TY - BOOK AU - Kotler, Philip AU - Bowen, John T.;Makens, James C. TI - Marketing for hospitality and tourism SN - 131193783 AV - TX 911.3.M3 .K68 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - New Jersey PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY -- MARKETING N1 - Includes index; Part 1. Understanding the hospitality and tourism marketing process: Introduction, marketing for hospitality and tourism; Service characteristics of hospitality and tourism marketing; Role of marketing in strategic planning -- Part 2. Developing hospitality and tourism marketing opportunities and strategies: Marketing environment; Marketing information systems and marketing research; Consumer markets and consumer buying behavior; Organizational buyer behavior of group market; Market segmentation, targeting, and positioning -- Part 3. Developing the hospitality and tourism marketing mix: Designing and managing products; Internet marketing; Building customer loyalty through quality; Pricing products, pricing considerations, approaches, and strategy; Distribution channels; Promoting products, communication and promotion policy and advertising; Promoting products, public relations and sales promotion; Professional sales -- Part 4. Managing hospitality and tourism marketing: Electronic marketing, Internet marketing, database marketing, and direct marketing; Destination marketing; Next year's marketing plan -- N2 - ntroductory students and experienced managers alike will find this book a useful tool, providing a strong foundation for hospitality marketing decision-making and know-how ... This book takes an integrative approach to marketing - explaining the how and why of everyone's role in marketing ER -