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2.01Political……………………………………………………………………………4
2.01Economic……………………………………………………………………………4
2.03Social………………………………………………………………………………4
2.04Technology…………………………………………………………………………5
3.0MichaelPorter’sFiveForcesModel………………………………………………5
3.01ThreatfromSubstitutes……………………………………………………5
3.02CompetitiveRivalrywiththeIndustry…………………………………5
3.03BargainingPowerofBuyers…………………………………………………5
3.04BargainingPowerofSuppliers……………………………………………5
3.05ThreatsfromNewEntrants…………………………………………………5
4.0AnalysisofCompetitors………………………………………………………………6
5.0SWOT…………………………………………………………………………………………6
5.01AnalysisofBAT………………………………………………………………7
5.02AnalysisofBarbados’sGeographicalPosition………………………7
5.03AnalysisofLocalSocio-culture…………………………………………8
5.04AnalysisofSuppliers………………………………………………………8
6.0Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………8
7.0References…………………………………………………………………………………9
1.0Introduction
Barbados,affectionatelyknownas“LittleEngland”,wasthemosteasterlyoftheislandoftheCaribbean,166squaremilesinsize,withapopulationmorethan254,000.
1.01CulturalBackground
BarbadosgainsitsindependencefromBritainin1966andwasconsideredtobeoneofthebestgovernedandmostpoliticallystableislandsintheregion.TheislandearneditsnicknameduetoitsresemblanceinpartstotheEnglishcountryside,andtheadoptionofcertaincharacteristicallyEnglishtraditions,suchasafternoonhightea.
1.02GeographicalPositionandItsAdvantages
BarbadosisborderedbytheCaribbeanSeaonitswestcoastandtheAtlanticOceanonitscoast.TherelativecalmoftheCaribbeanSeamadethewestcoastoftheislandidealforswimming,sailing,andsnorkeling,whiletheturbulenceoftheAtlanticOceantransformedtheeastcoasttoahavenforsurfers.Awealthofattractionswasofferedtovisitorstotheisland,rangingfromtoursofoldplantationhouses,toadayattheraces;
awanderthroughthecoolnessofundergroundseacaves,toacanterthroughthecountryside;
oradayoffroliccruisingonthepopularpirateships,toanelegantdinneratoneofthemanytoprestaurants.Themoreadventurousvisitorstriedparasailingordeepseafishing,whileotherspreferredtorelaxononeofthemanybeaches.
1.03Barbados’economy
Inrecentyears,tourismhadbecomethemainstayoftheeconomy,replacingsugarasthelargestforeignexchangeearner,andwasthesecondlargestemployer.Intheyearjustpassed,Barbadosreceivedoveramillionvisitors,andtouristsexpenditurewasestimatedat$850million,makinganetcontributiontotheisland’sgrossdomesticproductofaboutUS$291million.Ofthetotalnumberofvisitors,about482,000werestay-overvisitors,anincreaseof3.9percentoverthepreviousyear.
1.04Transportation-airlines
AmericanAirlinesandBritainWestIndianAirlineswerethetwomaincarriersprovidingairlift.
1.05BTA
TheofficialroleoftheBTA,asdictatedbythegovernmentandtheBarbadosMinistryofTourism.Itisgoodthatgovernmentmaypublishsomepoliciesforthetourism.TheBarbadosTourismAuthority(BTA)appointedanewthree-memberBTAexecutivecommittee.
2.0PEST
2.01Political
Barbadosisunderthegovernment’smanagement,itshouldhaveastablepolicysupport,butitsstructuresanddirectorschangefrequently.Andnowthenewlyappointed”DreamTeam”maybecomesaviorstorecapturelostground,increasevisitorarrivalsandspending,anddevelopaneffectivemarketingplanfortheisland.
TheBTAisfundedbyannualsubventionfromthecentralgovernment,mostrecentlyofUS$18million,ofwhichapproximately70percentwasdedicatedtomarketingcostsandtheremaining30percenttoadministrativecosts.
2.02Economic
1)Structure:
Inrecentyears,tourismhadbecomethemainstayoftheeconomy,replacingsugarasthelargestforeignexchangeearner,andsecondlargestemployer.
2)Situation:
Intheyearjustpassed,Barbadosreceivedoveramillionvisitors,andtouristexpenditurewasestimatedatUS$850million,makinganetcontributiontotheisland’sgrossdomesticproductofaboutUS$291million.Buttherootproblemismarketshareisreducing
2.03Social
1)population:
Apopulationofslightlymorethan254000,ithasaadequatelaborforce.
2)Cultureandgeography:
Barbados,“littleEngland”,hasbeengovernedbyBritain,soitresemblessomeEnglishcountrysides,andkeepcertaincharacteristicallyEnglishtraditions,besidesitborderedbytheCaribbeanSeaonitswestcoastandtheAtlanticOceanonitseastcoast,thusBarbadoshasuniqueattractionstooffertothevisitors;
Butforthemap,wecanfindtherearemanyislandssituatedinthesamegeographiclocation.Inconclusion,Barbadoscanmakeanewmarketingplantoprovidesomespecialandcreativeactivitiesorfestivals.
