The effect of e-marketing in hotel sector in Greece
Authors: Samanta, Irene 
Kyriazopoulos, Panagiotis 
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2009
Journal: International Journal of Knowledge and Learning 
Volume: 5
Issue: 5-6
Keywords: E-business, E-commerce, E-marketing, Greece, Hotel sector, Hotel industry, Tourism, Hospitality industry, Electronic commerce, Electronic marketing, International tourists, Economies of scale, Business process improvement, Organisational change, Barriers, Athens, SWOT analysis, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Communication strategies, Market segmentation, Business re-evaluation, Workforce, Knowledge, Learning
Abstract: 
In a global environment, organisations are forced to redesign and to re-evaluate their processes and their workforce. Firms have to take into consideration the importance of the transition through which the organisation has to pass in its evolution from traditional marketing to e-marketing. The Greek hotel industry in the last decade has shown an economic boom: newly-established enterprises have increased the numbers of international visitors and have realised economies of scale that make tourism an important source of wealth and development. The purpose of this research is to identify the impact of business process improvement in the area of e-marketing in the hotel industry. The research identifies the barriers which block organisational change effort. A sample of 30 hotels in the city of Athens was used. This paper presents a SWOT analysis of the hotel sector, identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that firms faced in the process of change. The results have shown that the majority of firms use the e-marketing concept to improve their communication strategy and reach market segments.
ISSN: 17411017
17411009
DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2009.031511
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/2099
Type: Article
Department: Department of Business Administration 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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