Date of Award
Spring 5-10-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Moore School of Business
Director of Thesis
Pelin Pekgün
First Reader
Mark Ferguson
Abstract
In recent years, profit made from ancillary revenues has become more vital to the success of service companies. This phenomenon is very pronounced in the airline industry, but is also beginning to become more relevant to hotels as it is applied to functional space and meetings. Most of these ancillary revenues, including meetings, are typically not considered an important source of revenue for hotels, but rather as tools to draw in primary activities. This thesis seeks to delve into the importance of the meetings industry to the economy and to the hospitality industry by considering underutilized functional space and customer preferences. It explores new technologies, selected industry competitors, risks that hotels face by entering this market. This analysis concludes with the future outlook of the meetings industry and recommendations for hotels participating in or entering the industry.
Recommended Citation
Dail, Katherine, "Functional Space Management in the Hospitality Industry and Its Future Outlook" (2014). Senior Theses. 21.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/21
Rights
© 2014, Katherine Dail
Included in
Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Hospitality Administration and Management Commons