CONRAD HILTON * King of the Innkeepers * He became a successful hotelier after Word War II * 1946‚ he formed the Hillton Hotel Corporation * With the purchase of the Statler chain in 1954‚ he created the first major chain of modern hotels ELSWORTH M. STATLER * Father of Modern Commercial Hotel Industry. * He was the originator of the hotel chain concept known as Statler in year 1863-1928. * Opened his first hotel in Buffalo‚ New York in 1901. * In 1954‚ he sold
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first half of the 19th century to create more affordable and reliable means of transporting goods.The Transportation Revolution made transportation of goods across the country quicker‚ caused a rise in the economy‚ and allowed civilization to expand westward. The United States started the revolution by building roads and canals‚ then followed by the invention of steamboats and the installment of the railroad system. Although the Transportation Revolution had a greater impact
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Online distribution strategies and competition: are the global hotel companies getting it right? Gabriel Gazzoli ´ Institut Hotelier Cesar Ritz‚ Le Bouveret‚ Switzerland Online distribution strategies 375 Received 25 May 2007 Revised 3 July 2007 Accepted 18 October 2007 Woo Gon Kim International Center for Hospitality Research‚ Florida State University‚ Tallahassee‚ Florida‚ USA
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background 6 1.3 Scope 7 1.4 Methodology 7 1.5 Assumptions and limitations 7 1.6 Plan 7 3.0 Marco Environment 8 3.1 Economic 8 3.2 Cultural 8 3.3 Political 9 4.0 Micro Environment 10 4.1 Customer 10 4.2 Competitors 10 4.2.1 Hilton 10 4.2.2 Marriott 11 4.2.3 7 Days 11 5.0 Product Analysis 12 5.1 Product category 12 5.2 Type of product 12 5.3 Three levels of product 12 5.3.1 Core product 12 5.3.2 Actual product 13 5.3.3 Augmented product 13 5.4 Branding and
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Tourism Management 22 (2001) 11}19 Integrating the tourism industry: problems and strategies George La!erty *‚ Anthony van Fossen Graduate School of Management‚ University of Queensland‚ St Lucia‚ Queensland 4072‚ Australia School of Humanities‚ Grizth University‚ Nathan‚ Queensland 4111‚ Australia Received 6 September 1999; accepted 15 December 1999 Abstract This paper addresses two interrelated issues in tourism development: horizontal integration within tourism’s component sectors
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demographics of people who purchase organic foods. Descriptive‚ because they are looking for a better understanding of who will be the most likely to buy organic food. A firm is considering hiring American celebrity Paris Hilton to endorse its products. Causal‚ because Paris Hilton would have a great impact on sales. British Airways would like to test in-flight Internet services on one of its regular flights from New York to Tokyo. The company charges $30 one week and $15 the next week. Causal‚ testing
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Hanson Production: Pricing for Opening Day and Recommendations for Marketing Efforts This report is consistent with our signed Academic Integrity Forms on file with the instructor. Monika Matasova Klaudia Matasova Candice Oye Alex Haggstrom Kaysen Li ENTR 3140 S10 October 6th‚ 2014 Group 2 Team 2 2 CRITICAL ISSUES 1. How to create a marketing plan so that the play can maintain high attendance levels. 2. How to create a pricing plan to recoup capital investment and ensure long-term profitability
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The Hotel Industry Overview The hospitality industry covers a diverse range of establishments providing hospitality services in the form of accommodation‚ meals and drinks. A large proportion of people working in the hospitality industry are employed part-time and this is an increasing trend. It is estimated that by the year 2007 about 55% of the people employed in the hospitality industry could be working full-time and 55% part-time. This reflects the realities of the industry‚ where there is
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The south region remained overwhelming rural while in the North the region was transformed into an “integrated economy of commercial farms and manufacturing cities”. The spread of market relation‚ “the westward movement of population and the rise of vigorous political democracy all reshape the idea of freedom‚ and identity‚ evermore closely with economic opportunity‚ physical mobility and participation in a vibrantly democratic political system.” the market
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References: http://social-networking.findthebest.com/q/40/355/What-type-of-site-is-MyLife-social-networking-site Success of Social Media/Networking video‚ 2008 Media Culture: America ’s Obsession Paris Hilton J. Lule‚ Exploring media and culture‚ 2012‚ p. 49 J. Lule‚ Exploring media and culture‚ 2012‚ p. 21
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