Tangibility
Hospitality and tourism organizations offer a combination of tangible and intangible products (Kandampully, 2007). For example, a hotel room or a meal in a restaurant has both tangible and intangible qualities. Again, there may be major differences between a budget hotel and a luxury hotel or between a fast-food restaurant and an upscale restaurant in terms of tangible and intangible qualities offered. However, services are often ideas, concepts, interactions, relationships, and experiences that are not often patentable.