IDENTIFYING THE PROMOTION TECHNIQUES USED IN HOTELS IN BRASOV
Nicolae Claudiu Ochenatu, Diana Foris
DOI: 10.35666/25662880.2019.5.07
UDC: 338.48:659.1(498.45)
Abstract: This research project aims at identifying promotion techniques in the hospitality industry. It consists of identifying existing promotional techniques and finding new promotion techniques from hotel managers using the interviewing method as a research method. Over time, some hotel promotion techniques have been used to attract tourists, and these techniques have been used depending on the hotel's classification category, depending on the target market to which it is targeting, and the budget allocated to promote the hotel product. Therefore, in this research project, we will analyze the most applicable, cost-effective promotional techniques used by the managers or representatives of the hotels in Braşov through a semistructured interview made up of several questions to which interviewees will respond freely and precisely. In this project were identified the basic aspects of the research topic, the questions that come to respond to what was to be determined by the research, as well as the objectives subsequently identified. The results of the promotional actions adopted by the Braşov hotels aim to attract new customers and keep old ones, addressing directly to target customer categories as well as to the travel agency network. Also, the general public is not neglected. As a general conclusion on sales promotion techniques used in Braşov hotels, following the arguments put forward, it can be deduced that the categories of customers with income from the environment to the highest are considered for the most part but are not left apart from those with lower incomes.
Key words: promotion techniques, interviewing method, customers