SWOT analysis of ananda himalayas

SWOT depth psychology of ananda himalayasAnanda Himalayas is a trend setting concept in both business and luscious resort.ananda Himalayas is a part of IHHR Hospitality owened by Mr Ashok Khanna.It is a luxurious watering place situated in the tranquil Himalayan foothills,nested on a 100 landed estate estate surrounded by graceful Sal forests overlooking the river Ganges,close to the towns of Rishikesh Haridwar.Ananda Himalayas was established in 2000 its Indias first destination spa.it is a pathway to the ultimate,discovered through the union of body,mind soul.it provides a pursy redefine lifestyles with the well-known traditional Indian wellness regime of Ayurveda,yoga and Vedanta.IT is considered to be 1 of the best spa in the world and excessively esteemd no.1 destination spa in the world by virtually of the travel agent as well as newspapers magazines(Travel and leisure).Ranked by top new tropicels of 2008by Conde nest traveller,76 hot spasacross globe by travel leisure and 26 best business hotels in S awayh ASIA.Swot analysisStrengths-Location- situated in the green turbulent of Himalayas with inhering flora and fauna.Heritage propertySpa- the only hotel with 21,000sq feet spa and first spa hotel in the country.Cuisine-food prepared is opposite from routine preparation and individu exclusivelyy designed as per the body type and cooked without oil.Weakness-Cost- rooms are extremely expensive and non suited to internal traveller.Limitations-hotel mainly allows spa and wellness packages ,limited to a less part of the society.Opportunities-Govt support- attract phaetons with new onward motional schemes which results in exalteder outbound tourists.Common wealth games- as games to be held in 2010, depart be a boom for the industry.Aviation cordial reception- both with joint venture process of processs in increasing travellers by offering cheap packages.Threats-RecessionCompetitors-many small hotels opened near or so with cheap yog a n spa packages and it earth-closet reduce the rate of visitors to ananda. inwrought hazards- interchangeable fire,flood etc.Cheap disseminatelines packages-client want to go international after international air fair falls down.Political issues-like service taxation,labour union policies etc.Key-findings for Ananda Himalayas-biggest strength of Ananda Himalayas right now is its brand reputation being only spa in India(which is 50%)although it has to improve on weaknesses and less productivity than its competitors.At the same time, nooky increase the sale or mkt share with an increase in number of throng who want relaxation and better health(as it is health and wellness industry).Mission and Vision State manpowertMission-to take in a unique design productoffer world class hospitality with a distinctive warmth and humilityimprove and innovate constantlyto crate exceptional value for people,their individuality and to their offshootVISION-to be a world-class hospitality chain in Indiabenchmark in spa industryto have a world-class spa institute in Indiaexpending capacity of existing property as well as expending with more new properties.Ethos-E-empathyT-teamworkH-honestyO-ownershipS-selflessnessCorporate objectives-Increasing tax in spot from 500 m to 550.75 m.Reaching to 100% customer satisfaction instead of 8.3 to 9.3%.Tar hastening profit from 45.64 to 58.42Taking gross profit ratio to 12-15%.Mktg headings -Increasing revenue from 50% to 100%Achieving customer satisfaction and musical note standards to 100%Increasing profit from 80% to 100%Increasing growth profit ratio from 12% to 15%(CIRRUS 01 SEP 2008).Mkt fractionation-Market Segmentation broadly identifies the potential marts from a general population for further refining and shoot foring. The market segmentation for ananda Himalayas will be done on the ii bases.1.geographic segmentation (it will contain both international and domestic markets)2.demographic segmentation.Geographical Segmentati onCountry of Origin of Guests in Rishikesh lead-in hotelsCOMPOSITIONFive Star Deluxe and Five Star hotel%ASEAN2.4Australia2.1Canada1.6Carribbean0.6China3.4France2.0Germany6.6Japan3.2Middle East2.5 some other European1.4Russia1.2SAARC1.0South Africa1.4UK8.4USA24.8Other37.4Total100(FHRAI, Indian Hotel Industry Survey 2008-2009)The table preceding(prenominal) shows the percentages of people from different origin that prefer staying in the five star rarified and five star hotels in Rishikesh. According to this survey done by FHRAI, the number of tourists from US(24.8%) is the maximum which is followed by UK(8.4%) and Germany(6.6%) which have a marginal difference between them. These statistics clearly show us that there is a decent amount of tourists from The US for which we already have a good market. Therefore, there is a desktop for targeting more people from UK and Germany. Though, we still heapnot target a specific market with these statistics alone which will be done in the l ater partsdemographic