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    TRM 472

    BUSINESS STRATEGY

    Group Project:

    Submitted by: Yasemin AKSOY & Nee ROMAN & Gnce MALAN

    Sumitted to: Maria DOLORES ALVAREZ

    04/06/2011

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    INTRODUCTION

    Four Seasons brand is born in 1960 and the first Four Seasons hotel opened in 1961 in Toronto,

    Canada. Four Seasons has grown from 125-room motor hotel to 84 in 34 countries in 60 years

    focused solely on the guest. Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a Canadian-based international

    luxury hotel management company.

    Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet is created

    from a century-old neoclassic Turkish

    prison in the core of Istanbul. It is very

    close to the Blue Mosque and Topkapi

    Palace. Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet is

    luxury boutique hotel focusing on quiet

    and comfort which has 65 guest rooms and

    suites, an open courtyard. Four Seasons

    follow the new trend in accommodation

    industry which is becoming a boutique

    hotel and in the same time depending on

    the chain.

    Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet expertise in world cuisine and offers superior accommodation

    facilities to its guests from all around the world with its old-neoclassic Turkish prison. It

    provides hospitality service for events and leisure tourist and also business people and it

    operates in tourism industry. Its services are accommodation which generates 55% of

    revenues , and the meeting, F&B ,and outside catering which divisions generate 20% and

    events that generates the 25% of its revenue. Four Seasons Sultan Ahmets main competitors

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    are W Hotel Park Hyatt Hotel Best Western Acropol Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet is a hotel

    which serves forthe both domestic and international market with luxury standards. Itis private

    own by Max Sharp and franchised to Istanbul beginning with Four Seasons The Bosphorus and

    the head office for Four Seasons brand in Canada and the Europe head office is in Switzerland.

    EXTE NALENVIRONMENT

    ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

    To start with economic environment international tourism had recovered with the growth of

    7% in 2010. But still the tourism sector continues to face with challenges from uncertainty in

    many economies to unemployment and increasing energy prices. Hence, the companies in

    tourism, tries to cut down their cost and revise the priorities of company.

    POLITICALENVIRONMENT

    The political environment has a significant effect in the industry. The government s policies,

    legislations, code oflaws affectthe supply and demand in tourism. The politicalinstability has

    negative impact on hospitality and makes the business activities shrinking. For instance, after

    the MaviMarmara Ship case, Israel has canceled allthe reservations in Turkey. To explain the

    impact oflegal forces on hospitality industry with an instance, the VAT (Value Added Tax) is

    for accommodation %8 and alcoholic beverages %18 .This situation can be evaluated as an

    advantage for the hotel s restaurant which serve nonalcoholic beverages and disadvantage for

    the hotels that have bars and the restaurants which serve alcoholic beverages.

    GLOBALIZATION

    From the globalization perspective, business travel has increased rapidly in the industry. The

    companies have been trying to be an actorin the international business. World become a global

    village and boundaries are blurred. Employees, managers travel abroad more frequently than

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    before. Therefore, the business travel increased the sales volume in accommodation. Another

    important industry trend is boutique hotels. Boutique hotels provide quality accommodation

    services in small, charming and luxury environment. They offer excellent service, highest

    standards, notable beauty and competitive fair prices. In today's highly competitive business

    world global hotel chains are constantly looking for getting a share from the boutique business.

    To mention the social and demographic environment, hospitality industry offers job

    opportunities forthe minorities and the women.

    TECHNOLOGY

    Technological satisfaction by every type oftouristis so important, so hotels should pursue the

    last technological advances and carry out the new applications. The hospitality sector should

    improve itself simultaneously with the technology to satisfy the needs and expectations of the

    guests.

    INDUSTRY

    Many types of hotel categorizations which can be counted as historical hotels, special class

    hotels, residence hotels, 5 star hotels, 4 star hotels, 3 star hotels, 2 star hotels and guest houses

    and boutique hotels are in Istanbul. Boutique Hotels Istanbul provides quality accommodation

    services in small, charming and luxury Istanbul hotels. They offer excellent service, highest

    standards, notable beauty and competitive fair prices. They are boutique because they are

    unique. In Turkey, categorization is done by the Ministry ofCulture and Tourism. Istanbul

    hotels are addressed to foreign tourists in general. Most attractive feature of Istanbulis its deep

    history. Therefore, many tourists are coming to Turkey for wander-lust tourism. In recent

    years, Istanbul has become a significant meeting center. Atthis point, there have been a plenty

    of large congress and meeting spaces around Istanbul. Tourism industry in Istanbul is still

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    growing and there are structural barriers to entry such as high capital costs, poorinfrastructure

    facilities, scarcity ofland.

