The Competitive Market Efficiency of Hotel Brands: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
- Vol. 26 (4), 332-360
- https://doi.org/10.1177/109634802237483
Abstract
The objective of this article is to illustrate how managers in the hotel industry can analyze and improve their brands’market efficiency using data envelopment analysis (DEA). The authors evaluated the competitive market efficiency of 46 hotel brands in terms of customer satisfaction and customer value. Their DEA results show that 23 of the 46 brands studied generated less customer satisfaction and customer value for the same level of inputs relative to their more efficient competitors. In particular, the competitive market-inefficient hotel brands suffered more guest complaints, employed a lower quality staff, did not maintain their properties as well, and charged prices higher than justified by their market offerings. Furthermore, the competitive market-inefficient hotels had a less-than-optimal number of rooms and properties in the chain. The results illustrate how managers can use DEA to improve the relative market efficiency of their brands.Keywords
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