The Impact of the Internet on the Marketing of Travel Intermediaries (Paperback)

Diploma Thesis from the year 1998 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, University of Innsbruck (Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften), language: English, abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Abstract: In recent years, more and more people expressed their concerns about some companies' performance. Mainly not about their financial performance, but about their social performance. About their attitude towards the environment. About the treatment of employees. Consumers, governments, environmentalists, trade unions, but also managers felt that there is a need for change in business life. This paper investigates two questions: In general, how does the marketing of travel intermediaries change when business is conducted over the internet? In detail, how can travel intermediaries build customer loyalty an the internet? Why do these two issues pose problems that require a thorough analysis? First, the internet provides a new platform for dealing with travel services. Although the internet travel market still represents only a small fraction of the total travel market, many travel intermediaries entered it in anticipation of huge profits. The number of travellers who use the internet to obtain travel services and the money they spend on-line for travel purposes is growing rapidly. But competition and marketing in the on-line travel market is strongly affected by the unique characteristics of the internet. In order to stay in business in the long run, a deeper understanding of the effects of the internet an the travel industry and an the marketing of individual travel firms is necessary. Also, the internet threatens to eliminate intermediaries by linking service providers and customers directly. Therefore, an evaluation of the marketing impacts of the internet is even more vital for travel intermediaries. Second, a key element of every on-line marketing strategy is customer loyalty: Many internet travel intermediarie

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Imprint:	Diplom.de
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	March 2002
Authors:	Michael Ott
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-3-8386-5162-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Sales & marketing > General
LSN:	3-8386-5162-6
Barcode:	9783838651620

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