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Falalieiev, Anatolia |
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2015-04-01T06:56:56Z |
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2015-04-01T06:56:56Z |
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2014-09 |
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Falalieiev, Anatolii. (2014). Exploration of Pricing Strategies in North Cyprus Hotels. Thesis (M.S.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Tourism, Famagusta: North Cyprus. |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11129/1682 |
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Master of Science in Tourism Management. Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Tourism, 2014. Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Mine Haktanır. |
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to explore pricing strategies in the hotel industry. The importance of pricing and price setting in relation to profit maximization objectives
of businesses is well known. Understanding the processes of pricing, factors
influencing pricing decisions, and strategies developed in the businesses are the key
issues this study aims to find out. The study will be carried out in the hospitality
businesses where literature related to hotels and their pricing is widely covered. The
study’s primary data collection is done in the 4 and 5 star hotels of North Cyprus.
The importance of tourism on economic and social development of North Cyprus is a
known fact. Resort hotels with different facilities and services are being built and
marketed in the last few years. Therefore, understanding their concept and their
pricing practices is believed to yield valuable information.
Four and five star hotels together with holiday villages are included in the data
collection. Sales/marketing managers, accounting/finance managers and/or general
managers were the respondents. One manager from each hotel is accessed and in total
18 interviews were carried out. The outcomes of these interviews were initially
transcribed and then analyzed by using qualitative data categorizations.
The results of the present study revealed that four and five star hotels and holiday
villages of Northern Cyprus are utilizing different types of pricing strategies. A
precondition for such decisions is the influence of external and internal factors while
selecting appropriate pricing strategy. The key external factors are determined to be
seasonality, location, competition and demand fluctuation; whereas main type of the
internal factors is the service quality and costs. Appropriate price setting are based on
review of previous data, occupancy level and average room rate (ARR). As a result
of the interviews with the hotel managers, price fairness depends on the quality of the
hotel and satisfaction and happiness of the customers. Generally, managers conduct
surveys and review comments on the website for assessing the quality of services
provided to customers during their stay in the hotel. In the financial evaluation
process, the managers stated that their main concern is the fixed and variable costs,
together with the timely examination of marginal cost and revenue in their aim to
maximize profitability.
Keywords: pricing, pricing policy, pricing strategies, hotels, North Cyprus
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ÖZ: Bu çalışmanın amacı otellerdeki fiyat stratejilerinin araştırılmasıdır. Fiyat ve
fiyatlandırma yöntemlerinin işletmelerin azami karlılık hedeflerine ulaşmadaki
önemi bilinen bir gerçektir. Dolayısı ile, bu çalışmadaki ana tema fiyatlandırma
süreci, fiyatlandırma kararını etkileyen faktörler ve kullanılan stratejilerdir. Kuzey
Kıbrıs turizminin ekonomiye ve sosyal gelişime olan etkisi bilindiğinden, çalışma
Kuzey Kıbrıs otel sektörünün dört ve beş yıldızlı otellerini kapsamaktadır. Çalışma
pazarlama/satış müdürü, muhasebe/finans müdürü, ve/veya genel müdür ile yapılan
mülakatlar ile yürütüldü. Her otelden tek müdür olmak üzere toplam 18 mülakat
yapıldı.
Sonuçlar dört ve beş yıldızlı otellerin farklı fiyatlandırma stratejileri kullandığını
gösterdi. Bunu yaratan temelde iç ve dış faktörlerin olduğu tespit edildi. Sezonluk
talep ve talep dalgalanmaları, yerleşim yeri ve rekabet başlıca öne çıkan dış
etkenlerdi. Servis kalitesi ve maliyet ise fiyatlandırmayı etkileyen temel iç
faktörlerdir. Yöneticiler doğru fiyatlandırma yapabilmek için çoğunlukla önceki
dönemlere ait verileri, doluluk bilgilerini ve ortalama oda fiyatı rakamlarını
kullanmaktadır. Sonuçta, otel müdürleri algılanan fiyat adaletinin otelin servis
kalitesi ve dolayısı ile müşteri memnuniyetine bağlı olduğunu belirtmiştir. Genellikle
müdürler, müşterilerin geri bildirimini ve bazı internet sitelerinin müşteri görüşlerini
kullanarak fiyat algılamasını ölçerler. Finansal konularda ise otel müdürleri sabit ve
değişken maliyetleri, marjinal maliyet ve gelir ilişkisini kullanırlar.
Anahtar kelimeler: fiyatlandırma, fiyatlandırma politikaları, fiyatlandırma
stratejileri, oteller, Kuzey Kıbrıs. |
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Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ) |
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dc.subject |
Tourism |
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dc.subject |
Hotel management - Marketing - Hotels - Cyprus, North |
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Hospitality Industry - Cyprus, North |
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dc.subject |
Pricing, Pricing Policy, Pricing Strategies, Hotels, North Cyprus |
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dc.title |
Exploration of Pricing Strategies in North Cyprus Hotels |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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