    TRENDS

    Green sustainability is changing the way of life. Using of energy, waste management and

    going green are the new terms ofthe century. Green hoteltrend is the reflection ofthese terms

    in to hospitality industry. With the growing number of conscious tourist aboutthe environment,

    hotel management should be taken care way of using energy, disposal of the trash, using

    ecofriendly products. Now customers only asking and searching for green hotels,

    organizations provide green certificates to hotels, but in future it will be a requirement for

    every hotel and if hotels do not follow up this movement, they willlose customers.

    Todays guests are more health conscious and environmental friendly. Customers look for new

    unique experiences and different concepts in tourism. Therefore, accommodation facilities

    structures changed according to this demand. The companies started to focus on organic food,

    environmental friendly hotel and boutique hoteltrend.

    COMPETITON

    The competitors of Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet is W Hotel, Les Ottomans, Park Hyatt, Best

    Western Acropol and the main ones of are W Hotel, Best Western Acropol and Park Hyatt in

    terms oflocation and sales volume.

    Best Western Acropolis a chain boutique hotel. The building is a renovated historical mansion

    and located in Sultan Ahmet region. It has 22 suites and air conditioned ala carte restaurant, a

    conference room, internet, health club, fitness center, hamam, sauna and laundry service.

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    Les Ottomans is opened in 2006 in a renovated Muhsinzade Mehmet Pasha Mansion located

    in Kurueme It has 10 special suites. The number of rooms is limited butthe decoration and

    the view ofthe hotelis magnificent. Every room has a different name and different design.

    W Istanbul is a sub-brand of Starwood Management Company, which is among top 5 most

    prominent management companies ofthe world. W Istanbul property has a total of 136 rooms

    of 10 different categories. It has 46 Wonderful rooms, 23 Spectacular rooms, 26 Fabulous

    rooms and 12 Mega rooms of Standard room category; in addition, 15 Studio Suites, 8

    Fantastic Suites, 3 Marvelous Suites, 1 Cool Corner Suite, 1 WOW Suite and 1 EXTREME

    WOW Suite. As the names would imply, W has a lingo of its own. W Istanbul places itself as

    a concept boutique city hotel.

    Park Hyattlocated in historicalMaka Palace in fashionable Nianta residential and shopping

    district. It has 90 rooms and has Emporio Armani, Gucci and In-formal stores within the hotel

    building. Property is in walking distance to IstanbulConvention and Exhibition Centre.

    Competition among three main players revolves around the service, price and relationships

    with the customers .There are several competitive issues among these three rivals, such as the

    number of meeting and sleeping rooms, prices. It has 65 guest room and 4 different ball rooms.

    Ball rooms total pax size 275. W hotel has a total of 136 rooms of 10 different categories. The

    property has 4 different meeting rooms, the capacity ofthem is 340 m2, maximum number of

    pax is 100. Park Hyatt has 90 rooms and two meeting rooms, size ofthem is 43m2, capacity of

    them 12 pax whereas Best Western Acropol has 22 suites and only a small conference room.

    Four Seasons Sultan Ahmets competitive environment is only consist of boutique- chain

    hotels that are not so many in Istanbul. Four Seasons Brand operates with 2 hotels in Turkey.

    Customer profile is comprised of Four Seasons Brand in a remarkable amount with 35 percent,

    25 percentlocal customers and the restis composed of other distribution channel.

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    Four Season Sultan Ahmet is famous for its old-neoclassic prison design that makes it unique

    and known as a trustworthy, prestigious and high-quality boutique hotel by its customers due to

    its strong brand name. Four Seasons corporate name gives to Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet the

    chance of collecting and analy ing the data about the hospitality industry. With the help of

    analy ing the data, this hotel can forecast the next years demand and this situation helps to

    establish more realistic budgetary targets in the current market.