3)Costumers:
approximately60percentoriginatedfromtheUnitedStates,18percentfromEurope,16percentfromothermarkets,and6percentfromCanada,theseconsumergroupsmostaretheupper-income,haveastrongpurchasingpower,butthepastmarketingplanonlycatertotheupper-incomeisnolongerapplicable.Barbadosnowtargettravelersineachofthesethreecategorieswithofferingstoappealtotheirindividualsenseofvalueandstyle.
2.04Technological
1)CooperationandcollaborationbetweentheCaribbeanTourismOrganization,theCaribbeanHotelAssociationandanumberofprivatesectorentitiescontinuedefforts,thisnewtrendsshouldbeimprovedandmatured.
2)Newproducts:
Providingawell-roundedproduct,fromeconomyhotelsandvillaaccommodations,toworldclassluxuryresorts,offeringvalueatalltherepriceranges--budget,mid-range,andluxury.CropOverFestival,thismonth-longfestivalhadgaininternationalrecognitionandsignifiedtheendoftheharvestingofthesugarcrop,culminatedinadayofcostumedrevelryfood,andentertainmentenjoyedbyvisitorsandlocals.Thisfestivalcombinethetourismindustryandsugarindustrytoobtainhugeeconomicprofits.SpecialNicheMarketsTargeted,itisanewplantodiversifyandrecapturesomeofitslostmarketshare,anumberofproductofferingswereexpandedwiththeintentionofcapturingspecificniches.
3.0MichaelPorter'
sFiveForcesModel
MichaelPortercameupwithMichaelPorter'
sFiveForcesModelinthe80s,andithasprofoundinfluencetotheenterprisestrategy.Itwasusedfortheanalysisofthecompetitivestrategyandcananalyzecustomers’competitionenvironmenteffectively.Thefiveare:
Threatfromsubstitutes,Competitiverivalrywithintheindustry,Bargainingpowerofbuyers,Bargainingpowerofsuppliers,Threatfromnewentrants.
3.01ThreatfromSubstitutes
1,BesidetheCaribbeanisland,manyislandswithsimilarcharactersarethedirectcompetitorsandsubstitutes.
2,Muchmoneywasusedinmarkingandadvertising,butthereactionofthemarketisstillnotsoactive.
3,Besidesitsexistentstrengthsanditsculturestyle,Barbadosshouldtrytodevelopitsdistinctivefeatures.
3.02CompetitiveRivalrywithintheIndustry
1,Thecostofmarketingdevelopmentandadvertisingisquitehigh.
2,Theproductsofthewarmdestinationsaresimilarinalargepart.
3,Thegrowthofthemarketisdifficultandimpossible.
4,Tourismisamainproductinthisregion,competitiveelementsmainlylayininformationsharinganditsfeatures.
5,Themaincompetitionfromislandandoutsideadvertisingcostishigh.
6,Indirectcompetitorsarestillexistent,timelyandaccuratemarketinformationisakeyfactor.
3.03BargainingPowerofBuyers
1,Whetheriftheproducthavethehighcostofperformance.
2,Whetheroffertheuniquefeaturetobringthereexperience.
3.04BargainingPowerofSuppliers
1,Somesimilarfeaturesandstylesislandsarealsoexisted,suchasBahamas,Sanjuan,Bermulaandsoon.
2,OutsideBarbados,someindirectwarmdestinationsalsobeseemedascompetitors.
3Everyyearalargeamountofmoneyshouldhavebeenusedinmarketingcostandadvertisingcampaign.
3.05ThreatfromNewEntrants
1)Thecostofmarketingandadvertisingishigh.
2)Austwotothreeadvertisingcampaignhadbeendeveloped,buttheeffectisnotsopositive.
3)TheonlycorporationbetweenCaribbeanistheresultofafull-colorfulislandlookingforintroduction.
4)Twoairlineswerethemainproviderforairvisitors,buttherewasnoanyothercharterserviceexisted.
4.0AnalysisofCompetitors
Asathrivingresort,Barbadoshasgaineditspopularityinrecentyears.Despiteitspromisingprospect,Barbadosisalsoconfrontedwithabroadrangeofcompetitionsbothinmacrosenseandmicrosense.
Firstlyfromamacrosense,Barbados,orrathertheCaribbeanIslandsallbelongtotropicalislands.That’stosay,there’sboundtobeasharpslashinthenumberoftouristsinwinter.Thoughitisageographicalelement,Barbadoshastotakefeasiblemeasurestocompetewithothertropicalislandsintheoff-season.Inaddition,warmweatherdestinationslikeBarbadosarenumerous,suchasHawaii,Tahiti,Fiti.Thus,howtostandoutamongallthesecompetitionisaburningissueforBarbados.
Secondly,fromamicrosense,thecompetitionwithintheCaribbeanregionhavedifferentattractionsandcharacteristics.Forexample,theBahamas,SanJuan,andtheLesserAntilleshavelargechainhotelsandofferedgamingasamajorincentive.Accordingtothereferentialexhibitwhichshowedhotelroomsandvisitorexpendituresofmajorco