TLH314: Using the InterContinental Hotels Group Conduct a SWOT Analysis of the Hospitality Group: International Hospitality Management Assessment UoS, UK

Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to:
Knowledge
1. The impact of globalization on strategic hospitality management.
2. Traditional and contemporary approaches to management in the hospitality industry.
Skills
3. Critically evaluate contemporary issues in hospitality management.
4. Communicate their ideas in written form.
Content Synopsis
International Hospitality Management will cover many aspects of the hospitality industry. The focus will be on contemporary issues and as such the exact content will vary from year to year. However, topics to be included are, the impacts of globalization, strategic hospitality management, change management in the hospitality industries, international marketing, and branding, global trend analysis, the impact of IT, food, and the hospitality industries.

Assessment

Background information
IHG is one of the world’s leading hotel companies and its principal purpose is to provide real hospitality for everyone by recognizing and respecting people and creating great guest experiences. IHG offers hotel brands that are aimed at a wider audience and are loved by millions of guests worldwide. Through their global reach, IHG ensures that their service delivery also extends to their people, the environment, and local communities all around the world. In the current increasingly competitive market, IHG is well placed to accelerate the growth of their core business, as well as maximize returns on new initiatives such as the addition of new brands to the portfolio, maintaining the expansion program of Crowne Plaza Hotels in China, and new locations within developing economies to include Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Chendu and the EMEAA region

• Using the InterContinental Hotels Group conduct a SWOT analysis of the hospitality group.
• Select one of the emerging markets, which you feel is right for the InterContinental Hotels
  Group to seek entry into that market and ultimately to seek medium and long-term market growth. Conduct a PESTEL analysis of the emerging market you have selected. All the PESTEL factors you have chosen must have direct or indirect relevance to the hospitality industry both on a national and international level and the InterContinental Hotels Group in A above.
• Using Porters Generic Strategies: Ansoff's matrix and Nykiel’s fourteen hotel strategic growth options, Examine the strategic growth options that the InterContinental Hotels Group would be best to pursue within your selected emerging market and justify how those strategies/strategy are going to help the hotel maintain market growth and long term market share.