SWOT Analysis of Travelodge

MARKETING PLAN FOR TRAVELODGE
Executive summary
The organization that has been
discussed is this present report is
Travelodge. This is a hospitality
organization which is second largest in
the budget hotel sector having more
than 32,600 rooms across the world.
The organization has already a strong
hold on present market as well as
customer segment, through this pan
they will attempt to reach out to the
fresh and relatively untapped segment
in the world.
Company overview
It is a third largest hotel
chain in the UK by the 32600
number of bed rooms. It
provides accommodation,
travelling, lodging and fooding
facilities to the customers.
SWOT analysis
Strengths
 One of the major strengths of the Travelodge is presence in the right
location.
 They have high synergies amongst stakeholders.
Weaknesses
 Lack of training among employees
 Lack of mixing among market policy and organization policy
Opportunities
 They can adopt an online service for delivery of products
 Go global
 Partnership with international firm
Threats
 New entry in the market
 Lack of talented employees
 Lack of financial support.
External analysis
It includes those factors which can
affects the business from outside the
environment. The factors includes -
Political
 Political stability and importance of
Lodging sector in the country's
economy
 Bureaucracy and interference in
Lodging industry by government
Economic
 Government intervention in the free
market and related Services
 Inflation rates
Social
 Demographics and skill level of the
population
 Culture (gender roles, social
conventions etc.)
Technological
 Impact on cost structure in Lodging
industry
 Impact on value chain structure in
Segmentation
Travelodge’s segmentation targeting and
positioning refers to ways in which the
organization chose to provide the services to
and give position to the services to fulfil the
needs and aspiration of these individuals in the
best possible manners
Targeting
Targeting refers that which will be the target
customers of the Travelodge. They have to
find the most attractive area which helps
them to maximize their profits.
Positioning
Positioning refers to the place at which
Travelodge will going to target the services from
where they can reach the most valuable customer
segment
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