Revenue management of the Singapore spa industry.

Despite the extensive research on revenue management undertaken in the airline and hospitality industries, literature on revenue management in spa industry remains relatively scarce. The imperative of this paper is thus to bridge this gap in context of the Singapore spa industry, and more importantl...

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Main Authors: Gwee, Xin Lin., Ow, Ling Xiu., Phua, Tat Hua.
Other Authors: Li Zhi-Feng, Michael
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/21224
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author Gwee, Xin Lin.
Ow, Ling Xiu.
Phua, Tat Hua.
author2 Li Zhi-Feng, Michael
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description Despite the extensive research on revenue management undertaken in the airline and hospitality industries, literature on revenue management in spa industry remains relatively scarce. The imperative of this paper is thus to bridge this gap in context of the Singapore spa industry, and more importantly, to introduce revenue management practices into this nascent industry. By conducting focus group and expert interviews on top of existing literature, the applicability of some established revenue management practices in terms of customer acceptability and operation feasibility were examined. More specifically, price differentiation and the enforcement of cancellation policies are generally more acceptable and feasible; and thus can be introduced as fundamental methods to initiate revenue management in spa industries. In addition, it was found that managerial implications are crucial components for successful implementation of strategic revenue management practices. For example, the execution of employee compensation schemes and reinforcing employee training demonstrate the saliency of aligning these initiatives to revenue management objectives. Using these findings, a systematic approach can be undertaken collectively by the Singapore spa industry to enhance the revenue management practices and new or improved practices can be introduced.
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spelling ntu-10356/212242023-05-19T05:41:36Z Revenue management of the Singapore spa industry. Gwee, Xin Lin. Ow, Ling Xiu. Phua, Tat Hua. Li Zhi-Feng, Michael Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Social sciences::Recreation Despite the extensive research on revenue management undertaken in the airline and hospitality industries, literature on revenue management in spa industry remains relatively scarce. The imperative of this paper is thus to bridge this gap in context of the Singapore spa industry, and more importantly, to introduce revenue management practices into this nascent industry. By conducting focus group and expert interviews on top of existing literature, the applicability of some established revenue management practices in terms of customer acceptability and operation feasibility were examined. More specifically, price differentiation and the enforcement of cancellation policies are generally more acceptable and feasible; and thus can be introduced as fundamental methods to initiate revenue management in spa industries. In addition, it was found that managerial implications are crucial components for successful implementation of strategic revenue management practices. For example, the execution of employee compensation schemes and reinforcing employee training demonstrate the saliency of aligning these initiatives to revenue management objectives. Using these findings, a systematic approach can be undertaken collectively by the Singapore spa industry to enhance the revenue management practices and new or improved practices can be introduced. BUSINESS 2010-03-23T04:33:43Z 2010-03-23T04:33:43Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/21224 en Nanyang Technological University 55 p. application/pdf
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Phua, Tat Hua.
Revenue management of the Singapore spa industry.
title Revenue management of the Singapore spa industry.
title_full Revenue management of the Singapore spa industry.
title_fullStr Revenue management of the Singapore spa industry.
title_full_unstemmed Revenue management of the Singapore spa industry.
title_short Revenue management of the Singapore spa industry.
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