SegmentationForeign tourist arrival in India on the bases of gender(FHRAI, Indian Hotel Industry Survey 2008-2009)For the year 2006, the percentage of foreign male tourists was 57% once morest the female tourists which comprises of 36%. Whereas, there are 7% of the tourists which did not report and are missing from the stats.Similar is the case for the domestic tourists as well. The percentage of men travelling is slightly high than that of females all over India.Therefore, by evaluating all the data given above, we have chosen a differentiation market segment method to specify the target markets. Our specific target market will beForeign business travellers from UK and GermanyDomestic tourists- leisure with high income (4.9% in all of India)Meeting ParticipantsTarget Market-Corporate- as this hotel is situated in a religious tourist place.Leisure- this can be the major target market as it is basically a health and wellness spa. it attracts tourists who wants t o rejuvenate.Groups- groups improves sales as well as provides hotels a good market reputation and also capture major share of market.Positioning-Market PositioniningPerceptual Mapping Foreign Business Travellers overpricedHigh ModerateService Ista .Less Expensive(naresh k.malhotra( merchandise research p-700)Domestic TouristsExpensiveHigh ModerateService ServiceIsta .Less Expensive(naresh k.malhotra(marketing research p-700)Key-findings for market fructifying-If we take price and customer satisfaction ratio into consideration, Ananda has lower price than its competitors and a good customer satisfaction but not the highest.If factors like brand reputation and value for gold is considered than it has got the highest brand name.Corporate marketing strategy-objectivesStrategic tacticsImplementation periodrevenue500 m to 550.75mTie-up with the travel agencies.Air-line packagesCorporate placeGroup ratesShould start from aprilShould start through out the yearCustomer relationship8.3m t o 9.3mSet-up of various in assortmentation centresStart from april and should continue through out the year.Total profit45.64m to 58.42mCutting down all unnecessary spendingsThrough out the yearsProfit percentage12-15%Add-on services with packagesStart from april market strategy-As per the product our hotel is offering,most of the facilities are delivered directly.to make it more successful we need to promote our product in market to increase market share.this can be done through various passs of advertising(travel agency,media advertising).As our target market is corporate and foreign clients so for this we need to tie up with potential business to enhance the sale.hotel is in the growth level as per product life cycle,but due to recession the market share percentage has gone down.to come out of this,we are going to use the differentiationmarketing strategy.in this,the focus will be on different market segment with warring price and product with quality service.Another reason is our target market is divided into small segmentations so,can easily increase our market share through these segmentations.our brand strategy is to provide high level of services and customer satisfaction with low rates and first objective is to increase the market share.The marketing mix strategy is base upon the dickens ps factors.we consider price and product.our aim is to provide different experience than other hotels and increase market share by establishing the brand value with in the customers.Markets Ansoffs MatrixExisting NewProducts Products3.product development1.Market Penetration ExistingMarkets4.diversification2. Market DevelopmentNewThe Ansoffs Matrix shows four different ways of marketing. It is basically a combination of four similar but different things. Existing Products and new products ,and, existing markets and new markets. In the case of the hotel ananda, we are going to follow the two methods that are Market Penetration and Market Development as shown in the figure above. We already have a product with us and we do not plan to create or add something new to our product line. Our plan is to enter further into the markets that we are already in. As explained earlier, we plan to increase our market share within the same market and try to reach the customers who fall in the same category but different profiles.The second plan is to create new markets with our existing product to offer the customers. In this case we have planned to create a new target market in the form of the domestic tourist which comes for purpose of leisure and holidaying. This is being done because according to the research that we have done in the beginning it shows us the stretch of the domestic tourists. Another reason that supports this strategy is that we also have the right kind of product offering for this market.Budget-Financial Report Percentage of tax revenue (2008-2009)Hotelsananda gram hyattsheratonsVivanta(taj)Occupied Rooms Hotel33,69922,20638,72939,82 8Occupancy percentage55.4%63.4%66.7%65.7%Rate per