Customer Experience and Quality Systems Analysis: Holiday Inn Report

This report provides an executive summary and detailed analysis of the customer experience at Holiday Inn. It begins with an introduction to customer experience, highlighting its importance for business success, particularly in the hospitality industry. The main body of the report identifies and critically analyzes the systems that support Holiday Inn's quality processes, evaluating their effectiveness in meeting customer requirements and maximizing customer value. The report emphasizes the significance of employee skills, consumer behavior, and a customer value framework in shaping customer experiences. The report also discusses the factors influencing customer value, including functional, emotional, economic, symbolic, and end values. Overall, the report aims to provide insights into how Holiday Inn can enhance customer relationships and sustain its market position through effective customer experience management. The report concludes with a summary of the key findings and recommendations for improvement.

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Executive Summary
For very firm it is essential to provide quality services and products to their customers as
that will help them in enhancing their experiences which directly leads to increase in market
value and profit. Holiday Inn is operating in the hospitality industry and for them it is essential to
develop as well as maintain effective customer’s relations as that will help in sustaining at
marketplace for the long time. For this they need to analysis factors which impact on their
business operations and functions as well as they also required to determine system through
which they can enhance their customer’s experiences by meeting their expectation or
requirement. This is so because that will help in developing effective decision and plan which
enhance quality of services and customer experiences.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Identify the systems that supports your organizations quality processes and provide a critical
understanding of the extent to which you think those systems are effective in meeting
customer requirements.................................................................................................................1
Identify the systems that supports your organizations quality processes and provide a critical
understanding of the extent to which you think those systems are effective in meeting
customer requirements.................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Customer experience can be describe as the journey of customers with business and its
services. It is crucial that customer has positive and effective experience with organisation as this
will support in developing strong relationship (Adhikari and Bhattacharya, 2016). Customers are
consider to be king for business and they will lead to have direct impact on sales and profits of
organisation. It is an opportunity for organisation to enhance and develop experience of
customers as this will lead to accomplishment of set targets. There are different ways and
techniques that can be use by organisation for improving and increasing customer experience. It
is crucial that organisation is providing high quality services to its customers as well as meeting
with the need and wants. This will support in meeting with the desired expectation of customer
form organisation. There are different factors that will lead to have major impact on experience
and expectation of customers. In order to improve the overall experience of customer
organisation should have clear understanding and information about customers experience. This
report is based on Holiday Inn organisation. This is one of the large brand hotel which is
providing its services and products in different market area. Holiday Inn organisation was
develop by Kemmons Wilson in 1952. Holiday Inn is a well known organisation which is
established in different parts of the world and its headquarter is located Denham, United
Kingdom. Holiday Inn organisation is a subsidiary of Inter Continental Hotels Groups. This
report will includes different factors that will support in influencing of organisation to maximise
customer values. Apart from this different system is also analysed and evaluated that will support
organisation to conduct quality processes and different system are also analysed that is effective
for organisation in order to meet with customers requirements.
MAIN BODY
Identify the systems that supports your organizations quality processes and provide a critical
understanding of the extent to which you think those systems are effective in meeting
customer requirements.
It is very important for organisation to focus on maximising customer values and
experience (Ali, Hussain and Ragavan, 2014). There are different factors that will lead to have
direct in of organisation capability and potential to enhance customer experience as well as
attract more customers towards business. There are various benefits and advantages that could be
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achieve by respective organisation by increase the value of customer. Holiday Inn organisation
is dealing in hospitality sector which is completely based on customer experience as well as their
values to attain desired objectives. Customer experience can be define as the journey of customer
within the organisation along with the products and services offered by company to customers. It
is crucial for organisation to determine its capability and potential to provide effective customer
values and experience (Bagdare and Jain, 2013). This is dependent on the skill of employees
with business as well as decision taking in order to meet with customers experience. Holiday In
organisation should impress its customer by conducting business activities in effective and
efficient manner. Business activates and process will lead to influence over customer journey
with the organisation.
