How do hotels choose their location? Evidence from hotels in Beijing

Yang, Yang; Wong, Kevin K. F.; Wang, Tongkun

doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.09.003

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“…For instance, Rigall-I-Torrent et al (2011) examined the effects of beach characteristics (such as beach length, width, sand type, or beach services) and distance of a hotel from the beach on sun-and-beach hotel prices at the regional level. A study at the city level by Yang et al (2012) investigated potential factors contributing to hotel location choice in Beijing by incorporating both hotel and location characteristics. They found that star rating, years since opening, service diversification, ownership, the agglomeration effect, public service infrastructure, road accessibility, subway accessibility, and accessibility to tourism sites are all important determinants.…”

Section: Spatial Structure Of Urban Tourismmentioning

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A spatial–temporal analysis of hotels in urban tourism destination

Fang

Huang

et al. 2015

International Journal of Hospitality Management

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a b s t r a c tThis study investigates the spatial associations of urban tourism phenomena by using GIS and statistical methods to examine the relationships between hotels and land use types, attractions, transportation facilities, and the economic variables of the tertiary planning units in which the hotels are located. Hong Kong is used as an example. The study first introduces the spatial characteristics of hotels and attractions development in Hong Kong. A geographical information system is then used to map hotels and investigate the characteristics of the land use, attractions, and transport facilities around hotels. The spatial relationships are then analyzed with a set of logistic regression models. The results reveal that commercial land type and the number of attractions around hotels are significantly related to the distribution of upper-grade hotels in Hong Kong. The determinants vary over time and the spatial structure changes accordingly. The analysis is important theoretically as it enriches the methodologies for analyzing the relationships between hotels and urban structure, and for conceptualizing and identifying tourism functional zones. It is important for practitioners as it provides useful information for selecting sites for hotels.

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Section: Spatial Structure Of Urban Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

A spatial–temporal analysis of hotels in urban tourism destination

Fang

Huang

et al. 2015

International Journal of Hospitality Management

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“…High quality hotels needed for establishing the price and value balance. Yang et al (2012) said that star rating is one of the special characteristics of hotels' establishing factors. According to the results of the research the Danube front hotels are mostly 4-5 start ones (Figure 2).…”

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The river Danube as an attraction in positioning hotels along its riverside capitals

Kátay¹,

Kiss²

2015

Turizam

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The hotel is part of the tourism suprastructure; it provides the conditions of the complex supply set of the people's temporary home. The most important supply characteristic is the location, because this is the only one that is not changeable after a hotel starts its operation. Therefore, the site of the venue completely determines the hotel's future successfulness. The aim of the research is to explore how much Danube bank located hotel industry lived with the opportunity of choosing the venue's establishing location as a potential attraction. The paper also outlines how much these properties use this condition in their marketing IntroductionThe statement that qualifies tourism as the phenomena of the present has been appeared in several theoretic works yet (Williams, 1998;Michalkó, 2005;Cruz, 2006). The explanation of its popularity is routed in the sector's multi disciplinarily characteristics (Przeclawski 1993;Aubert, 2006). The phenomena, due to its natural, social, economic, political and technological relationships (Puczkó, Rátz, 1998;Ritchie, Crouch, 2003;Michalkó, 2007) offers varied piles of researches. The complexity of tourism makes it possible that its practical oriented part, such as hospitality, could be the subject of the scientific examinations. According to the often cited Hague Declaration on Tourism (1989) 'Tourism encompasses all free movements of persons away from their places of residence and work, as well as the service industries created to satisfy the needs resulting from these movements ' (Lengyel. 1992:25).The conclusion that originates from the definition says accommodation (including hotels) used by anyone will needed where arriving people have more than a day long occupation.The experience buying decision process of the would-be-tourist (Huybers, 2003;Kovács, 2004) starts with the wakening desire's towards the practise of the earlier mentioned occupation and the recognition starts with the need that arisen by the lack of this activity. This conscious revelation is followed by those activities aiming to gather information on the elements of the demand.The attraction, the major catalyst within the system of tourism, is which influencing the decision of the destination of the environment change (Lengyel, 1992;Puczkó, Rátz, 1998;Michalkó, 2007).The accommodation providing units -among them the hotels -as part of the tourism suprastructure (Kaspar, 1992, Crouch, Ritchie, 1999, Michalkó, 2007 contribute throughout their attractions to the receiving capability of the destinations' potential tourists' interest.Thereto a hotel could impact on its environment as an attraction on the potential demand; it should have a well recognizable position within its competitive market (Lewis, 1981;Szende, 1994) and additionally it must show up a unique characteristic or in luckier situation some characteristics.These special attributes form the basis for the hotel's unique selling offer, the USP (unique selling propositions). Synthesizing the statements and the opinions of the hotel industry's...

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“…Several studies focused on the tourism sector have shown that these externalities also arise, finding a positive correlation between firm agglomeration and hotel profitability [7,11]. Moreover, other studies suggest that hotels tend to be located where other hotels already exist because it allows them to improve both their efficiency and their chances of survival [12][13][14][15].…”

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Do Hotels Benefit from Agglomeration?

B¹

2016

J Tourism Hospit

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The present article reviews some of the most important works published about the generation of economies of agglomeration in the tourism sector. It has traditionally been argued that hotels and other firms in this sector are geographically concentrated around the resources demanded by tourists (demand-side perspective); however, a number of studies show that supply-side externalities also exist in the tourism sector. The article also refers to the tourist district theory-which is still in its early stages of evolution. The work finishes with a summary of the main conclusions drawn from the study and a suggestion of possible lines of research for the future.

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How do hotels choose their location? Evidence from hotels in Beijing

Cited by 153 publications

References 41 publications

A spatial–temporal analysis of hotels in urban tourism destination

A spatial–temporal analysis of hotels in urban tourism destination

The river Danube as an attraction in positioning hotels along its riverside capitals

Do Hotels Benefit from Agglomeration?

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