room$209.59$220.09$203$186.59Room Revenue65.20%66.8%63.9%55.7%F B Revenue23.5%20.8%26.3%31.4%Banquet conferences6.6%9.2%2.0%9.7%other4%2%7%3%Total100%100%100%100%Imp- subject to further researchEvaluation of marketing plan for ananda Himalayas-Objective Increasing customer satisfaction level from 6.2 7.5Key Performance Indicator Customer Satisfaction SurveysFrequency of Evaluation periodicalObjective Increasing Revenue from 500m 550.75m.Escalating profit from 45.64m 58.42mKey Performance Indicator Revenue Report, Financial AuditFrequency of Evaluation one-yearlyObjective Growing profit ratio 12.00% 15%Key Performance Indicator Monthly Revenue reports, Cash flowFrequency of Evaluation MonthlyNote (subject to further research)Contingency plan-In the event that suggested marketing plan measures prove to be ineffective or below threshold following measures are suggestedency plan-1. PRICE+PROMOTION journey liners+ vacations for s tudents.2. PRODUCT +PLACE cant change the product services.3. PROCESS+PEOPLE Can stick to same old training methods) only to 10% of subscriber line per store.4. Cost cutting and cost management regards to budgeting and investment plans.The product offerAnanda, Himalayas offers a comfortable and contemporary rooms with a beautiful view of ornament grounds.this hotel has 21,000 square feet spa(only one in India).all rooms are designed with a high level of comfort and as per the need of guests.Along with rooms this hotel offers a range of packages that includes scheduled aerobics,hiking trips in the foothills of Himalayas,meditation and yoga classes,wellness and treatment packages,cooking classes etc.this hotel has 75 deluxe rooms,5 suites and 3 villas.all rooms are equipped with all ultramodern amenities.Pricing strategies-Pricing call for to be decided as plays a very vital role in hotel growth.every hotel has a set target and goal,due to recession prices have come down. rate rationalization is the biggest change after recession.Penetrating pricing strategies following this strategies would help ananda hotel to capture more portion of market share. In this strategy ananda hotel would be offering guests competitive rates with best standards of service which could be given in same class of hotel. Following penetrating pricing strategies would help ananda strengthening its position in market and establishing its brand name among customers. Penetrating pricing strategies would give elasticity to demand. emulation based pricing strategies Keeping an close eye on every step of your competitor is very essential, supernumeraryly pricing strategies. Price is the only factor which would play prime role in attracting customers. Competition based pricing basically means pricing according to your competitors and try giving better or something unique to them which would be our unique selling point of business. Competition based pricing will help ananda to fight compe tition and establish its market.Promotion-Corporate and commercial ratesAir-lines packagesCorporate packagesGroup discounted ratesOff-season special packagesOn-line dealsPromotional spa packagesAnanda place in tourism system-Ananda is a hospitality service provider in destination. Destination is composed of different elements that together make up a destination mix. Basic components of destination mix are facilities, attraction, infrastructure, transportation and hospitality service provider commonly utilise as acronym FAITH (Weaver Lauton 2005).Ananda is an established name in hospitality service sector, just because of rescission it lost its market share and profit started declining. To revive from the dapple of rescission ananda need to establish cordial relation with other component of Destination Mix. It has seen that hospitality service provider cant alone make tourist experience better of visiting place. The hospitality service provider needs to work in coordination with ot her component so that tourist can get better services and he is satisfied with hospitality given to him. For practice- Guest comes from united kinghdom to attend seminar or companys meeting when he would arrive airdrome first thing he would require would be transportation to hotel, after reaching hotel he would require facilities that would support his travel purpose. If guest would be acquire all these facilities without hassle he would be a satisfied guest and repeat guest in future or guest commercially definitive person for hotel(CIP) for hotel who could give more business to hotel in near future.We would suggest ananda to apply push strategy. This strategy involves pushing the product through distribution channel to final consumer. Push strategy will induce distribution channel to put more effort for selling the hotels room and service as they would be having personal motive or interest that is profit or commission from hotel by doing so. Using push strategy will help anand a hotel to increase scope of capturing more market because by choosing distribution channel we