Research Article

E-marketing in hotel businesses: A survey on four and five-star hotels in Konya

Volume: 4 Number: 1 January 1, 2018
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E-marketing in hotel businesses: A survey on four and five-star hotels in Konya

Abstract

Electronic marketing (e-marketing) means introducing produced goods and services on web environment and carrying out marketing activities in this environment. E-Marketing provides direct communication between accommodation organizations and customers by means of Internet. The aim of this study is to determine how and to what extent four and five-star hotels operating in Konya use Internet resources. Face to face interview method is used as data collecting tool. In this context, interviews composed of 24 questions are made with sales managers and sales representatives of nine four and five-star hotels in Konya. As a result, it has seen that, for advertising and publicity, hotels use their own web sites and for e-marketing activities, they mostly use social networking sites.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ferdi Bişkin
NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TURİZM FAKÜLTESİ
0000-0002-9864-751X
Türkiye

Meltem Tuncel This is me
NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SOSYAL BİLİMLER ENSTİTÜSÜ
Türkiye

Publication Date

January 1, 2018

Submission Date

October 30, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 27, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Bişkin, F., & Tuncel, M. (2018). E-marketing in hotel businesses: A survey on four and five-star hotels in Konya. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research, 4(1), 29-39. https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.347678
AMA
1.Bişkin F, Tuncel M. E-marketing in hotel businesses: A survey on four and five-star hotels in Konya. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research. 2018;4(1):29-39. doi:10.24288/jttr.347678
Chicago
Bişkin, Ferdi, and Meltem Tuncel. 2018. “E-Marketing in Hotel Businesses: A Survey on Four and Five-Star Hotels in Konya”. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research 4 (1): 29-39. https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.347678.
EndNote
Bişkin F, Tuncel M (January 1, 2018) E-marketing in hotel businesses: A survey on four and five-star hotels in Konya. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research 4 1 29–39.
IEEE
[1]F. Bişkin and M. Tuncel, “E-marketing in hotel businesses: A survey on four and five-star hotels in Konya”, Journal of Tourism Theory and Research, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 29–39, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.24288/jttr.347678.
ISNAD
Bişkin, Ferdi - Tuncel, Meltem. “E-Marketing in Hotel Businesses: A Survey on Four and Five-Star Hotels in Konya”. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research 4/1 (January 1, 2018): 29-39. https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.347678.
JAMA
1.Bişkin F, Tuncel M. E-marketing in hotel businesses: A survey on four and five-star hotels in Konya. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research. 2018;4:29–39.
MLA
Bişkin, Ferdi, and Meltem Tuncel. “E-Marketing in Hotel Businesses: A Survey on Four and Five-Star Hotels in Konya”. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research, vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 29-39, doi:10.24288/jttr.347678.
Vancouver
1.Ferdi Bişkin, Meltem Tuncel. E-marketing in hotel businesses: A survey on four and five-star hotels in Konya. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research. 2018 Jan. 1;4(1):29-3. doi:10.24288/jttr.347678