Four Seasons’ Strategic Choices A company’s strategy can be identified by figuring out what business approaches and actions the company undertakes. Thompson et al. (2009) outline the key elements to look for in the process of understanding a company’s strategy. Four Seasons’ differentiation based focused strategy is evident from the organisation’s strategic actions. Sharp’s decision to build on high-end luxury and modern amenities so as to outdo the old grand hotels (p.3‚ para.3) is an example of
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Marketing MK 201 Marketing of Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai Lecturer: Kathryn Medico Student: Lu Yizhi [ luyi080789 ] Duy Hung Pham [ phdu271188 ] Class: 2A March 12th ‚ 2012 Acknowledgement For the successful completion of our report‚ we would like to express our deep gratitude to all the people who give us help and advise. First and foremost‚ we are going to give our appreciation to Mr. Wang‚ the Assistant Sales Director of the Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai. He spent his
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the growth of Hong Kong as a ‘global city’‚ and the forces which will determine its future growth development. Word count: 1952 words Globalisation that is happening in the world today gives rise to the context of global cities. This global city is advanced culturally‚ socially‚ politically and especially economically. Hong Kong is considered as a major city in the world. In fact‚ it is regarded as the 5th global city in the world. According to Mr. Andrew Chen of Hong Kong company incorporation
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Chinese regained sovereignty of Hong Kong. One of the important factors of Hong Kong is its economy. Hong Kong’s economy is characterized by low taxes‚ minimum government intervention and free trade. It is one of the largest trading economies in the world‚ as well as a major service economy‚ with strong links to the mainland China‚ and other countries in Asia. Hong Kong is also responsible for intermediating forty percent of China’s external trade. Hong Kong is governed by a principle of
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Hong Kong is frequently described as a place where "East meets West"‚ reflecting the culture’s mix of the territory’s Chinese roots with influences from its time as a British colony. Hong Kong balances a modernised way of life with traditional Chinese practices. Concepts like feng shui are taken very seriously‚ with expensive construction projects often hiring expert consultants‚ and are often believed to make or break a business. Other objects like Ba gua mirrors are still regularly used to deflect
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provide an overview is Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions of the People ’s Republic of China; the other is Macau. Hong Kong is situated on the southeast coast of China at the mouth of the Pearl River facing the South China Sea. Covering an area of 1‚104 square kilometers (425 square miles)‚ the territory is made up of Hong Kong Island‚ the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories. At the core is Victoria Harbour‚ which separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon and
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The Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts has become on the world’s most luxury hotels operating over 50 properties in over 20 countries. The Four Seasons is known for their high quality and personalized experience their guests receive. Recently the Four Seasons has received the opportunity to operate the F.S. George V Palace hotel in Paris‚ France. Before opening‚ The Four Seasons must learn how to operate in a foreign country especially in a market they have yet to conduct business. The Hotel has to consider
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Evaluation of Hong Kong Hotel Websites PhD Research Proposal Tom Au Yeung School of Hotel & Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong 1. Problem Definition The Internet‚ especially the World Wide Web (WWW or Web)‚ has had a great impact on the hospitality and tourism industry in recent years. Many hotel organizations have been working hard to develop their own websites. These websites play an important role for mediating between hotels and customers
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Case Summary: Four Seasons Goes to Paris? – Entering a foreign market Basic facts about Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a Canadian international luxury hotel management company. Between 1996 and 2000 they increased revenues and margins by about 20% and 10% respectively. Their revenue per room was about 30% higher than that of their competitors. Four Seasons generally operates‚ but does not own‚ mid-sized luxury hotels and resorts. By 2002‚ they indisputably became
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C. Extenal Data Table 1 Direct Foreign Tourist Arrival to Bali by Nationality Period 2008 – 2012 NATIONALITY 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Australia 308‚698 446‚042 647‚872 790‚965 823‚821 Afganistan 52 27 52 24 29 Buthan 29 48 52 56 34 Bangladesh 893 1‚032 1‚431 1‚977 1‚716 Fiji 85 141 151 159 657 Hongkong 12‚905 9‚370 15‚172 21‚968 27‚426 India 26‚557 30‚813 40‚777 50‚435 46‚632 Iran/Teheran 2‚536 3‚441 7‚098 9‚002 9‚635 Japan 354‚817 319‚473
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