could widen scope of publicizing and promotion of our products. For example hotel ananda could give compensable offers to travel agent like 10% of room cost as commission in addition to their normal commission for booking. A push strategy provides an incentive for channel segment to promote product to their customer or push product through distribution channel (Kotler, Bowen., Makens2006 pg 561).People-OrientationCultureChangeInternal marketingProcess-Process ananda hotel is using is based on technology and e-marketing.Physical evidence-Brand image related to vision position.Environment-The situation analysis that can be done for the hotel will include all the external factors which have an effect on the working of the hotel. These external factors can be analyse by the help of PESTEL (political, economic, social, technological, environmental, legal) analysis and how these factors affe ct the working of the hotel. It is a strategic planning technique that provides a useful framework for analyzing the environmental pressures on a team or an organization. (Edmonstone, Havergal, 1999).Political Environment this includes all the government policies, the laws in which the hotel has to deal and the pressure groups which affect the hotel performance. The Political instability such as tax rates and other matters like the policies and rules with which the hotel is concerned. The hotel has to be in the parameters of govt policies and have to follow all the rules and regulations.Economic EnvironmentThis environment mainly deals with the money capacity of the consumer.this plays a vital role in deciding the promotion or downfall of the hotel business.The economic meltdowns lead to a downfall in the tourism sector, leading to a drop in the business of the hotel. The economy has started to improve and the international corporate travelers who form the major part of the target market of the hotel have once again started to come to the hotel. The economy will need some time to improve and this time can be utilized to make new marketing strategies which will attract more such travelers and suits their needs as well.Socio-Cultural EnvironmentIt includes behaviors, perceptions, choices and the values of various individuals who constitute the society. This part includes both the employees and the society in which the hotel is working. The hotel needs to forestall proper care of its employees and their needs in order to achieve high standards of work. The hotel also has some social responsibilities. The hotel can social events, the earnings of which can go for charity, it can also have an effective disposal system for garbage, water and gases which may help in maintaining a healthy environment for the society slightly it.Technological EnvironmentThese factors act as the facilities in the hotels and are also the main aspects which help in the differentiation o f one property to another. The ananda hotel has all the modern technologies being employ forthe spas compared to other hotels. The hotel can always come up with some innovative ideas to place itself at a better position than its competitors.Natural EnvironmentThe natural environment does not have much effect on the business of the hotel as anada,Himalayas situated in the beautiful landscape of Himalayas with natural and pollution free environment. This factor effects only when the marketers can use it for the promotion of the hotel.Legal EnvironmentThis part includes the various rules and the policies that the hotel needs to follow in order to run the operations efficiently. These legal issues include the payment of taxes, giving proper remuneration to the staff, following of the legal government policies and others. Tax paid by tourists in India is the highest in the world, Indian hotels charge about 40% taxes compared to other Asian countries where it varies between 3% and 6%. (W orld travel and tourism council, 2010). Such factors as mentioned above shows the different legal requirements that are expected to be fulfilled by the hotel.Proposed Environmental Scanning System for anada,Himalayas hotelEnvironmental FactorSource of informationPerson ResponsibleFrequencyCompetitorsNewspapersStaff/ prudenceDailyGuestsStaffDailyMagazinesManagement hebdomadalInternetStaff/ ManagementWeeklyAnnual ReportsManagementYearlyCustomersCustomer feedbackStaffDailyStaffManagementWeeklyTravel agentsManagementMonthlyRegular guestsStaff/ ManagementMonthlyInternetStaff/ ManagementWeeklyEconomicEconomic newslettersManagementWeeklyNews papersManagementWeeklyInternetManagementWeeklyAverage room ratesAccountant/ ManagementDailyBalance sheetsAccountant/ ManagementYearlyInternetManagementMonthlyTechnologiesTrade magazinesManagement/ Department headsMonthlyTrade showsAccountant/ ManagementYearlyInternetManagementMonthlyNewspapersManagementWeeklyTelevisionManagementDailyThe above mentione d three key areas need to be followed for the purpose of the environmental scanning.The hotel became one of the top rated