hotels; ski vacation; ski resorts; rate expectations; prospective guests; media
Description/Abstract
The focusing objectives for the research were provided to use by Hilton Hotels, and include the following: - Determine the key motivators for choosing a downtown Salt Lake City hotel for ski vacation - Determine rate expectations for downtown SLC ski accommodations - Determine how prospective ski guests select hotel accommodations for ski vacations - Determine importance and influence of specific media on prospective ski guests - Determine importance of multitude of things offered in downtown SLC to prospective ski guests - Determine need for or importance of transportation to ski resorts from downtown SLC for ski guests - Determine which resorts most guests would like to ski while staying in downtown SLC - Determine origin cities of best prospects - Determine importance of name brand hotels when selecting ski accommodations - Determine who makes the actual decision when selecting accommodations for a ski vacation (i.e., husband or wife?) - Determine why individual do not choose to stay in downtown SLC on ski vacations to the area (i.e., why choose a resort vs. downtown SLC) - Determine effectiveness of internet on the ski accommodation decision The survey was designed with the express intention of fulfilling these objectives.