    External Evaluation Matrix

    Key External Factors

    Opportunities weight rating

    weighted

    score

    The continuous growth trend in hospitality

    industry 0.27 2 0.54International business 0.07 3 0.21

    Growth in F&B 0.07 4 0.28

    %8 in VAT 0.05 2 0.1

    Istanbul as leading city in boutique hotels 0.11 4 0.44

    Threats

    Competition 0.1 2 0.22

    Economic crisis in 2010 0.16 3 0.48

    Instability in politics 0.07 3 0.21

    Changes in consumer behavior 0.01 2 0.2

    Total 1 2,18Table1: External Evaluation Matrix

    FS Sultan Ahment Bestwestern Acropol WHotel

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    ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

    Four Seasons Sultanahmet, a boutique hotel, is managed and operated by Four Seasons

    Bosphorus, that is to say; almost every decision is taken from the headquarters of Four Seasons

    Bosphorus. These executives are responsible to measure the decisions properties which are

    taken by the headquarters. However, headquarters may be inadequate to see specific problems

    of the Four Seasons Sultanahmet. So, the executives of each department have responsibility in

    order to overcome with the problems faced.

    There is diversity in Four Seasons Sultanahmet like all Four Seasons Hotels since it is a

    franchising boutique hotel, so the CEO and general managers of the company are not from

    Turkey. The Four Seasons Sultanahmet culture is personified by its employees who share the

    GENERALMANAGER

    F&B EXECUTIVE

    FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

    SALES EXECUTIVE

    BANQUET SALESEXECUTIVE

    HOUSEKEEPING

    EXECUTIVETECHNICAL SERVICE

    EXECUTIVE

    SECURITY EXECUTIVE

    HUMAN RESOURCESEXECUTIVE

    IT SUPERVISOR

    ACCOUNTING MANAGER

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    common goal of offering excellent service to customers. From the time Four Seasons opened

    its first hotel, its work culture was based on trust and mutual respect and it allowed employees

    to flourish and succeed.

    HUMAN RESOURCES

    The company strives to be a home away from home for its employees. This is a company that

    respects diversity in its workforce and encourages candidates from a variety of backgrounds to

    apply for available positions. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts are committed to offering

    training to employees at alllevels, to help all staff reach their potential with the company. With

    a culture built on mutual respect, a growing world of opportunities and an environment that

    supports the personal drive for excellence, a Four Seasons career can be exceptionally

    rewarding.

    Employees benefit from annual party and sporting events, life insurance and medicalinsurance,

    paid holidays, incentive bonus, paid holidays and employee service awards. The company has

    training, career growth opportunities and educational assistance for its valued employees in

    order to achieve their values with well- educated ad well- qualified employees. There is an

    open door policy in the company and employees feel confident toward any problem in the

    workplace. Orientation program is effectively done by the company and there is a cross

    training that provides employee to see in a broader perspective. These all opportunities are

    enough to motivate the employees. On the other hand, employee turnover rate is low because

    ofthe duration of work experience in Four Seasons Hotels among the chain.

    FINANCE

    According to their websites, there is no any information about the balance sheet or financial

    situation. However, Four Seasons Sultanahmet is a well- known accommodated hotel among

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    the visitors thanks to its worldwide brand, Four Seasons. The hotel generates revenues with

    low investment and managerial costs. If the hotel had a separate balance sheet, this balance

    sheet could probably be strong. In addition to this, thanks to its high rates, high quality service

    and the valued guests with the high level ofincome, the hotel has a financial capacity to cover

    its working capital and operational expenses.

    MARKETING MIX

    1-PRODUCT

    The core product ofthe hotel is the accommodation and therefore, the rooms. Naturally, only

    this is not it offers. Supplementary products are the features what makes Four Seasons

    Sultanahmet hotel as unique. The Hotels historic architecture creates a variety of unique

    rooms and suites, all nestled around a beautifully landscaped courtyard. Standard room features

    include a refrigerated private bar, a large plasma television, an MP3 player docking station, and

    a DVD and CD player. Rooms are equipped for wired or wireless Internet access. The lavish

    marble bathroom includes a deep soaking tub and separate shower, a small LCD television and

    a separate WC. Moreover, the company has SPA services. Exclusively for Four

    Seasons guests, a variety of revitalizing massage treatments and Istanbul's highest level of

    personalized attention are available in the Health Club. Separate men's and women's saunas in

    the luxurious locker rooms enhance the sense of relaxation.

