AbstractsBusiness Management & Administration

Competitor survey for Hotel Hekla

by Henni Rutila




Institution: HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
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Year: 2014
Record ID: 1130160
Full text PDF: http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/76915


Abstract

This thesis was commissioned by Icelandic Hotel Hekla. It is a competitor survey of accommodation establishments located inside 45 kilometre radius around the hotel. The aim was to define which establishments are direct competitors and to present their characteristics. The results were compared to the characteristics of Hotel Hekla to find out whether it has a competitive advantage or not. The theoretical framework included concepts such as competitive advantage, competi-tor types, competitive intelligence, competitive analyses and search engine visibility. Secondary sources such as literature and various websites were utilized. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this research. Data was collected using structured observation form and content analysis. The sources were secondary and included the websites of the accommodation establishments and other well-known industry websites such as TripAdvisor and Booking.com. To find out the situation of Hotel Hekla in relation to its competitors a SWOT analysis was made using the gathered information. There are 43 competitors in the area. Among the wide range of accommodation estab-lishments there were defined nine establishments as core competitors. These have the most similar characteristics with Hotel Hekla. It was noticed that Hotel Hekla does not seem to have significant competitive advantage over its competitors. However, it has a rather good situation compared to many other accommodation establishments. In the future Hotel Hekla could try to gain competitive advantage through different methods. These are offering of special facilities such as grilling facilities and game room, co-operating with local service providers to, for example, organize trips and activities for the guests and investing in the design of the hotel by adding a theme. Possible themes could be for example the Icelandic nature or the sagas.; Tämä opinnäytetyö tehtiin toimeksiantona islantilaiselle Hotel Heklalle. Kyseessä on kilpailijakartoitus 45 kilometrin säteellä hotellista sijaitsevista majoitusliikkeistä. Tavoit-teena oli määritellä, mitkä majoitusliikkeet ovat yrityksen suoria kilpailijoita ja esitellä niiden ominaispiirteet. Tuloksia verrattiin Hotel Heklan ominaisuuksiin, jotta nähtäisiin, onko sillä kilpailuetua. Teoreettisella tasolla työssä käsiteltiin kilpailuetua, kilpailijatyyppejä, kilpailuseurantaa, kilpailuanalyysejä ja hakukoneoptimointia. Lähteinä käytettiin alan kirjallisuutta sekä erilaisia internetsivuja. Kilpailijakartoitus toteutettiin sekä määrällistä että laadullista menetelmää hyödyntäen. Tiedonkeruuseen käytettiin strukturoitua havainnointilomaketta sekä sisällönanalyysiä. Lähteet olivat sekundäärisiä käsittäen majoitusliikkeiden omat internetsivut sekä muita tunnettuja alan internetsivuja kuten TripAdvisor ja Booking.com. Saadusta tiedosta koottiin SWOT analyysi, josta selvisi Hotel Heklan tilanne kilpailijoihin nähden. Alueella on 43 kilpailevaa majoitusliikettä. Laajan tarjonnan joukosta määriteltiin yh-deksän ydinkilpailijaa, joilla on…