its “world’s best quick service restaurant service experience” (Vandenbosch and Mark). This case study states that McDonalds plans to extend its brand into the hotel industry by opening a hotel in Illinois. The authors look at the hotel venture’s positioning options and the McDonald’s brand extension into a different product class. In order for McDonalds to successfully extend their brand into the hotel industry‚ they must manage their growth wisely‚ rely on the strength of their corporate brand
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Background: Hilton hotels started out in Cisco‚ TX being a small family owned business in the early 1900’s. By 1946 Hilton Hotels Corp became public and 8 years later acquired Promus Corp with the intention of continuing to diversify and cater to all customers whether upper class‚ middle class‚ business or personal. Fast forward to 2007 where now Hilton owns/operates and/or franchises close to 3‚000 properties and 500‚000 rooms in 78 countries ranging from ultimate luxury to middle class hotel chains. Hilton’s
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Forte Hotel Case Executive Summary Forte Hotels‚ the largest hotel chain in the UK‚ is in the process of developing a new hotel chain in the United States to attract the international and domestic business customer segment. Through the data provided‚ I recommend that Forte use the hotel concept of Small Room‚ Speaker Phone‚ Exercise Room + Pool‚ Fruit and Cheese Bowl‚ and Yes to delivery. The following write-up will analyze alternative Forte Hotel product concepts‚ potential market share
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new locations close to their key customer markets. Being global in the tourism business is important as competition is global and so are the customers. Through brand expansion‚ acquisitions‚ mergers and/or joint ventures with local partners‚ hotel and resort operators are executing every possibility to develop a stronger presence in the international market. Each of the high-end players in the tourism industry has been following their own unique expansion strategy. Marketing strategy and growth opportunities
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Introduction Having experienced the SARS‚ July 7th‚ 2005 terrorist attack‚ and the Bird Flu‚ which have slowed down the UK economy and had an adverse effect on the hotel industry‚ there are now clear signs of recovery. This report will first examine the UK hotel market‚ discuss the major industry players and demonstrate the relative importance of key issues. Furthermore‚ it will explore the UK consumer trends‚ present the diversity of backgrounds of investors and provide a future outlook along with
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Case study: Wynn Resorts Q1: What are Wynn Resorts’ distinctive resources and competencies? As the founder of Wynn Resorts‚ Steve Wynn‚ the CEO could be regarded as the first significant resource for the company. He has 30 years experience and passion in operating and managing casinos‚ and has built up essential relationship‚ contacts and liaison with government‚ enterprises and upper-society‚ which could not be achieved by every company and hence became the distinctive resource helping to stabilize
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1) Fly Ash Brick Size Details : Size: [6"] :- 230 x 150 x 80 mm 230 x 150 x ( Up to 100 mm ) Size [4"] :- 230 x 110 x 75 mm 230 x 110 x 100 mm Can be available in other suitable sizes depending on the quantity. 2) Compressive Strength : Avg. 6 N / Sq.mm. ( As against 3.5 N/Sq. mm for handmade clay bricks ) 3) Water Absorption : 8-12 % ( As against 20 to 25% for Clay Bricks ) 4) Efflorescence : Nil 5) Density : 1700 Kg/m3 6) Weight: 230x150x80 mm ( Weight about 5.0 to 5.20
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Peacock Hotel‚ Inc. v. Shipman (appeal) This appeal was presented to the Florida court by Cordelia Shipman and her husband A. K. Shipman from Miami against the Peacock hotel represented by Coral Peacock and her daughter Cecil A. Peacock from Miami as well. The appeal was from a final decree of foreclosure of the purchase-money mortgage. The Shipmans made a contract with Ms. Peacock‚ an inexperienced in business widow‚ and her daughter‚ a minor‚ for the sale of the Hotel with the premises of the
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Choice Hotels‚ International. Inc.- Building a Career Yolanda Crawley-Taylor Kaplan University TH102-01: Sales‚ Marketing‚ and Customer Service Paul William Howe July 19‚ 2011 1 In this report you will find documentation on the four components that are used by Choice Hotel International‚ Inc. which is a subsidiary of Manor Care‚ Inc. and the world’s second largest franchise hotel chain. Here I will outline and examine the four components of the marketing mix that is used for their
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Grand Hotel (figure 1.) on November 21st 1980 and resulted in the deaths of 85 guests and hotel staff. Roughly 600 others were injured during the fire and also 35 fire fighters had to seek medical attention during and after the incident. The high-rise MGM Grand hotel building‚ first constructed in the early 1970s. The building consisted of twenty-one stories of guest accommodation situated above a large ground complex which included a casino‚ showrooms‚ and convention facilities. The hotel was relatively
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