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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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