It is significant for customers to feel valuable in organisation which will affect their
overall experience with company in its services. Higher the customer experience with Holiday
Inn will have more positive impact on business and its growth. Holiday Inn organisation should
develop different business strategy that will lead to have positive impact over growth and
development of organisation. By enhancing customer experience and value, respective company
will be able to create and build strong relationship with them as well as attain desired goals and
objectives. Customer value maximization can be describe as the method that can be use by
organisation in order to entice customer so that frequency and amount of customer transaction
increase in company (Bilgihan, Kandampully and Zhang, 2016). It is consider to be crucial for
organisation as this is supportive in improving the length of time or duration in which customer
will stay with organisation. There are different factors and element which will have impact in
performance of company in order to enhance customer value. This is consider to be essential for
influencing the level of customer experience with the Holiday Inn organisation as well as
increase capability of organisation to meet with the expectation of customers. It is crucial that
respective company have compelte information and understanding about different ways and
techniques which will support in increasing customer values as well as help Holiday Inn
company to meet with the expectation of customers. Customer values play very significant role
in enhancing relationship of customers with business. Holiday Inn company is providing its
products and services to large customer base and it is crucial for organisation to consider the
need and requirement of customers in order to enhance the overall experience with customer.
Customer value framework needs to be consider by respective company as it is very useful in
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enhance the journey of customers with in Holiday Inn Hotel and increasing the level of customer
experience in order to improve loyal customers.
Customer value framework
This is an effective tool that will guideline organisation in order to provide valuable
products and services to customers. customer value proposition is significant in promising for
delivering potential value that should be deliver by respective organisation in order to meet with
customer requirements and needs (Blázquez, 2014). Proposition values of customers will support
in stimulating customer engagement with in organisation and lead to create strong bond between
company and its customers. value proposition is significant in providing extra value to customer
and this can be consider as unique selling proposition of Holiday Inn company. This factor will
lead to have major impact on accomplishment of desired goals and objective of company.
through this Holiday Inn company will be able to provide better and effective services to
customers and increase the duration of time customer visit organisation. It has been determine
that there are different element which is important for organisation to consider while enhancing
the proposition value to customs as well as offering extra value to them in order to increase the
level of expectation. Different elements that is useful in providing value to customers are
mention below- Functional value – This type of value refer as all those products and services that is
offered by organisation. It is crucial that respective company is offering different types of
products and services to customer which is according to convenience of customers. This
will helps in adding more value to customer experience. Holiday Inn services should be
able to provide solution to the issues and problems of customer and it should be more
comprehensive as compare the competitors products and services. Emotional value – Holiday Inn organisation will be able to increase the value to
customer experience when this company is focusing on providing pleasant or attractive
services to customers (De and et. al., 2015). It has been analysed that customer will be
more attractive towards all those services which is able to traditional, nostalgic reason or
advice by some other people. This will lead to creation of strong and emotional bound
with the company and increase the level of customer values. Economic value – This is one of the crucial value that is considered by each and every
customers. It is essential for organisation to provide products and services which is
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appropriate to the value of customer money. Holiday Inn organisation services should
offer the financial advantage to its potential customers as this will support in enhancing
the overall experience and value of customers. Consumer will tend to be more happy
when that feel that purchased products and services of organisation is according to the
worth of their money and time. Respective organisation needs to consider economic
value while providing its services and products to customer for maximizing their values. Symbolic value – This type of values can be describe as the social responsibility and
other drivers of hotel brand (Brown, 2018). It is important for Holiday Inn organisation to
consider symbolic values of customer as this is the main reason customer will feel more
valuable in company. there are different types of symbolic values that is offered by
respective company which will lead to attract customers towards organisation as well as
its services. status of Holiday Inn company, trendy design and friendly environment can
be consider as the main reason for increase the value of customers. End value – This types of values are consider as the sum of all values that is offered by
company to its customer. In this Holiday Inn organisation will try to identify and analyse
what is the image of products and service convey to customer. this will support company
to take better decision and enhance its services so that organisation can attain its goals
and objectives. customers need and wants are consider to be important for organisation as
this will help in improving the level of customer experience with customer as well as
providing high level of customer satisfaction.
There are several factors of Holiday Inn company which will lead to have significant impact
on enhancing customer experience with organisation as well as maximising customer values. It is
important for organisation to take decision as per the need and wants of customers. it has been
determined that Holiday Inn hotels needs to create strategies which will support in adding more
values to customer experience within the company (He and et. al., 2017). In order to create
better and effective strategies Holiday Inn company should identify and analyse the needs and
wants of customers in order to attain set targets. Different factors which will have impact on
Holiday Inn capability and potential in order to maximize customer values are mention below in
detail.