    2-PRICE

    Four Seasons Hotel applies yield management as pricing policy. Thus, it tries to apply

    maximum price a customer can pay for each segment. It also applies special promotions

    peculiarto special occasions such as Valentines Day, Holiday Season or weekend promotional

    packages. Therefore it is not possible to define a standard price. In addition, the hotel has 8

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    different room categories, therefore price range for a room depends on the category in each

    season in the year (summer/winter). As a general trend; it shifts between 200 - 7,000. The

    rates are higher than the competitors since it has one of the recognized brand names in the

    world.

    3-PLACE

    Distribution channels are mainly Internet (Four Seasons hotels official website), computerized

    systems like CRS & GDS, and advertising channels through media (i.e. magazines), PR

    activities, and barter agreements.

    By the year 2011, variety of distribution channels used is increasing. Direct marketing is used

    more frequently, which will work as sending messages directly to customers. Moreover, direct

    response advertising is also planning to be used often.

    4-PROMOTION

    Promotion of product is provided through internet, sky magazines, and media through

    brochures. Some travel agencies have also promotional agreements with Four Seasons

    Sultanahmet. In addition, Facebook and Twitter are used even more effectively as the world

    runs towards the technological age. Taking that up a notch, they could also introduce loyalty

    card that could be tied into both their Facebook app and their mobile app(s). Pre-book your

    stay either via Facebook or youriPhone, and you immediately get points added to your loyalty

    card to use at the resort. By the following years, more internet channels and PR activities are

    going to be used often for promotion purposes.

    5-PEOPLE

    Many services depend on direct, personal interaction between customers and employees. The

    nature of the hosbitality service influences the customers perceptions of service quality.

    Customers judge the quality of the service they receive largely on their assessment of the

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    people providing the service. Four Seasons Sultanahmet devotes segnificant effort to

    recruiting, training and motivating their personel, so happy employees make the customers

    happy.

    The residents of customers are more based on guests from America. Cultural diversity is

    something desirable for Four Seasons Sultanahmet Hotel. Globalism brings diverse customers

    (and workforce) naturally. There are currently 100 employees are working on full-time and part

    time basis. The number ofthe employees enough to serve and provide the service expected.

    6-PROCESS

    Four Seasons Sultanahmet provides high level of contact and people-processing services by

    nature. The process is efficient enough to have effective service delivery.

    7-PHYSICALEVIDENCE

    The hotel was created from a century-old neoclassic Turkish prison in the core of this fabled

    city steps from the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. Just 65 guest rooms and suites frame

    an open courtyard, for an atmosphere of personal attention and ease unprecedented in Istanbul.

    It has a garden full of colorful flowers and a sweet yellow building.

    8-PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY

    The high quality is one of the most important values for the company. The quality of the

    service creates productivity. In order not to let go of quality for productivity, technology is

    used as a supporting factor. Communication with customers by internet and phone are being

    technologically improved to keep quality high.

    Four Seasons constantly endeavours to maintain and improve the quality of its services. The

    company has been a major innovatorin the hospitality industry, developing services to make

    business travel more productive and efficient, and leisure travel stress-free and more

    enjoyable.The customer loyalty volume increases and they differentiate themselves easily.

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    Undoubtedly, strength of brand brings Four Seasons Sultanahmet lots of strengths which are

    confidence, prestige and quality. . All of these terms are important for the sustainability of

    customers. Publicity is important marketing channel for Four Seasons Sultanahmet. Market

    share is great among its competitors because of being part of a big hotel chain.

