P(53) Marketing in Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism Management

TASK 3
MARKETING IN TRAVEL AND
TOURISM

ISSUES IN THE PRODUCT, PRICE AND
PLACE ELEMENTS OF MARKETING
MIX
Product Issues
The organisation provides
limited products for solo
travelling to the visitors.
Need wide range of products
and services
Safety and security of products

ISSUES IN THE PRODUCT, PRICE AND
PLACE ELEMENTS OF MARKETING
MIX
Price issues
Quite expensive and dependent on the competitor price packages
The organisation prepares the plan as per budget basis so that cost
can be lowered.
Frequent changes in the global economy.
Currency exchange rate
Tax provision

ISSUES IN THE PRODUCT, PRICE AND
PLACE ELEMENTS OF MARKETING
MIX
Place issues
Needs to identify the high footfall place in the market so that
consumers can reach to the destination easily
Key destination places should importantly included in the
holiday packages
Promote the travelling to the new destinations.
Improvement in online media tools for buying and selling

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF EGYPT AND MOROCCO

IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES SECTOR
MIX
Human Staff Or Employees
Most important asset of every organisation
Timely delivery of services
Monitoring of activities
Planning of resources

IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES SECTOR
MIX
Human Staff Or Employees
Take part in planning and controlling
Maintain the services standard
Effective use of resources and tools
Meeting the satisfaction level of customers
Lower down the cost of operation
Implement the new plan and quality mark

IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES SECTOR
MIX
Quality
Maintaining long term growth in sustainable business
environment.
Package quality
In house services
On-time services
Effective interaction
Communication and review of services

IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES SECTOR
MIX
• Offering full services to customer
• Gaining competitive advantage
• Maintaining flow of services
• Having knowledge of market conditions
• Use of new tools and techniques

CONCEPT OF THE TOTAL TOURISM
PRODUCT
Helps in providing the accommodation, entertainment and
leisure activities
Encouragement of effectiveness to maintained and
increase profits
Customers prefers high luxurious services
Attracting the customers
Achievement of objectives

CONCEPT OF THE TOTAL TOURISM
PRODUCT
Total tourism product should be used to reduces the
cost to the customers
It is a approch that lowers their issue in the entire
journey
Ensuring the profit criteria in competitive environment
Considering the preferences of the customers
Providing guidance to customers

CONCEPT OF THE TOTAL TOURISM
PRODUCT
Helps to set well managed front office with hiring
professional staff
Beneficial in creating good brand reputation
Providing this facility with the budget cost
Allocates the price on respective food and accommodation
services
Integrates with other hotels to fulfil the services of customers

REFERNCES
Buhalis, D. and Foerste, M., 2015. SoCoMo marketing for travel and tourism:
Empowering co-creation of value. Journal of Destination Marketing &
Management, 4(3), pp.151-161.
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Banking and Commerce, 2005.
Hall, C.M., 2013. Wine, food, and tourism marketing. Routledge.
Huang, R. and Sarigöllü, E., 2014. How brand awareness relates to market
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Consumer Behaviors (pp. 113-132). Springer New York.

SUGGESTIONS AND QUESTIONS