Shevchuk
Evgeniya
Donetsk
National University of Economic and Trade
named after M. Tugan-Baranovsky
MARKETING IN
THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
Tourism is one of
the most profitable and most dynamic sectors of world economy. It also
stimulates the development of national economy, to increase foreign exchange
earnings through the development of inbound tourism, the effective use of
natural, historical and cultural potential.
Providing essential travel services primarily to
countries that are on the path of market reforms. It is thus made significant
progress in the development of tourism Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Spain. World
trend growth areas of tourism show that tourism is expedient to declare a
priority sector in Ukraine.
However, at present the market of Ukrainian tourism is
developing very unevenly. Volume of outbound tourism prevails over the
entrance, the volume of tourism market does not meet its potential. The level
of recreational use of internal resources of Ukraine is only about 8%.
This is due to the following factors:
- Low living standards;
- Poor public policy in the field of tourism;
- Unsatisfactory work most travel agencies.
In particular, the effective management decisions
travel agencies, for their range of marketing activities, popularization and
promotion of tourism can give positive results in the short term.
Marketing - a type of human activity directed at
satisfying needs and market requirements. Marketing of the concept appears, and
tourism is precisely in this area.
The marketing mainly contributes to the achievement of
the company. One of the main purposes is to increase revenue and profitability
of business.
One of the theorists of modern management Peter Draker
defined goal of marketing is: "The purpose of marketing - to make regular
sales. Purpose - to know and understand the customer so well that product or
service is suited to them, and sold themselves".
Marketing in the tourism industry aims to identify the
needs of tourists for them to create attractive tourism services, to inform
potential tourists are available for travel products, informing them of the
place where you can buy these services.
Marketing management in the tourism industry - is to
achieve these marketing goals:
- Identify market opportunities and company resources,
- Planning and implementing marketing activities that
are necessary to achieve the objectives of the company.
To do business successfully in the tourism business
should not only be able to provide quality services, but also know who they are
needed for any purpose. This market research conducted. It is clear that market
research is essential.
One of the central elements of the marketing
activities of travel agencies are advertising campaigns. Advertising in tourism
acts as a form of indirect communication between the tourism product and the
consumer.
Mass advertising (advertisements) may be very
different. The most effective were the following: press, television, radio,
videos, mailings, outdoor advertising, and advertising gift.
It should be stressed that advertising in tourism
should take into account the peculiarities of the region, countries, traditions
and habits of potential customers.
Thus, marketing is an important component of any
company. Particularly acute issue of marketing activities for companies facing
the tourism industry because tourism market is extremely volatile and dynamic.
Implementation of marketing for high efficiency.
It is aimed at: a full and careful consideration of
the requirements of market demand and customer needs, their requirements for
quality of services in an integrated market research, technical development
policies and interventions to supplement the tourist services on the
determination of the optimal range of services offered and the production
process based on economic calculation: the costs of production (cost) and the
provision of services to ensure the effectiveness of material, financial and
human resources, profit, make informed decisions about the efficiency of which
is determined by the final result of the company.
Development of marketing policy on the basis of determining the most
profitable sales channels, expanding the market of tourist services, organizing
activities for the development of tourist infrastructure, to stimulate sales
and the formation needs potrebiteley.
The implementation of these functions provides
feedback from the market in order to correct the calculations in the framework
of marketing programs, based on which decisions are made at the appropriate
levels of management. Carrying out market research, developing quality
products, their professional advancement in the market contributing to the
objectives of the enterprise. A goal - a condition the success of the company
in the world market economy.