    INTERNALEVALUATION MATRIX

    Key Internal Factors Weig t Rating

    Weig ted

    Scores

    Streng ts

    1 high employee motivation 0,08 4 0,32

    2 having marketing mix 0,06 4 0,24

    3 low employee turnover 0,1 4 0,4

    4 high- quality service 0,09 4 0,36

    5brand image"Four Seasons" 0,13 4 0,52

    6 adequate mission and vision statements 0,13 3 0,39

    7 good financial position 0,11 4 0,44

    8 adequate technological equipments 0,07 3 0,21

    9 adequate market share 0,04 3 0,12

    Weaknesses

    1 Being managed by Four Seasons Bosphorus 0,1 1 0,1

    2 away from off site recreation facilities 0,05 1 0,05

    3 limited rooms 0,04 2 0,08

    1 3,23

    Table 3: Internal Evaluation Matrix

    The brand image of Four Seasons Hotels from the perception of the visitors and effective

    organizational values and culture are strong strenghts when we considerit with the companys

    ompetitors. On the other hand, the location of Four Seasons Sultanahmet Hotel, The Old City,

    is away from the city center. The distance has a significant role in choosing the hotel. In

    addition, the headquartes from Four Seasons Bosphorus sometimes live difficulties in

    controlling the specific one, Four Seasons Sultanahmet and this creates anotherimportantissue

    to cover up.

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    MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    Technology in Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet is not unique. As in all boutique hotels, they are

    providing all news cable network, CD clock radio, CD player, DVD player, fax machine on

    request, hair dryer, hypo-allergenic pillows on request, Multi-line telephone(s) with voicemail,

    refrigerated private bar, thick terry bathrobes, wired or wireless internet access, projection

    devices as technological inventories. Since, Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet is a franchised-

    Boutique Hotel, systems are automated; they are using Opera program. All the systems they

    are using currently updated from both Canada and Switzerland. On each Four Seasons property

    they are currently having Four Seasons RSS (Really Simple Syndication) systems that feeds

    to get updates on new properties, packages and specialinterests delivered directly to customers

    personal desktop.

    OPERATIONS

    Rooms are mainly sold through travel agents including wholesalers and tour operators. Other

    marketing includes activities and techniques include Web sites, seminars and videos, direct

    response marketing and international sales channels from the head office. It cannot be told that

    Seasons Sultan Ahmet has its own development strategy because almost every decision are

    taken in headquarters.

    Four Seasons Brand operates international hotels and boutique hotel, and luxury resorts in

    Turkey, 36 different states in Usa, 13 different countries in Europe, 22 different cities in

    Asia/Pasific region and also 13 different cities in Middle East/Africa Region in business and

    leisure sector. To mention the market, tourism industry is a labor intensive industry and labor

    costs are quite high. Thats why, hotels should compensate it by cutting the other costs, such

    as food costs but since itis a boutique hotel, there is no case like that. Underthe Four Seasons

    brand, Four Season Sultan Ahmetis focusing on quality service. However, the new customers

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    are attracted and economies of scale can be still achieved in time. Customization is important

    for the satisfaction the guests in boutique hotels. Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet has a limited

    number of accommodation facility but still can serve up to 275 people in terms meetings.

    IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM

    Differentiation issue mignt be a problem in the near future now it seems like not an urgent

    problem but still, Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet needs to pay attention. In luxury segment, the

    only possible way of differentiation is service quality. Main competitors Best Western

    Acropol, W Hotel and Les Ottamans are also providing similar amenities. For a customer, after

    visiting a Four Seasons property, the desire to experience anotherluxury hotelin the same city

    will be undeniable and this will make downturn in Four Seasons Sultan Ahmets loyal

    customer. So, it needs to distinguish itselfto keep its customers and gain new ones.

    In order to deal with the differentiation issue, some strengths of the company have become

    more important such as brand name, employee motivation, high-quality service, good financial

    position and so on.

    The main threats of Four Seasons Sultanahmet are competition, instability of politics and

    economic crisis. From the perspective of competition, W Hotelis a well-known chain hotel and

    Best Western Acropol is a small hotel. All ofthem are providing luxury service in a similar

    way and thats why competition is high. Another threat is instability of politics among the

    countries has an effect in potential customers decision making process. Economic crisis are

    also important factors in hospitality industry. Economic situation of countries will affect the

    number of visitors.

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    KEY OPPORTUNITIES

    The main opportunities are continuous growth in hospitality industry, discretionary income has

    been increasing and people have more time than before to travel. Seconly, Istanbuls potential

    as growing boutique hotel conceptis a leading opportunity for Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet.

