The Small Hotel in Hat Yai, Thailand
Hotels are one of the most important services which directly affect the arrival of tourists from one country. The way to conduct a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of a hotel through a snapshot of all, that’s in the environment both inside and outside.
Strength in the SWOT analysis of hotel could be something like the size of the hotel. If the hotel has many rooms, this increases the fit that can be made from the hotel. If the hotel facilities for almost everything the customer needs. To support the management of the hotel. A well-trained strength since customers will always respond positively to good and courteous service.
Weaknesses identified in a SWOT analysis of a hotel include all of the aspects that make the hotel vulnerable. This includes qualities like a poor corporate culture and poor maintenance culture. For example, some customers discontent in the dressing room as the comments that the rooms are decorated in a style our or the price of the service of the hotel and may be priced too high for some people.
Opportunities in a SWOT analysis of hotel include factors such attractions and close proximity to places where the most people can have easy access to the hotel. For instance, a hotel that is located near a major airport can view its location as an opportunity because this makes it easily accessible for people who need a place to stay while in transit.
Threat in SWOT analysis of a hotel essential a factor that threatens the very existence of the hotel. An example of such a threat is too much completion. If a hotel is located in vicinity where there are numerous hotels, this will affect the profit margin of the hotel. Too much competition translates into too many choices for the customers. This means that the hotel stands a risk of not having a maximum room occupation.
Strategy:
Strategic options for the business, it is a differentiation strategy. The differentiation strategy for hotel, this is the advantages. A differentiation strategy calls for creating a product or service with sufficiently distinctive attributes that it sets our business apart from the competition. Herein the hotel may be able to charge our customer for service and succeed in implementing even more. The hotel can readily pass along higher supplier costs to its customers because of the because of the lack of substitute or alternative products on the market. Having a loyal customer following helps stabilize the hotel’s revenue and lessens the impact of market downturns because of customer loyalty in good times and bad. The disadvantages for differentiation that time, the hotel faces the risk of changing consumer tastes or preferences. In such a case, the hotel may not have sufficient customer demand to offset its higher cost, which may lead to a loss.
Competition advantages:
Significant advantages of competition in the hotel. The hotel is situated in an excellent location in Hat Yai, at the center of the communication connection to other provinces of the south in the country. Customers can travel to remote communities, comprising the airport bus terminal, comprising the airport bus terminal, shopping local including the souvenir shop. Hotels are designed to stand out to attract customers. The hotel's design is focused identities Thailand or application from Thailand. Vision around the hotel include a beautiful view, surrounded by trees complete the atmosphere of nature. Hotel service, the hotel must have some form of good to the satisfaction of the customer. With professionalism and are uniform in order to enhance the quality of the hotel. In the hotel business employees, it is critical to establish a competitive advantage. Because customers to stay in our hotel will contract employees. Thus, employees must have amity, knowledge, expertise and professionalism in customer service.
Customers group:
Customers who stay in the hotel will be the customer service group. Both a regular and occasional services such as tourists, businessmen, families and couples. But a group of major customers are interested in at our hotel. Group of businessmen because of our location is the key to connecting businesses in the southern part of the business and our hotel was built in the city center, making it attractive to business dealings in the province due to the ease of communication. This is an advantage of us who have been customers. Who are willing to pay the price the hotel and cause the hotel is main revenue.
Increase customer satisfaction:
To provide high level customer service (extraordinary services in particular) and increase customer satisfaction for in the hotel. The key to good customer service in the hotel is building good relationships with our customers. Thanking the customer and promoting a positive, helpful and friendly environment will ensure they leave with a great impression. A happy customer will return often and is likely to spend more. The following are some of the main elements of good customer service. When faced with customer, greet customers and approach them in a way that is natural and fits the individual situation. Show customers that you understand what their needs are. Listen to customer complaints. Listen to what the customer is objecting about (often price, merchandise or time). Confirm the validity of each concern and offer a solution.
Pricing strategy:
Strategy opted for hotel pricing is prestige pricing. Prestige pricing is a physiological pricing strategy that sets prices of luxury products to the expectations of a niche class of customers who associate higher prices with superior quality. An advantage is setting a high price to convey an image of high quality or uniqueness. Customers will demand and pay more for a service that they perceive as important to their needs. Customers associate price with quality. Markets with low levels of product knowledge are candidates for prestige pricing.
Promotion:
The promotion for hotels that used to advertise the hotel was newly opened. Therefore, the hotel had to be the highlight of the hotel advertising. Which types of advertising is there product or services advertising, the presentation of a business idea designed to make potential customers know a product or service and create a desire for it. And hotel advertising, the presentation of information about a hotel, designed to improve the hotel's image. For example, advertising media in internet, magazines, newspapers or outdoor media. In order to have customers diversity, and encourage customers interested more in our hotel.
Global opportunities:
Expand our business hotel in other countries and take the global opportunities. We may use this strategy creating a website, it is a way to expand the hotel, is known among the variety. In the creating a website we should create a website with content that describes the strength of a brand identity of our hotel and should make it easier to find or advertising on the web that is as popular as www.yahoo.com,because it can reach as many consumers. There may also be marketed through social media networks such as Facebook, Intagram or Youtobe and the hotel may use e-commerce to help.
Project Report
Submitted by
Name: Sarayut Noinu
No. 5550111170 ACC
Present
Dr. Tao Lu
946 – 201 Small Business Management
Semester 2/2557
Prince Of Songkla University