How To Conduct Market Research In The Hospitality Industry

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Talk of increased travel just a lot of hot air?: Leisure travel is expected to increase by mid-2010; Americans say that they are planning to travel more, but an Ipsos Marketing poll indicates they aren't booking the plans to back it up.
Using online behavior to measure the travel industry’s recession-based injury and recovery: An examination of Web search-related data from 2007 to 2009 charts the travel industry’s recession-induced slump and points at a possible turnaround in the offing.
How CiCi’s Pizza used mystery shopping to set company-wide standards/evaluation metrics: CiCi’s Pizza commissioned a mystery shopping study to identify ways employees could help guests feel welcome and establish corporate standards by which performance could be measured - including know-your-name service and satisfying special requests.
Trade Talk: Employee surveys key to attitudes: Representatives from Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Hewlett-Packard discuss the benefits of conducting research among employees.
Without reservations: Best Western used interactive large-group interviews to determine the success of its new television ad campaign aimed at informing consumers that the hotel chain had upgraded its appearance and quality.

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How Marriott International tapped mobile research to get feedback on enhancements to its mobile site: Shared expectations and awareness of the technique’s strengths and weaknesses helped Marriott get the most out of a mobile survey of users of its Marriott Mobile site. The results augmented data gathered from a host of other sources to give a fuller look at the user experience.
In Case You Missed It... June 2010: News and notes on marketing and research: anti-drinking advertising can backfire; Florida law enforcement using focus groups to solve cold cases; writing hotel reviews
How CiCi’s Pizza used mystery shopping to set company-wide standards/evaluation metrics: CiCi’s Pizza commissioned a mystery shopping study to identify ways employees could help guests feel welcome and establish corporate standards by which performance could be measured - including know-your-name service and satisfying special requests.
Using online behavior to measure the travel industry’s recession-based injury and recovery: An examination of Web search-related data from 2007 to 2009 charts the travel industry’s recession-induced slump and points at a possible turnaround in the offing.
Data Use: A good choice for choice modeling: Maximum difference scaling lets researchers present respondents with large numbers of choice options without making the process onerous. The article uses examples of a hotel loyalty program and restaurant menu optimization to show the technique in action.