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Hotel Brand Standards: How to Pick the Right Amenities for Your Property

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dc.contributor.authorDev, Chekitan S.
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorRust, Roland
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-10T15:26:43Z
dc.date.available2020-09-10T15:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-01
dc.description.abstractAmenities specified by hotel companies’ brand standards can become a point of contention between hotel owners and brand managers. At issue for the owner is whether offering a particular amenity justifies the expense, while brand managers are typically more concerned with maintaining consistent brand standards systemwide. This report provides another perspective, by analyzing the short-term return on investment for six upscale and luxury brands offering three popular complimentary amenities—bottled water, internet access, and fitness center use—both in terms of their effects on first-time visits and on repeat business. While internet access held the greatest attraction for first-time guests, complimentary bottled water offered the highest ROI for returning guests. Analyzed over a twelve-month period, the fitness center had a negative ROI for both groups. Of particular interest, the study also found that guests greatly overestimated the likelihood that they would use the hotels’ amenities.
dc.description.legacydownloadsDev_2017_Hotel_brand_standards.pdf: 6460 downloads, before Aug. 1, 2020.
dc.identifier.other9610364
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/71005
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsRequired Publisher Statement: © Cornell University. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
dc.subjecthotel industry
dc.subjecthotel amenities
dc.subjectroom amenities
dc.subjectbathroom amenities
dc.subjectbottled water
dc.subjectfitness center
dc.subjectCornell University
dc.titleHotel Brand Standards: How to Pick the Right Amenities for Your Property
dc.typearticle
local.authorAffiliationDev, Chekitan: csd5@cornell.edu Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
local.authorAffiliationHamilton, Rebecca: Georgetown University
local.authorAffiliationRust, Roland: University of Maryland

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