Resources Library by ANA

Research to aid the design of cost-effective holiday brochures

Survey research has played a central role in the development of the Thomson Holidays brochure style. This paper looks in detail at research conducted at two stages in this development when the approach to the brochure design was reviewed and will...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1978: Value For Money In Market And Social Research

Authors: Cathy Riley, Nigel Spackman

Company: Harris Interactive (Europe)

September 1, 1978

An alternative to transportation

The paper focuses upon the issues involved in travel/communication substitution, a topic given much greater prominence in recent years due to rapidly escalating costs of travel and energy shortages. The purpose of this paper is to present a general...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1977: Research For Decision Making

Authors: K. L. McGown, P. I. Weintraus

August 28, 1977

Tourism saturation

The objective of this paper is to attempt to predict when tourism saturation will be reached in the UK; to identify the factors which are critical in determining saturation levels; finally to indicate where demand and supply may not in future be...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Travel And Tourism

Author: Thomas J. Carter

June 15, 1977

The shape of things to come

This paper describes the expected shape of the west European tourism market in 1980 including: 1.The intra-European market both domestic and international; 2. The market for travel from West Europe to countries overseas; 3. The market for travel to...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Travel And Tourism

Author: John Seekings

June 15, 1977

The holiday customs in Hungary

The Hungarian Institute for Market Research of Budapest began in 1970 a series of surveys, repeated every second year, to observe the Hungarian people's holiday taking habits. The structure of demand - the types of holidays taken and the way they are...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Travel And Tourism

Author: Katy Vilmos

June 15, 1977

Research to measure and improve quality standards in Mallorca hotels

A survey based on 2000 personal interviews, each lasting about one hour was conducted amongst Thomson clients in Mallorca. Consumer attitudes towards food, quality of service in the dining-room, bar service, hotel entertainment, bedrooms and other...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Travel And Tourism

Authors: Gordon Heald, Brian Gurnett

Company: Gallup International Association

June 15, 1977

The use of a panel in monitoring holiday planning decisions

This paper explains how a specially designed personal interview panel of 550 households was established in Britain to monitor the timing of holiday planning decisions during the December 1976/ June 1977 period.

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Travel And Tourism

Author: Peter B. Hodgson

June 15, 1977

Poundsaver

The paper describes the central role which research has played in the development and evaluation of a possible new product structure for British Airways services between the UK and Europe. The airline was carrying out a major review of its marketing...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Travel And Tourism

Authors: Paul Handley, Frank Macey

June 15, 1977

An evaluation of the use made of evaluation research in a national tourist board

The paper argues that this research, as well as providing a necessary check on the Board's marketing performance, should provide useful guidance to the creation of future marketing. In order to assess the extent to which such research has proved so...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1977: Research For Decision Making

Author: Rodney A. Oliver

June 15, 1977