Starting as a domestic Canadian company in 1960, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts have built an internationally brand not only through exceptional luxury in beautiful locations all around the world, but through understanding that while each of their properties provides guests an “unique experience the success of the company is guaranteed.” (www.wearedevelopment.com). Four Seasons concept was to create a chain of luxury hotels in which excellence in service and amenities was literally present and linear.
Over its operating history, Four Seasons would analyze the market intensively and come out with four strategic decisions that would later define their business platform’s pillars.
While expending, founder Isadore Sharp observed the travel
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By the start of the 80’s, both inbound and outbound tourism was booming all over US and Europe (rita.dot.gov). The company developed their third of the four strategic decisions based on expansion of their business – culture. Their credo was shaped as the Golden Rule that is nowadays embraced by all their employees worldwide – “we treat others – all others: customers, employees, partners, suppliers – as one would wish to be treated”. (COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE)
As stated on businessweek.com article entitled “Creating the Four Seasons Difference”, the company’s competitors considered their guests needs differently from Sharp. His view was more “nuanced and humane” than that of his rivals. (COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE)
As the company’s objectives are focused on maintaining a strong relationship with their guests that value their luxury services, Four Seasons staff consider their guests expectations, doing their best into delivering immediate solutions to their guests’ negative encounters, in order to win back their trust.
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Ramanujam and Varadarajan (1989) consider that the desired diversification could focus both internal business development and venturing into new business activities through mergers and acquisitions.
By considering the aforementioned terms, the Four Seasons’ imaginative effort of launching the hotel industry's first fully branded private jet in 2014, in partnership with TCS Expedition can be considered an internal business development. Using differentiation as a mean to create added value for guests is yet confirmed by Susan Helstab, Executive Vice President Marketing, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts: "Taking our legendary service to the skies is a natural extension of what we've been doing in our hotels for more than 50 years," (Four Seasons Press Release, 2014).
Each journey is focused exclusively on Four Seasons – enhancing the expected guest experience - from air travel to ground transportation, meals, luxury accommodation and planned excursions. The possibility of private charting can be considered an option as well.
According to Ansoff (1957), there are three types of generally accepted diversification opportunities: vertical, horizontal and lateral, applicable mainly to product-oriented
A manager who stayed on with Four Seasons described the Four Seasons due diligence team that came to the property as “very professional and not pretentious; detail oriented; and interested in people. They did not come telling me that all I did was wrong,” he remembered, “and showed a lot of compassion.” Excuses were not tolerated at Four Seasons: “Oh, but we have just been open a year” or “The people here do not understand” were not acceptable statements. Customer service extended to all levels in the organization: managers routinely helped clear restaurant tables in passing. Strong allegiance to the firm Four Seasons’ top management team was noted for its longevity, many having been at the firm for over 25 years. Both corporate and field managers often referred to the firm as a “family,” complete with rules, traditions, and tough love. There was a strong “one firm sentiment.” For example, as one general manager explained, “We are happy to let stars go to other properties to help them.”
| Enterprise entered in two new markets, discretionary & leisure and corporate. Both of these markets are attractive as their industry share is larger than that of the replacement market (33% and 40% compared to 27%). So far Enterprise was successful in entering these markets. Since the opportunities are greater in them, it might be reasonable for the company to diversify its operations further towards the new markets.
The four-season hotel cares about their internal customers and external customers. Why the company’s leadership is different from other hospitality businesses, here are several reasons. First, four-season hotel has their Golden Rule to obey, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It means treat other people with the concern and kindness you would like them to show toward you. This Golden Rule brings a bunch advantages to four-season hotel. And also encourage all of manager in this hotel treat the employees in kind and respect them.
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a Canadian international luxury, five star hotels’ company. It possesses about 98 different properties among the world. Canadian businessmen Isadore Sharp was founder of Four Seasons Hotels in 1960. Opening in 1961 the first Four Seasons Motor Hotel had an immediate success, in spite of disreputable location of the hotel (fourseasons.com). It was created like an oasis for business travelers. Mr. Sharp created a climate that was promoting professionalism and attachment of his employees. He built scheduled two stress breaks every day, paid to his employees from front desk twice the average rate, insisting that they are important role in providing the first impression of the hotel.
The Four Seasons Hotel is a leader in the hotel and hospitality industry that specializes in the development and operation of luxury hotels for others (Fourseasonhotel.com, 2009). During the last few years, the Four Seasons Hotel has been awarded the best hotel and one of the most comfortable
For my luxury brand marketing analysis I choosed the Four Season Hotels chain, as on my mind it is one of the most successful and well-known hotel chain, providing 5 star service all around the world.
Delicate consideration of factors pertaining to the internal and external environment, are a necessity in executing Hyatt’s ultimate goal of “being the preferred brand”. Internal and external environments are factors that may be within or beyond the control of the firm. Theses factors influence the direction, action, structure, and internal process of an organization. The operating, industry, and remote environments are sub-environments that are associated to a firm’s environment (Pearce and Robinson, 2013). Its associates, guests, and owners through its presence in each community it is located in impact Hyatt’s environments.
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