• DocumentCode
    243761
  • Title

    How Local Hotel Brands Compete with International Hotel Chains?

  • Author

    Chawla, Niran

  • Author_Institution
    Comput. & Eng. Manage., Assumption Univ., Bangkok, Thailand
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    June 27 2014-July 2 2014
  • Firstpage
    412
  • Lastpage
    417
  • Abstract
    Beginning of the 21st century, cloud computing is probably the best solution available for the budget hotel industry in a world of constantly evolving technology. Cloud solution is ideal for a small or limited service hotel. Cloud services are faster and more efficient ways to improves customer service by decreasing waiting times and providing a more personalized service on arrival. Cloud systems decrease the cost of entry to hotels and provide an extended arm of computer power which makes the service unilaterally accessible and can be summarized through these primary benefits. This research concentrated on how local hotel brands compete with international hotel chains by using case studies of a budget hotel chain business in Thailand. Qualitative analysis was conducted through 20 hotel branches. The research results were constructed the integrated cloud computing model for budget hotels to optimize operating costs, increasing process efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
  • Keywords
    cloud computing; customer satisfaction; hotel industry; international trade; Thailand; budget hotel industry; cloud computing; customer satisfaction; hotel brands; international hotel chains; Cloud computing; Industries; Investment; Security; Software as a service; budget hotel; cloud computing; customer satisfaction; information communication technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Services (SERVICES), 2014 IEEE World Congress on
  • Conference_Location
    Anchorage, AK
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-5068-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SERVICES.2014.78
  • Filename
    6903298