The experimental marketing perception of accommodation establishment employees in the aspect of hotel properties: A research for city of Trabzon

In this research, experimental marketing perception of hotel employees in Trabzon according to hotel properties is determined. Initially theoretical part of the thesis is written by scanning Turkish literature as well as the relevant English. For the research part of the thesis; survey form is inspired by previous researches. The final survey was applied to target audience. Hotel employees in Trabzon are selected as the target audience. The results were evaluated and demonstrated by using the SPSS 20.0 Program, Explanatory Factor Analysis, t-test, Anova test, Cronbach's Alpha test and Tukey test. It is determined that entertainment and escape experience dimensions differ significantly according to the star numbers of hotels. According to the types of hotels, only a significant difference in escape experience dimension is appeared. According to the customer profile of the hotels, it is determined that there is a significant difference in esthetic experience dimension. According to the capacity of the hotels, there are significant differences in education, esthetics and escape experience dimensions. Sensorial, emotional and intellectual experience types are found to be significantly different according to hotel star numbers. A significant difference is found between the duration/ownership status of the hotels and the relational experience type. A significant difference is found between experience providers and hotel star numbers.