 1960 this had increased to 26 million Britons taking 31½ million holidays in Britain. Since 1960 there has…

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In 1951 23 ½ million Britons took 25 million holidays in Britain. In 1960 this had increased to 26 million Britons taking 31½ million holidays in Britain. Since 1960 there has been no appreciable increase either in the number of holiday makers or the number of holidays taken, thus in 1966 some 25 million holiday makers took 31 million holidays in Britain.

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The Tourist Review, vol. 25 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0251-3102

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Publication date: 3 May 2013

Andy Newing, Graham Clarke and Martin Clarke

The purpose of this paper is to understand the contribution of visitor demand to the seasonal sales variations experienced at grocery retailers in Cornwall, South West England.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to understand the contribution of visitor demand to the seasonal sales variations experienced at grocery retailers in Cornwall, South West England.

Design/methodology/approach

Working collaboratively with a major UK retailer provides access to store trading information and customer data from a popular loyalty card scheme. The authors use spatial analysis to identify revenue originating from outside the store catchment, and explore the spatial and temporal nature of the visitor demand recorded in‐store.

Findings

The paper demonstrates the significant degree of seasonality experienced around stores in terms of their revenue generated from out‐of‐catchment visitors, and highlights implications for store location planning. Most notably, visitor expenditure tends to demonstrate far more spatial and temporal clustering than residential demand. The authors argue that it is essential for retailers to ensure that their location planning makes full use of all available consumer data to understand the local nature of demand, including the impact of visitor expenditure.

Research limitations/implications

The authors aim to use this insight to develop a spatial decision support system (SDSS) for use within site location planning in the retail sector. This would incorporate a spatial interaction model to estimate and account for variation in local demand generated by seasonal tourist visits.

Originality/value

Customer level loyalty card data are rarely available for academic investigations and the authors are able to provide a unique insight into customer expenditure in tourist locations. There has been little exploration of seasonal tourist demand in store location planning, and this study addresses an identified academic and commercial need.

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International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, vol. 41 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0959-0552

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Publication date: 31 October 2023

Margarida Custódio Santos, Célia Veiga, Samara Santiago Dantas, Paulo Águas and José António C. Santos

This article assesses the degree of adoption of the circular economy model in the tourist accommodation sector. Additionally, the study aims to understand whether the type of…

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Purpose

This article assesses the degree of adoption of the circular economy model in the tourist accommodation sector. Additionally, the study aims to understand whether the type of accommodation, size and year of construction or remodelling have an impact on the adoption of circular economy practices.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is based on a survey administered to directors and owners of tourist accommodation facilities in Portugal. The questionnaire was developed based on an extensive literature review of circular economy practices in the accommodation sector.

Findings

Accommodation companies currently operate in a linear economy model and are still in the early stages of transitioning to a more circular economic model. Among the most commonly implemented practices are those that represent expenditure savings for accommodation companies. The findings also suggest a growing awareness and commitment to sustainability and circular economy practices in the tourist accommodation sector, particularly in more recently constructed or renovated accommodation.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to evaluate the accommodation characteristics that impact the adoption of sustainability and circular economy practices in the tourist accommodation sector. It contributes to the literature by providing primary quantitative data supporting the adoption of such practices.

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Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, vol. 15 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1755-4217

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Article
Publication date: 1 May 1990

According to a Vitamin Information Service survey carried out between 1989 and 1990 among 491 students from six UK universities, many self‐catering male students in their first…

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According to a Vitamin Information Service survey carried out between 1989 and 1990 among 491 students from six UK universities, many self‐catering male students in their first year at university have a surprisingly good background knowledge of nutrition and healthy living.

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Nutrition & Food Science, vol. 90 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0034-6659

Article
Publication date: 1 March 2003

Hansruedi Mueller and Fabian Schmid

Tourism is an area with poor statistical coverage. In most countries, only frequency for the hotel trade are monthly published, while results for self‐catering accommodation…

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Tourism is an area with poor statistical coverage. In most countries, only frequency for the hotel trade are monthly published, while results for self‐catering accommodation, camping etc., as well as for branches of economic activity which are mainly dependent on day visitors, are lacking. No statistics are compiled about demand for special tourist transport, sport/culture/entertainment or gastronomy. Furthermore, there are no data on developments in monetary terms. In some countries and tourist areas, new instruments have therefore been introduced to document tourism developments faster, more comprehensively and taking a broader view. This article is based on a recently concluded study on instruments used in monitoring the tourism market (Schmid 2003). A reporting system was set up using a panel in which businesses in branches of economic activity of relevance to tourism can participate. These businesses report some key indicators each month and can, in return, compare their results anonymously with the average for the corresponding branch. Their data are then used to make projections. In the test phase, monthly physical and monetary indicators were calculated for accommodation, restaurants/catering transport and sport/culture/entertainment. It was proved that a voluntary reporting system can work and provide a positive cost‐benefit ratio for participants. The stock of tourist data can be supplemented and made easily accessible. However, difficulties remain in the holiday home sector. Moreover, the results are approximate projections and not exact, full‐scale surveys.

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Tourism Review, vol. 58 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1660-5373

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Publication date: 9 December 2014

Morag MacDonald, Robert Greifinger and David Kane

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International Journal of Prisoner Health, vol. 10 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1744-9200

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Publication date: 1 April 1995

Anita Eves, Michael Kipps and Graham Parlett

Over six years, first‐year students completed weighed dietarysurveys, and their dietary intakes of a variety of nutrients weredetermined. Reports on sources of energy in the diet…

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Over six years, first‐year students completed weighed dietary surveys, and their dietary intakes of a variety of nutrients were determined. Reports on sources of energy in the diet. The data collected were compared with recommended dietary amounts and with literature data on dietary intakes of young adults (not students). The data collected show energy intakes of students to be very similar to those of other young adults of a similar age. They tended to be more likely to consume fat at recommended levels, with females in later years consuming less than 35 per cent energy as fat. Data for females over the six years also suggest that total energy intakes are declining, which, if the trend continues, could lead to problems in satisfying other nutritional requirements. Alcohol consumption among students was similar to other people of a similar age group, although a small number of individuals were consuming a large proportion of their energy as alcohol.

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Nutrition & Food Science, vol. 95 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0034-6659

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