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Employees – Employees are very important for organisation and they play crucial role in
increasing customer expectations. It is essential that Holiday Inn hotel employees are well
trained and skilled in order to understand and full fill the needs of customers. Employees of
respective company is responsible for providing services to customer and this will lead to have
major impact on experience of customers. Holiday Inn organisation customer should have
complete knowledge and understanding about how to perform business task as well as take good
care of customers. Employees factors of respective company will lead to have significant impact
on capability of business in order to meet with the expectation of customer as well as enhance
their overall experiences.
Consumer behaviour – It is essential that respective organisation have capability to identify
and analyse the behaviour of consumer. This will help in adding more value to the experience of
customers with in Holiday Inn organisation (Homburg, Jozić and Kuehnl, 2017). Customer
behaviour is a significant factor that will influence the capability of organisation in order to
identify and analyse expectation of customer with business and its services. By identifying and
understanding customers as well as knowing what different ways in order to increase the
customer behaviour in order to add more value in the experience of customer with organisation.
Innovative techniques – There are different types of tool and technology that can be use by
organisation in order to improve customer values. Holiday Inn is one of the leading hotel chain
that is operating its business activities in different market area. it is crucial for this company to
use new and innovative technology in order to perform business activities as well as providing its
services to customers. This will lead to have significant and positive impact on increase value to
customers. advance technology used by Holiday Inn company will be useful in providing more
comfort to customers as well as adding value in the services of Holiday Inn. Innovative
technology will be useful for respective company in order to perform organisational activities in
effective and efficient manner as well as meeting with the expectation of customer from Holiday
Inn hotels.
Business process – This can be describe as the flow of organisational task and activities.
Business process of Holiday Inn company is important factor that needs to be consider while
providing its services to customer in order to add more values. Business process of respective
hotel is very well managed as well as flow in effective or efficient manner (Jain, Aagja and
Bagdare, 2017). This company is focusing on considering creative business process will lead to
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enhance the performance of company and successfully conduct day to day activities of
organisation. When organisation is able to successfully conduct all activities of organisation with
in set time frame then it will be able to meet with the expectation of customer and effectively
full fill their requirement form organisation.
CRM system – Customer relationship management system refer as the tool that is used by
organisation in order to maintain and keep strong relationship with potential customers. This is
very useful and effective system as it will keep required data and information about customer.
Through this system Holiday Inn organisation will be able to correctly communicate with its
customer as well as able to have meaningful conversation (Kietzmann and Canhoto, 2013).
Customer relationship management system that is used by respective company is an important
factor that will influence the capability and potential of organisation in order to add more values
to customers experience. This system is completely focused towards the requirements and need
of customers which will help in determining customer perceive values as well as full filling it by
providing services which as exact to the requirement of customer.
Quality of service – This is one of the essential element that needs to be consider by
organisation in order to provide products and services to customers. It is important for Holiday
Inn company to provide high quality services to customer for adding more value to customer
journey with in organisation. Quality of services can be provided by respective company when it
is reliable, responsive as well as quick to customer demand. Employees of Holiday Inn
organisation should have complete information about delivering of services to customer correctly
and accurately. It is required the services provider is very responsible towards their job role and
support customer in resolving their issues. Quick and fast services provided by company will
definitely lead to have positive impact on customer and its experience with respective
organisation.
Ethical consideration – Holiday Inn organisation needs to consider ethical consideration will
conducting business activities as wells providing services to customers. This is very important
for satisfying customers need and expectation with organisation. Ethical consideration refer as
the way in which company is performance activities by considering moral and social
responsibility. This is very important in developing and enhancing brand image of organisation
as well as increasing the level of customer experience with organisation. Holiday Inn company is
following all guidance and regulation that is provided by government for protecting customer
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privacy and security. Ethical consideration is very crucial in protecting and security visit of
customer with in organisation and increase loyalty of customers with Holiday Inn company.
Digital marketing – Digital marketing can be describe as different marketing activities that is
conduct by organisation through digital platform. This is considered to be useful and effective
tool which will support organisation to enhance its marketing and promotional activites. Thorugh
this method potential customers of Holiday Inn company will be able to evaluate different offers
and services of company from anywhere or any time. digital marketing activities are very useful
in increasing the knowledge and information about company to customer in creative and
attractive manner. This will also provide support and ease to customer for booking in hotels and
effectively use different types of services that is provided by company in order to meet with the
expectation of customers.
