1.1 Problem Analysis
Aloft Hotels was launched by Starwood in 2005. The Aloft brand is for the new Generation of travellers because of its “Urban” design, technology and innovative guest experience. It truly is unique.
At present most new Generation / Young business travellers do not have a Hotel that is affordable to them and directly addresses their needs and wants especially in the East African Community. It is a Gap in the Market so to speak.
The East African Community is a regional intergovernmental Organisation, similar to SADC, which consists of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi and Uganda. These counties are all still developing, hence within some of them, it will not be viable to open a new Aloft hotel because the Market will not have
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3.1 What is the Aloft Hotel?
The Aloft Hotel is part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Starwood Hotels and Resorts consists of 9 brands with over 1,100 hotels in 100 countries. Starwood’s long history across the Globe has established its presence and reputation as the leading hotel group in the world, if not, one of the leading hotel groups.
Aloft Hotels was launched by Starwood in 2005 as a mid-scale brand, upper 3 star to be more precise. The Aloft brand is for the new Generation of travellers because of its “Urban” design, technology and innovative guest experience. The “Vibrant Social Scene” also one of the brands’ unique selling points. With constant WIFI connectivity, a unique social media approach, Aloft is connected with their guests all year round.
Aloft Hotels has 8 key concepts that contribute to its “Stay & Play “ tagline.
1. WXYZ Bar – where signature cocktails, delicious food and live music is the norm. This is the place to be. It generates revenue by attracting both guests and locals.
2. Re:mix Lounge – has plenty of seating space, fast and free WIFI and some music to contribute to the vibes
3. Backyard – consists of an outside lounge with mood lighting, and an indoor/outdoor
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The redevelopment of the Pyrmont–Ultimo area is one of the most significant urban renewal programs undertaken in Australia. Once a flourishing frontier port, Pyrmont 's rich history is still gladly in plain view amongst a present day extension of eateries, stores, bistros and parks. The following questions were to address the issue of urban growth and decline in Pyrmont: What are the reasons for urban growth and decline? What was the Pyrmont area first used for and has this changed? Does the government plan to redevelop the area?
When sacrifices are made, a goal is accomplished by the person sacrificing the object and a life is affected by the sacrifice made which could be seen in The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, and Good Country People by Flannery O’Connor. In The Lottery, a community of people stand with their traditions even though it harms their society. In The Veldt, the children sacrifice someone they should love and replace it by a room they love more. In Good Country People, Hulga, a mid age, deformed, and independent, woman sacrifices something she needs for a person she thinks she knows.
It provides a relaxing environment for you to just be to yourself. No beep of a phone and nobody else is there. Nature is a mental medic. Everybody likes to socialize and have constant interaction. We are scheduled and organized .
Guests can also play pool and order their favorite beverages in this pub-like
Weaknesses: 1. The high seasonal dependency for most of the hotel facilities. 2. The imbalanced market coverage and business portfolio. 3.
Background & History Hyatt Hotels Corporation is involved in the franchising, management, development and ownership of Hyatt-branded resorts, vacation & residential ownership properties, and hotels internationally. Hyatt was established by Jay Pritzker in 1957 (Hyatt Hotels, 2015). Hyatt Hotels Corporation, once called as Global Hyatt, is a worldwide hospitality organization. The organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and utilizes 46,000 individual employees but now this organization is gaining a major part of its business from their branches in the United Arab Emirates (Hyatt Reports, 2015) as UAE alone accounts for approximately 30% of the entire Hyatt Hotels Corporation system. (HYATT, 2015)
What is Airbnb? The main feature in the case of Airbnb as a multinational corporation is the corporate form of ownership and organization of property of shareholders from different countries. Their economic unity of action constitutes a single development strategy with centralized marketing, financial and the development function which is before the exchange company. It is also characterized by the distribution of production capacities on the territory of several countries where more and more specialization is offered in Europe and Asia.
There comes a time when you want to take time off of work and put aside the stress and just go on vacation. Somewhere where no one can reach you and you just can sit back and relax. If this sounds like you, you should go on a cruise. If you go on a cruise there is nothing to bother you at all, you will be surrounded by the ocean and sunlight. So you can get plenty of relaxation, and spend time with your family like you want to.
They have two restaurant and executive lounge in their hotel chain. The hotel offer donations for National Kidney Fund. Through economic factor, business examines the economic issues that are bound to have an impact on the company. They use their advertising for newspaper with target of Malay people. This hotel targets Chinese, Myanmar and Indian people.
1. Introduction of Airbnb Airbnb is an online platform where people can list and book their accommodations all around the world. It is founded by Nathan Blecharczyk, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in the year of 2008 in California. The types of accommodations offered in Airbnb vary from an apartment, a villa, a castle to even a tree house.
Each hotel and resort featured details and aspects that reflected local character and culture of the location embodying Rosewood’s “Sense of Place” philosophy, meaning each of its properties is uniquely defined by the location. This differentiated Rosewood’s properties from the competitors. Corporate Branding Strategy: Rosewood Hotels & Resorts had very low brand awareness among its guests. To encourage guests to use more than one Rosewood hotel, two possible approaches were considered.
Considering all these factors, we can clearly say that hotels belong to monopolistic competition. Hotels are price makers, meaning that there is not one market price, at which all the suppliers have to sell
Marriott International vs. Airbnb Although Marriott International has a competitive advantage of being the largest hotel company in the world, experiencing years of remarkable growth with the acquisition of Starwood Hotels, and ranking at number 163 on this year’s Fortune 500, it operates in a highly competitive market. The recent success of Airbnb, for example, has had major effects on the hotel industry as it has quickly become a threat. Airbnb, founded in 2008, is an online hospitality service that provides short-term lodging and unique travel accommodations around the world with more than 3,000,000 lodging listings in 65,000 cities and 191 countries.
Intercontinental Hotels is using the market differentiation strategy in segmenting its market into appropriate market divisions based on characteristics of the varying needs and characteristics of the target markets. The company has more than 3500 hotels in over 100 countries with around 535000 guest rooms. It has established a substantial customer base with over 120million customers whose preferences vary based on price and quality expectations. The Intercontinental group is made up of many brands such as the Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Garden Court, Crown Plaza Hotels & Resorts, SunSpree, Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Select, Holiday Inn, and Candlewood