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  • Digital marketing in hospitality - case study of social networks as a communication toll in Oporto hotels
    Publication . Cunha, Manuela; Correia, Ricardo; Costa, Adriano
    Digital marketing and social networks are progressively becoming the most important communication tool in almost all business areas. This has considerably increased the information available online. In the tourism context, these developments have had a considerable effect, as they have altered the way tourists search for information, plan trips and share experiences. In a post-COVID-19 world, the innovative use of technologies to engage visitors online through virtual information has gained increasing importance, as it has the ability to provide displaced destination experiences, thus attracting consumer interest in relation to tourist attractions. In this sense, the objective of the present investigation is to understand the influence that generic and non-generic social networks have on the hotel sector, both from the perspective of the hotel and the consumer. To this end, data were collected on several digital channels from twelve hotels located in the Portuguese city of Porto. According to the results obtained, it was clear that the content and presence vary according to the stars of the hotels and the type of the social network analyzed.
  • Social networks relevance as a promotion tool in the hotel industry: the case of Porto hotels
    Publication . Cunha, Manuela; Correia, Ricardo; Costa, Adriano
    Social Networks are becoming essential for interaction, dialogue and connectivity with customers. Tourism in general, and hospitality, due to its intrinsic characteristics, has been known to be particularly affected by this trend. The existing platforms, make the tourists also a promoter / detractor of tourist destinations and attractions through the sharing of publications, pictures or experiences. In this sense, the objective of the present investigation is to understand the influence that generic and non- generic social networks have on the hotel sector, both from the perspective of the hotel and the consumer. To this end, data were collected on several digital channels from twelve hotels located in the Portuguese city of Porto. According the results obtained, it was clear that the content and presence vary according to the stars of the hotels and the type of the social network analyzed.