Bibliographic citations
Gamero, C., (2015). El marketing digital hotelero como facilitador para la atracción de turistas internacionales que se hospedan en Trujillo [Tesis, Universidad Privada del Norte]. https://hdl.handle.net/11537/6375
Gamero, C., El marketing digital hotelero como facilitador para la atracción de turistas internacionales que se hospedan en Trujillo [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Privada del Norte; 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/11537/6375
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title = "El marketing digital hotelero como facilitador para la atracción de turistas internacionales que se hospedan en Trujillo",
author = "Gamero Jorge, Christian Anthony",
publisher = "Universidad Privada del Norte",
year = "2015"
}
ABSTRACT The rapid evolution of technology in a multidimensional globalization context and with an unprecedented reach, has allowed businesses to wide their perspectives and markets, transforming forever the traditional means to achieve profitability and to attract new customers. The new economy of the 21 century involves the exhaustive and mandatory adoption and employment of information and communication technologies on the Internet to optimize the results and to achieve the business objectives demanding a strategic approach of its application. Consequently, the present research work settles one of the first efforts about the study of the impact of the internet on the corporate processes of a particular business sector with a focus on the attraction of international customers. Specifically, this research puts into perspective the digital marketing strategies applied by the companies of the hotel and accommodation sector in the Province of Trujillo, which belong to the receptive tourism industry, within the framework of services exportation, and the behavior of the international tourists or guests that they attracted on the Internet, permitting the analysis of the factors that motivated and influenced their lodging decisions, the online technologies employed, the most and least frequent practices, as well as the opportunities and improvements that can be applied to attract new clients online and to improve online reputation and visibility. Several international research was already mentioning the importance and impact that online technologies had on the customer-business relationships, in different sectors, as well as on the travel and tourism industry. In Peru, the studies were not focused on the hotel sector and there was not any previous meaningful local precedent on the Region of La Libertad, motivating the planning and execution of the present research thesis. The findings of the research allowed to confirm that most of the international tourists that visited Trujillo used the Internet to search and to choose its accommodation. Likewise, it was found that the accommodation businesses, such as hotels and hostels,are present on Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and on Travel Opinion websites, mainly TripAdvisor, coincidentally the online technologies that were used by most of the ST international tourists. Another important finding related to such behavior was that, for most of them, the positive reviews and ratings on internet by other travelers motivated their choice of accommodation in Trujillo. Otherwise, a limited use of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategies was identified in contrast to the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies employed by most of the accommodation businesses. Moreover, some limitations were found on its official websites that were visited by some international tourists. Furthermore, the social networks were not the platforms that attracted international tourists to their hotels or hostels despite their presence on Facebook, YouTube and Google +. In addition, the present research put into evidence the importance of the mobile devices during the accommodation search process, specially being identified that a high percentage of international tourists used them. This means new challenges and improvements particularly in terms of optimization and interactivity. Finally, this research thesis suggests recommendations and proposals to improve the current digital marketing practices of the accommodation businesses of the Province of Trujillo that were chosen by International Tourists. The perspective of the suggestions are mainly focused on the multi-channel approach of their digital marketing strategies: interactivity with their customers, management and presence on the most popular distribution channels (OTAs), accurate corporate websites, optimal social media strategies and online reputation management.
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