EVALUATION OF ADVERTISING ACTIVITES OF TRAVEL AGENCIES BY MANAGERS’ PERSPECTIVE
SEYAHAT ACENTALARINDAKİ REKLAM FAALİYETLERİNİN YÖNETİCİLERİN BAKIŞ AÇISIYLA DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Author : Zeynep YAMAÇ -- Şevki ULAMA - Burhanettin ZENGİN
Number of pages : 400-416

Abstract

The main purpose of the study is to evaluate advertising activities of travel agencies. Population of the study is 608 travel agencies that are A, B and C type operating in Ankara. Target population of the study is 603 type-A travel agencies in Ankara and sample of the study is 19 type-A travel agencies operating in Ankara. In order to obtain data 19 travel agencies’ managers were face-to-face interviewed as it is one of the qualitative research methods. Results show that; travel agencies use advertising activities to increase sales and reach a wider customer mass. In this context advertising is an effective and efficient marketing tool that has a considerable role on customers’ purchasing decision by travel agency managers.

Keywords

Tourism, Travel Agencies, Advertisement, Promotion, Ankara

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