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Quality vs Luxury Common Threads - Different Notions October 2005 Hotel Profit Conference, Warsaw Dr. Aris Ikkos Director JBR Hellas. Contents. Luxury Quality as a component of Luxury Quality: an autonomous characteristic Quality improvement programmes. Importance of Luxury Market.
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Quality vs Luxury Common Threads - Different Notions October 2005 Hotel Profit Conference, Warsaw Dr. Aris Ikkos Director JBR Hellas
Contents • Luxury • Quality as a component of Luxury • Quality: an autonomous characteristic • Quality improvement programmes
Importance of Luxury Market • 3% of tourists spend 20% of tourism expenditure => Spend per tourist - average for Greece $750 - top 3% ave spend $5.000 - remaining 97% $600
Who are the Luxury Travelers? • They have time and money • Usually FITs, not in groups • Personal and Confidential Service • Demands that are: • “absurd” for average person • to be evaluated in light of amount spent • Well-Traveled & Adventurous • Sharp, Experienced, Informed • Young & Seeking VFM • Seeking Qualitative experiences
Segmentation by Income • Tycoonscapable of fulfilling all material fantasies • Very Richdemanding; individuality & confidentiality • Richqualitative service all round
Psychographic Segmentation • The Elite Luxury Loverin declineImage–status–exclusivity–ostentatious consumption • The Aspiring Luxury LoverElite copycat – financial limitations • The Luxury ExplorerIntense Feelings– Rare Places – Educated – Anti-snob • The Satisfied Luxury AdmirerOlder – Infrequent travelers • The Savvy Luxury Shopperrising trendSelf-made – VFM – Smart and Rational – Internet
Common Requirements • High Quality Service • Seeking All-round Experience • Specialised travel agency • Transportation • Transfer • Hotel • Sightseeing and Entertainment • Other Tourist Enterprises i.e. Integrated Total Experience Approach
Contents • Luxury • Quality as a component of Luxury • Quality: an autonomous characteristic • Quality improvement programmes
A luxury hotel • 5 star Hotel and Bungalows • Private pools - Private beach • Spa, Watersports, 9hole golf • € 400 - 8.000 p.d.
A quality hotel • Rooms & Suites • Next to the beach • € 90-220p.d. B&B
Another quality hotel • Rooms & Cottages • € 65-110p.d. • 1km from beach • Self-catering
and another • Self Catering Apartments, • € 60-160p.d. – Breakfast as Extra • Santorini Top Location
A Quality Experience Environment & Infrastructure HotelService Hotel Infrastructure Quality Experience Other sectors Marketing
Quality Guide Future Market Needs Current Standards
Hotel Focus Standards Town Planning Quality Standards Material Service
Public Private Partnership • Planning: • Project Team to include Private Sector • Implementation: breakdown of responsibilities • Public Sector: Laws, Regulations, Audits • Private Sector: Financing • Joint: Communication with Tourism Sector and joint Decision Making on Tough Issues
Contents • Luxury • Quality as a component of Luxury • Quality: an autonomous characteristic • Quality improvement programmes
Implementation of Quality Upgrading Policies • Croatia • Malta • Cyprus
Cyprus Options PossibilitiesKey Challenges • Change of Category Building Infrastructure • Upgrading Building Infrastructure • Change of Use Town Planning Issues • Withdrawal Town Planning Issues • Replacement Market Conditions • Τechnical Assistance for Marketing, Training
Holistic Policy Making for Quality Upgrading Technical Assistance to SMEs FinancialSupport Alternative Solutions:upgrading,change of use,withdrawal Implementation:Control and Decision Making Laws & Regulations enabling & guiding market to adapt
Thank you for your attention Dr. Aris Ikkos a.ikkos@jbrhellas.gr +30-210-3605002