    POSSIBLE STRATEGIES

    A TOWS MATRIX for Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet

    Strenghts Weaknesses

    1 High employee motivation 1 Limited rooms

    2 Having marketing mix 2 Being managed by Four

    SWOT MATRIX 3 Low employee turnover Seasons Bosphorus

    4 Good financial position 3 Away from off site

    5 High-quality service recreation facilit ies

    6 Strenght of brand name

    7 Adequate market share

    Opportunities SO Strategies WO Strategies

    1 The continuous growth trend in 1 Give monthly training to employees 1 Reduce international marketing

    hospitality Industry test their interpersonal activities (W1, O2)- differentiation

    2 International business communication skills (S4,O2)- differentiation 2 Focus more on Yield Management

    3 Growth in F&B 2 Increase the variety of F&B (W3,O1)- differentiation

    4 %8 in VAT products (S7,O3)- product development

    5 Istanbul as a leading city in 3 Increase marketing

    hotel business activities (S5,O1)- differentiation

    Threats ST Strategies WT Strategies

    1 Competition 1 Invest in updated 1 Build off site recreation

    2 Economic crisis in 2010 technology (S4,T4)- product development facility (W1, T1)- product development

    3 Instability in Politics 2 Increase number of

    4 Changes in Consumer behavior rooms (W1,T1)-

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    Increase marketing acti ities

    t increases the number of guests

    t increases the brand value

    _ marketing costs are high.

    _as the product offered in the industry is same, reaching the right target is

    difficult.

    Gi e monthly training to employees and test their interpersonal

    communication skills

    t having higher qualified employees

    tincrease in customer satisfaction

    tincrease in service quality

    _ difficultto make employees attend trainings

    _training costs

    _requires feedback and control mechanism,

    Increase the variety of F&B products and offer catering service

    tincrease in guest satisfaction

    tincrease in revenue

    _ difficultto find qualified chefs

    _high cost

    _ managing different productlines are difficult

    Invest in updated technology

    + opportunity to follow new trends

    -high cost

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    A SPACE MATRIX for Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet

    Financial Strength

    Low employee turnover 5.0

    F&B divisions profitability 4.0

    9.0

    Industry Strength

    Growth trend in hospitality industry 2.0

    Profit potential 1.0

    Growth in F&B 4.0

    7.0

    Environmental Stability

    Technological advances -5.0

    Competitive pressure -4.0

    Effects of economic crisis on the range of competing services -3.0

    -12.0

    Competitive Advantage

    Customerloyalty -2.0

    Service quality in F&B facilities -1.0

    Strong brand name -1.0

    -4.0

    ES Average is -123= - 4 IS Average is +73=2.33

    CA Average is -43= -1.33 FS Average is +92=4.5

    Directional VectorCoordinates:x-axis : -1.33+(+2.33)= +1.00

    y-axis: -4+(+4.5)= +0.5

    Four Seasons Sultan Ahmet should pursue Aggressive Strategies.

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    RECOMMENDATION

    We strongly recommend Four Seasons Sultanahmet to pursue product development and

    differentiation strategies. Although because of the limited resources, it would be difficult to

    implement both strategies together, in terms of projects that will planned to apply, two

    strategies are applicable. When it comes to prioritize them, product development comes first.

    Since itis in the luxury-boutique segment, competitors also go for differentiation in many very

    ways so, product development would be more effective.

    IMPLEMENTATION

    What we recommend for Four Seasons Sultanahmet is product development including an

    expand the variety of F&B products that are currently offered, investin updated technological

    products, increase number of rooms, and build off site recreation facilities in order to attract

    more customers and extend the duration of the stay. Four Seasons brand has an international

    budget for innovations in each location all around the world. Four Seasons Sultanahmet will

    use its portion from this international budgetin orderto finance this innovation.

    Organic garden project in its existing garden pursued as an interesting recreation facility to

    attract its customers and make them stay more in the property in order to grow and plant by

    their own. This garden aims to make customers come regularly.

    To do expansion in the variety of F&B products, under the employee rotation program, a

    qualified chef will be transferred from Italy to Four Seasons Sultanahmetin orderto expand its

    existing international cuisine.

    In order to apply differentiation, investing in updated technological products, hotel will be

    installed ipod docks and for furthertechnology opportunity, a new game room will be created

    with the high tech three dimensional TV and PSP3 players.

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