THC 7 PPT 2 Tourism Uniqueness
THC 7 PPT 2 Tourism Uniqueness
THC 7 PPT 2 Tourism Uniqueness
Hospitality
Marketing
Topic 2: Unique Characteristics of the
Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Benjo M. Quidulit
Marketing is a continuous, sequential
process through which management
plans, researches, implements, controls,
and evaluates activities designed to
satisfy the customers’ needs and wants
and meet the organization’s objectives.
According to Morrison (2010), services
marketing “is a concept based on
recognizing the uniqueness of all services;
it is a branch of marketing that
specifically applies to the service
industries”.
Unique
Characteristics of
the Tourism and
Hospitality Industry
Unlike Consumer products which can be availed off the
shelf, Tourism and Hospitality products have unique
characteristics that make their marketing and promotions
quite challenging. The Tourism and Hospitality products are:
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Unique Characteristics of the Tourism and
Hospitality Industry
The tourism product is one of Seasonality does not only Completion in the tourism
the most highly perishable of refer to seasons. It also refers industry is intensifying. With
products. Perishability refers to behavioral patterns of the new destinations emerging
to not being travel market. The seasonality and competing in the global
of tourism products hinders it marketplace, one destination
from maximizing its profits all can be substituted for another
year round. destination.
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THREE MAIN MOTIVATIONS FOR TRAVEL
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DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN
Tourist and Excursionist
a. Tourist (Overnight Visitor) –visitors
staying at least 24 hours in the
destination.
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TRAVEL CATEGORY CHARACTERISTICS
- It is sponsored travel for financial or economic gain and for representation
Corporate Travelers purposes.
- Can be an inbound and outbound tourist
Commercial Group - Those who travel in groups for business reasons. They would be delegates
Travelers attending conventions, conferences, training programs and seminars.
- Those that represent institutions on official work. They maybe government
Institutional Travelers travel, association
Leisure or Holiday - Travelers which are Psychocentric meaning, they were much demanding on
Travelers the safety on the entire tour.
Family Traveler - Vacationers, family reunions, Climate Sightseers
Single Traveler - Hitch- Hikers, Youth, Students
Special Interest - Sports, History, Architecture, Wildlife, health, Fishing, Shopping, Culture,
Traveler Behavior
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1. International Traveler