Homework: A Major Hotel Brand
Overview
In today's lodging industry, there is a wide range of great hotel and motel brands that work tirelessly to deliver their products and services to the customer segments they serve. For this homework, you are going to choose one major hotel or motel brand (global brand, regional brand, or boutique brand) and conduct an in-depth research study. This could be a brand you currently work for, a brand you want to work for one day, or a brand you are interested in learning more about.
Instructions
Write 5 to 6 pages in which you:
1) Provide a brief overview of the brand including:
a) Overview of its parent company (if applicable).
b) Age of the brand and a brief history.
c) Number of properties.
d) Average number of rooms per property.
e) Overview of the brand hallmarks.
f) Overview of the guest loyalty program.
g) Most recent hotel brand performance metrics (that is, annual ADR, Occ %, RevPAR, and competitive market metrics).
2) Determine the brand's organizational restructure for its properties, the role and responsibilities for each position, and whether this is the optimal structure for the brand.
3) Analyze the portfolio of hotel brands and the different levels of services that the parent company offers and determine whether this is the optimal level of brands and services provided. Explain your rationale.
4) Analyze the marketing and customer rewards system used by this brand and determine if this is the optimal marketing system to allow for repeat customer reservations and brand loyalty. Explain your rationale. Analyze the organizational structure, brands and services, and marketing system of a hotel brand.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.