Take that, online travel agencies. The world’s largest hotelier not only drove more direct bookings but also saw strong growth in its loyalty program.
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Discussion Questions:
- What is a brand?
- What is brand loyalty?
- What are five examples of hotel brands?
- Why is brand loyalty important to Marriott?
- How do hotel brands like Marriott benefit from loyalty programs?
- What do you think hotel brands must do to develop loyalty programs that will attract and keep customers?
- What is a direct booking?
- Why do you think Marriott would prefer customers make hotel reservations via direct booking rather than an alternative option?
- What is co-branding?
- What is a co-branded credit card and why would Marriott offer co-branded credit cards?
- According to this story, what is “bleisure” and how might that represent an example of a potential target consumer?
- Why might Marriott be interested in targeting bleisure consumers?