Level of customer orientation and customer protection in hotels in Serbia

Hotels present an engine of tourism development. Their standard and orientation towards specific target groups of customers determine the strength of tourism offer. In addition, they contribute to the agricultural development, too, because they are the great buyers of agricultural products. Accordin...

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Main Authors: Ćirić Maja, Počuča Milan, Raičević Vuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Naučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, Bukurešt 2014-01-01
Series:Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0352-3462/2014/0352-34621401025C.pdf
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description Hotels present an engine of tourism development. Their standard and orientation towards specific target groups of customers determine the strength of tourism offer. In addition, they contribute to the agricultural development, too, because they are the great buyers of agricultural products. According to official data, the existing potentials of Serbian tourism have been insufficiently valorised and Serbian hotels are in pretty poor condition- compared to international standards. Taking these facts into consideration, we can raise a question whether the key problems of Serbian hotels lie exclusively in inadequate accommodation capacities, or perhaps that there is a lack of customer- oriented business philosophy. Also the question is to what extent the legal regulations contribute to the protection of customer rights and their satisfaction. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to ascertain the level of customer orientation in Serbian hotels, so as to find out whether members of hotel staff are acquainted with the notion of customer orientation and determine the degree to which this approach has been applied in practice. Conclusions and recommendations for improvement of competitiveness of hotels in Serbia are derived on the basis of research conducted by interviewing the employees of a sample of hotels in Serbia.
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spelling doaj.art-d26c9879f2b348999cb48998b51e25ae2022-12-21T23:49:14ZengNaučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, BukureštEkonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)0352-34622334-84532014-01-01611253910.5937/ekoPolj1401025C0352-34621401025CLevel of customer orientation and customer protection in hotels in SerbiaĆirić Maja0Počuča Milan1Raičević Vuk2University of Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of economics and engineering management, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of economics and engineering management, Novi Sad, SerbiaHotels present an engine of tourism development. Their standard and orientation towards specific target groups of customers determine the strength of tourism offer. In addition, they contribute to the agricultural development, too, because they are the great buyers of agricultural products. According to official data, the existing potentials of Serbian tourism have been insufficiently valorised and Serbian hotels are in pretty poor condition- compared to international standards. Taking these facts into consideration, we can raise a question whether the key problems of Serbian hotels lie exclusively in inadequate accommodation capacities, or perhaps that there is a lack of customer- oriented business philosophy. Also the question is to what extent the legal regulations contribute to the protection of customer rights and their satisfaction. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to ascertain the level of customer orientation in Serbian hotels, so as to find out whether members of hotel staff are acquainted with the notion of customer orientation and determine the degree to which this approach has been applied in practice. Conclusions and recommendations for improvement of competitiveness of hotels in Serbia are derived on the basis of research conducted by interviewing the employees of a sample of hotels in Serbia.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0352-3462/2014/0352-34621401025C.pdfcustomer orientationcustomer satisfactionprotection of customersmarketing in hotel management industry
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protection of customers
marketing in hotel management industry
title Level of customer orientation and customer protection in hotels in Serbia
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title_fullStr Level of customer orientation and customer protection in hotels in Serbia
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title_short Level of customer orientation and customer protection in hotels in Serbia
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customer satisfaction
protection of customers
marketing in hotel management industry
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