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Hotel Branding Dissertation

Posted by Anonymous on 250 Points
I am currently trying to start my dissertation on hotel branding, yet I am a little bit stuck in the process..

I have reviewed lots of litterature, where the main points are brand equity and creating it in the industry, it's link to customer loyalty which again links to profitability. This is obviously not new, and I am trying to find a gap here which is a bit of a fresher topic. I was thinking about looking a hotels brand portfolios and what brand attributes create equity over the different brand segments, but was told that might not be enough for a dissertation?

I have also been very interesting in the emerging trend of lifestyle branding and fashion hotels, however there is limited academic litterature on that, as well as that it might be too narrow?

I am basically stuck after doing my litterature review not being sure what kind of a question to state, and what objectives to set, and my supervisor is very unhelpful and knows little about my topic, so I am a bit stuck.

Any help in this matter or suggestions for questions, or places to research further would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

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  • Posted by Jay Hamilton-Roth on Accepted
    If you haven't already, read Chip Conley's book: PEAK. His company owns many boutique hotels in the SF Bay Area, and each hotel has its unique branding. The book clearly describes his thinking on how he brands each hotel experience. Also, the website (https://jdvhotels.com/matchmaker/) has a personality match to find the right hotel for your personality.
  • Posted by CarolBlaha on Accepted
    I was just going to write about the boutique hotels but Jay beat me to it. Another is eco hotels -- I found this site in answering another post-- and I think its one of the best addressing full life cycle. https://ecogreenhotel.com.

    Other advice is when I did my masters thesis I was afraid of the same concerns you have. Just start writing and researching. Every piece I wrote and the more I researched turned up a new thread to add. In the end, I was disappointed my page limit was 150 pages. You can get stuck in analysis paralysis. Just start writing.

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