hotels in the rishikesh, but due to the recession in late 2008 most of the business was lost. The above mentioned SWOT and PESTEL analysis, if followed properly, will help the business to reach high levels of business and market share.Service Concept/productivity-Anada,Himalayas could get competitive advantage if, they properly plan and implement their supporting products. They must meet customers needs and expectation, to overbeat their competitors (Hertneneky, B,P.2006. p.g 281). In this critical stage of reviving from rescission, ananda hotel should not only slim down on providing core product or basic product that would be food, shelter, and safety of guest. They should look upon providing augmented or supporting products, which are very alpha for delivering quality service and meeting expectation of guest. The augmented product includes approach shotibili ty, atmosphere, customer interaction with service organization, customers participation and customer interaction with each other (Kotler, Bowen., Makens2006 pg 307). augment product is substantial to be understood because it tells what is delivered and how is to be delivered. ananda hotel have to work seriously upon this service concept of augmented product because these product have colossal impact on guest and will help to capture major portion of markets, by customer satisfaction which is key element in hospitality industry.Facilities we are providing are-Wi-Fi internet access ananda hotel can provide Wi-Fi anytime anywhere, whether in-room, by the syndicate or in other public areassleep comfort ananda hotel can provide ergonomically designed beds and a pillow menu with a wide range of comfort pillows.Business Centre High speed internet access and board room style meeting rooms.Spa 21,000 square feet spa with all the required equipments.Pool Fitness Centre ananda hotel is giv ing temperature controlled swimming pool for all seasons, state of the art gymnasium with personal trainers.Tailor-made food-ananda provides food as per the customer body type and famous for cooking without oil.food is inspired by ancient times and prepared with natural ingredients.Organisation-The best part about anand,Himalayas is its staff as all staff is between the age of 21 to 35,customer oriented,friendly,well versed with the knowledge of therapies.they should have this kind of staff only as customer should feel at home and comfortable only than they will be able to enjoy the treatment.strategy-Advertisement it is one of the major promotional tools which can be used by hotel anada,Himalayas for promotion of their products and services. Advertisement could be one the very successful tool which can be used for increasing market share. If advertisement is well positioned and planned it could help to overcome competition and help to revive from recession (Jhon,L.2009.p.g 6). Vari ous form of advertisement which is used for promoting its products and services could be1.Internet This is one of the most widely used medium through which hotels can promote its product and services. It could be very effective in promoting products and services.2.Printed Media For example magazine, journals and news papers. This is very useful because it would help promoting product among corporate clients and corporate employee.3.Visual Media For example television, this is said to be very effective as it gives both visual and audio effect to guest. They can actually feel the product or services.4.Sales promotion They attract consumer attention and provide information that may lead the consumer to buy the product. Ananda can use sales promotion tool as to get speedy and stronger response from consumer. Various sales promotion tools which can be used could be5.Promotional letters to existing guests ananda hotel can send promotional letter which includes lucrative discount offer s, and various packages at discounted rates. This strategy would help ananda from recovering from recession and capturing more shares in market.Distributional StrategyDistributional strategies which can be used by hotel ananda for capturing market share and overcome competitors could be-1.Trade Show This could be very effective in distributing of products and service because trade shows are being be by various travel agents and travel tour operator. This would help them to build cordial relation with them, in return of that we could business from them.2.Exhibitions these are very important in distribution of the hotels product and services as during exhibition hotel managers could get chance to interact with other hotel managers and managers of other companies to whom they could explain their product or service which could help in increasing sales revenue.3.Airlines magazines in airlines and airline companies could be important source for distribution of product and services of hot el.4.Corporate Companies Relation with corporate companies and advertisement in corporate magazine could help in promoting hotels product services.