The strategic process of selecting target markets and getting, keeping, and growing customers through creating, delivering and communicating superior customer value
Marketing is the process by which companies create value for customers and build strong customerrelationships in order to capture value from the customers in return
Ethical Guidelines from DOT
Festivals should be based on heritage
Souvenir products should not destroy the biodiversity and geological features of the place
Decent and sensitive portrayal of women and children should be promoted
Historical buildings should be preserved and restoration of building must be authentic
Food served must be sourced by locally using local cuisine
Factors Affecting Tourism and Hospitality Marketing
Special Interest Tourism
Social Media Marketing
Co-creation
Thematic Products and Services
Self-Reference Criteria (SRC) and Ethnocentrism
Relationship Marketing
Special Interest Tourism
The emergence of phenomenon which market a shift away from demand for mainstream tourist offerings that were standardized and rigidly packaged to forms of tourism that are more specialized and unique
Social Media Marketing
In Visa Global Travel Intentions study in 2017 reveals that: 83% of people use online sources to plan their trips in 2017; 69% shared their experiences online; 41% posted online reviews
Marketing
The strategic process of selecting target markets and getting, keeping, and growing customers through creating, delivering and communicating superior customer value
Marketing is the process by which companies create value for customers and build strong customer relationships in order to capture value from the customers in return
Ethical Guidelines from DOT
Festivals should be based on heritage
Souvenir products should not destroy the biodiversity and geological features of the place
Decent and sensitive portrayal of women and children should be promoted
Historical buildings should be preserved and restoration of building must be authentic
Food served must be sourced by locally using local cuisine
Factors Affecting Tourism and Hospitality Marketing
Special Interest Tourism
Social Media Marketing
Co-creation
Thematic Products and Services
Self-Reference Criteria (SRC) and Ethnocentrism
Relationship Marketing
Special Interest Tourism
The emergence of phenomenon which market a shift away from demand for mainstream tourist offerings that were standardized and rigidly packaged to forms of tourism that are more specialized and unique
Social Media Marketing
In Visa Global Travel Intentions study in 2017 reveals that: 83% of people use online sources to plan their trips in 2017; 69% shared their experiences online; 41% posted online reviews
Global Digital Report 2019 revealed the following statistics: 4.388 billion internet users worldwide, 3.484 billion social media users worldwide, 5.112 billion mobile phone users
Most Popular Social Networking sites as of July 2019: Facebook (2.375billion), YouTube (2 billion), WhatsApp (1.6billion), Facebook Messenger (1.3 billion), Instagram (1 billion), Twitter (330 million) and Pinterest (265 million)
Co-creation
Travel agents and tour operators design itineraries around themes that highlights the attractions at specific destinations
Self-Reference Criteria (SRC)
An unconscious reference to one's own cultural values, experiences, and knowledge as a basis for decisions
Ethnocentrism
One's own culture or company knows best how to do things
Relationship Marketing
Developing and maintaining an ongoing relationship with customers
Unique Selling Proposition
A distinct characteristics, feature and/or benefit that differentiates a product from the rest of the competition
Competitive Advantage
The key strengths of your tourism products over the rest
Target Market
A specific group of consumers for which a product or service is being sold to
Segmenting
Demographics
Psychographics
Geo-demographics
Behavioral-Occasion Segmentation
Benefit Segmentation
Demographics
Provide basic information such as age, gender, educational attainment, ethnicity, religion, occupation, household size, and income
Psychographics
An in-depth analysis of a person's lifestyle, including interest, opinions, preferences of an individual or group
Geo-demographics
The study of the population and its characteristics based on where they live
Behavioral-Occasion Segmentation
Selecting tourist segments based on knowledge, attitude, use or response to a product. While occasion segmentation refers to the consumption based on key holidays and celebrations
Benefit Segmentation
Based on what value the target market is looking for
Reference Groups
Groups that exerted influence and pressure even in buying decisions
Positioning
The act of designing the organization's actual and perceived offering in such a way that it lands on and occupies a distinctive place in the mind of the target market
Branding
A symbol, color, slogan and/or an image that can evoke the exact perception it was designed for
Marketing Mix
Product
Place (Distribution Channels)
Price
Promotions
Product
Composed of a set of different goods and services which are demanded by visitors during their stay at the destination. It is the package of tangible and intangible products perceived by the tourists as an experience that represents the core of the tourism products. It is a combination of other-related products and services positioned to satisfy and exceed customer expectation
Philippine 9 Priority Products
Nature Tourism
Cultural Tourism
Sun and Beach Tourism
Leisure and Entertainment tourism
MICE and Events Tourism
Health, Wellness and Retirement Tourism
Cruise and Nautical Tourism
Diving and Marine Sports Tourism
Education Tourism
Composition of Tourists Destination
Accommodation
Amenities
Accessibility
Attractions
Awareness
Place (Distribution Channels)
The channels of product distribution that can best serve customers, either physical locations, online sites, or intermediaries
Price
The amount of money a customer is willing to pay in exchange for the feature, benefit or value of the product. A feature refers to the product specification while a benefit justifies the reason why traveler should make the purchase
Promotions
Advertising
Sales Promotion
Personal Selling
Public Relations
Direct Marketing
Digital and Social Media Marketing
Kiosk Marketing
Interactive Television
Advertising
Any form of paid presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services
Sales Promotion
A short-term incentive to induce the purchase of a product or services