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LocationDomesticInternational
Brisbane - The Hotel School
Term3,5
Term3,5
Melbourne - The Hotel School
Term1,3,5
Term1,3,5
Sydney - The Hotel School
Term1,3,5
Term1,3,5

Unit description

Examines major conceptual frameworks and applications that support the identification, creation, development and retention of the contemporary hotel customer. Students examine traditional versus contemporary marketing methods, customer segmentation, and communication strategies. In addition, new approaches to market development are explored that address cultural and destination considerations.

Unit content

The unit contains the following 6 topics:

  1. Customers, segmentation and target markets
  2. The contemporary traveller from a marketing standpoint
  3. Marketing techniques: mass media and social media
  4. The unique customer: direct and special events marketing
  5. Innovative strategies for guest attraction and retention
  6. Cultural considerations in market development

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1Critically review key methods for customer segmentation in a tourism and hospitality context
2Evaluate a variety of promotional tools to motivate the hospitality customer.
3Evaluate the effectiveness of, marketing strategies with regards to prospects, customers and stakeholders
4Critique culturally sensitive marketing strategies to attract and retain the hotel customer

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Critically review key methods for customer segmentation in a tourism and hospitality context
  2. Evaluate a variety of promotional tools to motivate the hospitality customer.
  3. Evaluate the effectiveness of, marketing strategies with regards to prospects, customers and stakeholders
  4. Critique culturally sensitive marketing strategies to attract and retain the hotel customer

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • An overview together with readings and resources are provided for each topic / module in this unit. See MySCU for details

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • An overview together with readings and resources are provided for each topic / module in this unit. See MySCU for details

Prescribed Texts
  • Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz30%
Presentation30%
Report40%

Teaching method
Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz30%
Presentation30%
Report40%

Teaching method
Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz30%
Presentation30%
Report40%
Notice

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Fee information

Domestic

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