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Case
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Reference no. 9-603-024
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2002
Version: 29 October 2002
Length: 21 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

Used as part of the second module of a course on Managing Service Operations, which addresses the design of sustainable service models. Describes how a hotel and leisure company provides high-end service through its distinctive hotels and trains. Provides an opportunity to learn about the company's unusual quality practices and puts into doubt the unquestioned use of well-known practices, such as managing for consistency, offering incentives based on nonfinancial measures, and creating a unified message for a high-end brand. The main dilemma is whether the company should develop a loyalty program across its collection of hotels.
Size:
$261.3 million revenues, 4,400 employees
Other setting(s):
2002

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Abstract

Used as part of the second module of a course on Managing Service Operations, which addresses the design of sustainable service models. Describes how a hotel and leisure company provides high-end service through its distinctive hotels and trains. Provides an opportunity to learn about the company's unusual quality practices and puts into doubt the unquestioned use of well-known practices, such as managing for consistency, offering incentives based on nonfinancial measures, and creating a unified message for a high-end brand. The main dilemma is whether the company should develop a loyalty program across its collection of hotels.

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Size:
$261.3 million revenues, 4,400 employees
Other setting(s):
2002

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