Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Reasons Why It Is Necessary To Have Hotel Discounts

By Tammie Caldwell


Before reaching the consumer a good or services has to go through a series of organizations, individuals, information and resources that transform it from raw product to actual consumer goods or services. Any reduction in the set basic price at any stage of this transition is called a discount. In a hotel setting there are both goods and services offered and this means that like any other business, hotel discounts are bound to happen.

An establishment offering lodging, guest services and meals is referred to as a hotel, but to fully attain this name, the establishment in question must contain a minimum of six letting bedrooms. At least half of this should come with private bathroom facilities. It should also have a restaurant section for food and this automatically is accompanied by a kitchen. For this reason the industry offers both goods and services directly to the consumer.

A hotel may offer a discount to clear out of date and unwanted stock in their stores. Since hotels serve various kinds of food every day, they are forced to purchase the ingredients in bulk. Food in the store may go bad or expire and this would result to high losses. To curb this problem, a discount is imposed on certain foods. This will make the consumption of these types of food increase and therefore the supplies in the stores will be exhausted easily.

After launching a new product, be it a meal or a service, a it may impose a discount to promote it. This will help gain feedback from the customers about their take on the product. It also helps market the product since many people will try it, this same people will talk about it.

They may want to reward their valuable customers, remember that this are people who mean most to the establishment the management would not like to lose this group of people. They contribute directly to the returns made by the hotel. This discounts come in different ways, they may even be tailored to suit this group of people specifically.

In a new environment a business does not have any customers. There are competitors who have been there for a longer time and have all the customers. The best thing to do as hotel management is to offer discounts on goods and services. This will see people come in since it is cheaper. You will then come up with ways to keep these customers once you have lured them in.

New leadership taking up the management of the hotel can be a reason to offer a discount. This shows the customers that you as the management are willing to change things around. Especially if the outgoing management was incompetent. Offering a discount helps you start over and even make new customers.

During the holiday season the competition is usually very high. This results to different hotels offering different kinds of discounts in a bid to have a fraction of this market. This strategy is popular and hotels go to great lengths to advertise their discounts.




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