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Web mining

This paper illustrates how new technologies such as text and data mining can be used to process and analyze text data on a scale not previously possible.The paper investigates the types of information available on one of the most popular hotel...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Authors: Tom Anderson, Jesse Chen

October 8, 2006

Improving the travel experience

This paper analyses why past efforts to raise air passengers' satisfaction have not helped most airlines to differentiate themselves from competitors.Using years of historical and current data collected in the airline industry, the paper demonstrates...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Authors: Carsten Friedrichsen, Daniel Ray, David Perroud

October 8, 2006

Behaviour and attitudes of Chinese tourists

The China market has been acknowledged as one of the key emerging leisure markets in the world.This paper provides an overview of the China outbound travel market, and combines the findings from latest attitudinal studies on Chinese tourists.In...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Authors: Grace Wen Pan, Rene Bos

Company: Nielsen

October 8, 2006

The myth of service recovery

One factor that influences perceptions of recovery efforts is consumer expectations, while a second factor to consider in assessing the effectiveness of service recovery efforts is understanding problem resolution in the context of the entire service...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Author: Rick Garlick

October 8, 2006

Leveraging customer panels for business success

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is embarking on the fifth year of the management of its online FPC Guest Advisory Panel. Gathering a diverse range of guest feedback, this Panel has proven to be an invaluable source of both strategic and operational...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Authors: John Morton, Jon Mamela

Company: Market Probe International Inc.

October 8, 2006

Measuring word of mouth

While still in its infancy, the practice of developing and implementing marketing strategies designed to leverage the power of personal recommendations on a grand scale holds great promise. This paper combines a discussion of the results from a...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Authors: Heather Magaw, Judy Melanson

October 8, 2006

What guests want from a hotel

The paper describes how predictive research analytics has been used to optimise MyTravel's property portfolio, resulting in a redefined hierarchy of importance in terms of what guests want from a hotel.

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Authors: Louise Holt, Tamsin Jenkins, Sam Gardner

Company: Nunwood

October 8, 2006

Idleness, leisure and free time

Idle time is becoming more important in cities like Mexico. Because of that, we saw the chance to make an influence on its increasing significance by converging with the leisure industry in general, which could have not only a large market, but the...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Authors: Heriberto Lopez Romo, Mayra Herrera Roqueñí

October 8, 2006

The importance of first contact

This paper describes an innovative approach to establishing financial values for each aspect of the hotel guest experience. It addresses the following two, critical planning questions: Can employee engagement and behavior be linked to guest...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Author: Robert Passikoff

Company: Brand Keys, Inc.

October 8, 2006