Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism

Table of Contents PART I: UNDERSTANDING THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MARKETING PROCESS 1. Introduction: Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism 2. Service Characteristics of Hospitality and Tourism Marketing 3. The Role of Marketing in Strategic Planning PART II: DEVELOPING HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES 4. The Marketing Environment 5. Marketing Information Systems and Marketing Research 6. Consumer Markets and Consumer Buying Behavior 7. Organizational Buyer Behavior of Group Market 8. Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning PART III: DEVELOPING THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MARKETING MIX 9. Designing and Managing Products 10. Internet Marketing 11. Pricing Products: Pricing Considerations, Approaches, and Strategy 12. Distribution Channels 13. Promoting Products: Communication and Promotion Policy and Advertising 14. Promoting Products: Public Relations and Sales Promotion 15. Professional Sales PART IV: MANAGING HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MARKETING 16. Electronic Marketing: Internet Marketing, Database Marketing, and Direct Marketing 17. Destination Marketing 18. Next Year's Marketing Plan CASE STUDIES GLOSSARY INDEX