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08/27/2009, Jeffry N. Savitz.
Travel and Transportation - Examples of studies

Airlines

  • The trade-offs that business and leisure passengers are willing to make when selecting carriers were demonstrated in a discrete choice study.
  • A large airline learned about the critical attributes of its most frequent fliers. This methodology included telephone surveys with executives.
  • A series of in-flight surveys enabled a major airline to evaluate its menu.

Car Rental

  • A car rental company determined how it needed to change the image of its firm to maximize its share of the market using the Savitz Research Solution's Customer Conversion Model.
  • A customer satisfaction model assisted a car rental company in determining what effects a guaranteed reservation system would probably have on its bottom line.
  • Perceptual mapping aided a car rental company in understanding how customers view its company relative to the competition.

Hotel/Motel

  • A major hotel chain used conjoint analysis to optimize frequent traveler program benefits. The study enabled it to revamp its loyalty programs and increase the number of member stays per year.
  • A hotel chain used focus groups to understand what business travelers would be looking for in the rooms of the future.
  • A leading hotel chain was better able to understand its position in the marketplace through an image study, using perceptual mapping techniques.


Wed, 05/06/2009 12:32:23 AM, Jeff Savitz.
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