The UK has been considered one of the countries that generates tourism for a long period of time because it fulfils all the social, political and economic conditions . Academics have named these conditions enabling factors. One of the factors is the relaxations and recreation time and according to Mercer the UK residents have 28 days legal holiday entitlements and 8 days off for public holydays. The paid leave right is very important in tourism because it influences the number of trips that a person can take. ( Inkson and Minnaert, 2012)In order to become a tourist a person needs leisure time and also money to spend on travelling.
Empowering the connections for guest and associates enhances customer loyalty and brand reputation. Marriott has every intention to expand their footprint internationally. The plans are to continue to develop in the four continental regions due to the major growth in 2012 with around 800 hotels under development. The reputation created from their charm and grace when entering new markets internationally with respect to the culture and traditions has positioned them for promising results from expansion. Marriott’s 18 brands are divided into 7 diverse segments ranging from Iconic Luxury to Extended Stay.
Executive Summary As the biggest chain of company-owned and -operated budget motels in the United States, Motel 6 has a number of advantages that will provide continued success into its future in motel industry. Services is the biggest strength of the motel and is evidenced by the loyal customers. Motel 6’s profits have been fluctuating up and down between 3 to 4 percent of annual revenue per room since 1995, and the company expects that will be gradually increasing by entering the extended-stay market. The study of traditional budget motels were losing customers to extended-stay properties, and the growing acceptance of the extended-stay concept could make it easier for Motel 6 to enter the market. However, Motel 6 has some disadvantages.
Project 1: Marketing Plan for a Service-Based Company Sean Van Poppel MKTG 340 July 16, 2014 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Service Industry Fitness has risen and grown much popularity within the past couple of years. With its growth throughout the country, there is an industry that is taking off. This industry is Personal Training. Personal trainers are people who guide you both in work out programs and dietary programs. These programs are fit to one person specifically allowing it to better fit a person’s wants and/or needs and receive faster and better results.
The luxury market offered a broader variety of destinations and lasted longer than mass market cruises. It offered one crewmember per 2 guests. Luxury cruises encouraged guest to request anything they wanted and were smaller, but with higher quality therefore higher price. The Mass market these were less expensive cruises, with limited itineraries, shorter sails, and could accommodate more guests than luxury markets. Margins were higher.
According to the readings, tourists prefer to visit during the summer. In the early years, most visitors went to Yosemite via horseback and stagecoach. In addition, more trails were built creating more publicity to the park. As tourist explore and visited the park, word spread around about how beautiful the park was therefore more tourist would go visit. Wawona was an Indian encampment what is now the southwestern part of the park.
TASK 1 1.1 Explain key historic developments in the travel and tourism sector that affected development of United Kingdom as a major generator of Tourism. United Kingdom is a well-known country by all over the world because of its unique culture and the history. Many countries were ruled by the English people for a long time. Because of this reason the United Kingdom is very popular among the overseas people. After the world war 2 there are major developments in many industries such as banking, government industries and etc… the service giving industries such as Travel and Tourism, hospitality, medical, health and beauty are becoming more and more popular among the people.
Tourism was also increasing so that a promenade and other tourist attractions were built. By the end of the Victorian era, the population was 47000 and during the mid-1900’s it had grown to approximately 147,000 and was one of the most famous British Seaside resorts; the most popular style of holiday at that point in time. However, during the late 20th Century there has been a decrease in tourism numbers and Seaside holidays have become decreasingly popular as a result of cheaper international fights and change of tastes although it still attracts millions of visitors per year as a result of its iconic attractions such as the Blackpool Tower, the Blackpool Illuminations and it’s Tramway; the UK’s only surviving 1st generation tramway. Over the last 300 years, Blackpool has
She also talks about the statement that a particular water bottle can hold and the craze it has caused with the public. There is no doubt bottled water serves many reasonable purposes including for travel, as an alternative to the other options offered at places such as sporting events, and for emergencies. Many people have begun to see bottled water as better alternative to tap water and causing the amount of consumption and production to increase. There are many environmental impacts of manufacturing the bottled water. In the article by O’Rourke she says “Each year, the United States disposes of some 30 billion empty bottled-water containers.
A major sporting event like the Olympics can attract 10,000s of people for the duration of the games. These foreign tourists bring a boost to the local economy. In particular the local tourist trade, shops / hotels will benefit from the surge in visitor numbers. However, it is worth noting that these visitor numbers tend to be temporary. The major sporting event only lasts for a few weeks; potentially there could be many empty hotel beds in the future.