Identify the systems that supports your organizations quality processes and provide a critical
understanding of the extent to which you think those systems are effective in meeting
customer requirements.
It is essential for respective company to identify and analyses different types of quality process
system that can be use by organization in order to provide effective business process. Quality
process system is consider as useful tool as this will support organization to flow business
process in correct and accurate manner. Quality process system refer as organization is having
culture of quality in its business. This will lead to involve people of organization which will
support in continuous improvement and growth. It is very important for Holiday Inn organization
to continuously improve its services and products as this will assist in gaining competitive
advantage over other rival companies (Kim and Choi, 2013). By considering quality process
system in Holiday Inn organization, it will be able to create high standard for business in which
they can perform organizational task in order to attain set goals of objectives. There are various
types of quality process system that can be used by organization in order to ensure that respective
company is successfully conducting its business task as well as meeting with the expectation of
customers. This type of systems are use by organization in order to make sure that all activities
are perform in set rule and regulation as well as help in keeping safety and security of customers
or employees. Quality process system are very useful for respective company as it will provide
quality in business services, improve productivity and along with this it also enhance morale of
organization. It will lead to create positive organizational culture and environment which provide
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assistance to organization for smoothly performing its activities and meeting with the expectation
of customers. Holiday Inn company will be able to successfully meet with the expectations of
customer by considering quality process system for business and its activates. It has been
determined that consideration of this system in respective business will lead to have major
impact on business and assistance in creating strong relationship with customers. To ensure that
services are being delivered as per the requirements or expectations of customers, it is necessary
to identify gap which exist between what is being delivered to them and what is being anticipated
by them. This implies that it is mandatory to accomplish this gap to have strong customer base
and acknowledge all the requirements (Ho, Tojib and Tsarenko, 2020). Service gap refers to
difference among what customer expects and what is received by them. For this, SERVQUAL
model is being utilized by Holiday Inn, it is specified below:
SERVQUAL: It refers to service quality framework which aims at measuring scale of
quality within the service industry. It is being utilized for measuring gap among customer
expectation as well as their experience. This involves five gaps which has to be identified by
Holiday Inn and ensure that they are handled efficaciously so that in future it do not lead to
further problems as well as ensure that they meet expectations of their probable customers. These
gaps are mentioned below:
GAP 1: Consumer Expectations & Management Perceptions
This gap takes place when management is not able to perceive what is required by their
customers. For an example, administrator of Holiday Inn may think that their customers require
better and different food but consumers might be concerned with fast delivery (A Service Quality
Model Applied on Indian Hotel Industry to Measure the Level of Customer Satisfaction 2014).
This gap takes place due to poor interpretation of information, inadequate marketing research
and various layer among top level management and front line employees.
GAP 2: Management perceptions & service quality specifications
This denotes that management may perceive correctly perceptions of their customers but
are not able to formulate adequate performance standards. For an example like administration
may ask waiter to respond fast to guests but not told about how fast. This gap takes place due to
inadequate planning, lack of commitment, unsystematic new service development processes.
GAP 3: Service quality specification & service delivery
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This occurs due to service personnel and cause behind this unwillingness to meet
formulated standards, poor training, failure to acknowledge demand & supply and lack of
relevant customer education & training (Dedeoğlu and et. al, 2020).
GAP 4: Service delivery & external communication
Expectations of customers are influenced via statements which are being given by firm’s
representatives as well as shown by advertisements. But gap occurs when these anticipated
expectations are not met when services are being delivered by service industry. For instance,
Holiday IIn printed brochures in which it was mentioned that clean and furnished rooms will eb
available for guests bt in reality, they were not maintained adequately. This occurred due to
discrepancy among what actual services are and what is promised. This occurs due to failure for
managing expectations of customer and performing as per specifications.
GAP 5: Expected & experienced services
This gap takes place when customers misinterpret service quality. Like manager may ask
customer about services but they might interpret like indication that something was wrong.
Illustration 1: Conceptual Model of Service Quality
These are the gaps which can be identified by Holiday In by making use of SERVQUAL model.
In this context it is crucial for service firm to take adequate measures through which such kind of
gaps can be handled effectively so that customers as well as Hotel is satisfied by quality
perceived and delivered respectively (Inversini, De Carlo and Masiero, 2020). These measures
are illustrated beneath:
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