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Intangible nature of product, thus quality control much more difficult, The product can never travel to the customer, the customer has to reach a place, Significant time spent on travel to & fro the destination rather than the actual trip, Includes many components like transportation, food & beverage, shops, entertainment, aesthetics & special events.
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Tourism Marketing Mix - Aritro Dasgupta
Differentiators of Tourism Marketing • Intangible nature of product, thus quality control much more difficult • The product can never travel to the customer, the customer has to reach a place • Significant time spent on travel to & fro the destination rather than the actual trip • Includes many components like transportation, food & beverage, shops, entertainment, aesthetics & special events
Factors to Consider • Anticipation of market changes • Highly competitive market • Social & environment consideration • Consumer power
Marketing Mix- 4 Cs • Consumer Solution (Product) • Cost to User (Price) • Convenience (Place) • Communication (Promotion)
Customer Solution • Product must solve perceived problem of customer when he/she has multiple other offers to choose from • Must be linked with perceived utility; while real value is crucial, perceived value becomes even more so given the service nature • Purpose of tourism product must be clear; purpose may be: • Religious • Leisure • Adventure • Medical • Business
Cost • India is a price sensitive market • Especially important to areas which provide ‘basic’ needs like religious sites or areas where business travel is high • Spending components may be broadly categorized as: • Transportation • Stay • Actual tourist activity
Convenience • Addresses question of user-friendliness of destination • Safety & security • Local travel options • Places of stay • Cuisines/ quality of food
Communication • Marketer has to understand stimuli which potential consumer is looking for • Some marketers believe there is no place on earth that can’t be sold, its all about communication