Authors’ pre-proof draft of paper for personal use. All references should be made to the definitive version published in 2019: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 31 Issue: 2, pp.998-1020. 1 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 31 Issue: 2, pp. 998-1020, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-12-2017-0820 Assessing hotel readiness to offer local cuisines: a clustering approach Author(s): Alberta Bondzi-Simpson, (Department of Marketing, University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana) Julian K. Ayeh, (College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) Authors’ pre-proof draft of paper for personal use. All references should be made to the definitive version published in 2019: Citation: Alberta Bondzi-Simpson, Julian K. Ayeh, (2019) "Assessing hotel readiness to offer local cuisines: a clustering approach", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 31 Issue: 2, pp.998-1020, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-12-2017-0820 Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank Dr Oheneba Akyeampong, an Associate Professor of Tourism at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (Sunyani – Ghana), for his generous support in reviewing this research project.