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Created by Antonio Catalan in 1998
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90 hotels in Spain, Portugal and Italia
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Joint venture with Marriott in 2011
INTRODUCTION
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Contribution of the Hospitality
Industry market in Spain: 65%
of the PIB and 66% of creation
of employment
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According the world travel
tourism and council, Spain is a
the second place at the top of
the most visited countries
Market profile of AC Hotel in Spanish Tourism Industry
4. CORE PRODUCT:
MICRO PRODUCTS:
Providing the highest level of
quality and comfort
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Salon AC
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Breakfast AC
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Fitness room
MACRO PRODUCTS:
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Price
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HOSPITALITY PRODUCT
Location
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AC HOTEL in Barcelona
COST PRICING STRATEGY
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AC Hotel in Coruna
8. Service quality promises from AC hotel:
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To provide the highest level of quality and comfort to guest.
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To give the opportunity to customers to discover the city though
the hotel.
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To deliver the last trend fittings and facilities.
Customer perceptions of quality
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Outsourcing is a process which consists to use external company to
realize different tasks. Marriott has decided to collaborate with
Accenture in order to improve its accounting business process
outsourcing.
OUTSOURCING
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Face Book page to promote new
information:
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Twitter and website
BRAND AUDIT
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AC should respect what it promises: location in city center
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Really poor and unattractive web site
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Include different elements in the price (WI-FI as example)
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