Mgt372 International Hotel Project
Mgt372 International Hotel Project
Mgt372 International Hotel Project
Hotel industry is an essential part of tourism of Malaysia. The expansion of tourism is well inevitable bringing out development of the hotel industry. Hotel industry is so closely linked with the tourism industry that it is responsible for about 50% of the foreign exchange earnings from tourism trade and enterprises. The hotel industry in recent years government has taken several steps to boost travel & tourism which have benefited hotel industry in Malaysia. Swiss Garden, Island Resorts and Surin Phuket cover a wider market in the hotel industry than the other luxury hotels in the race. They have a better product profile than the rest: i.e. they have great management, hospitality and facilities provided by them to their customers. This project is based on secondary data. I have collected the all information from secondary data like internet, journals, book etc. The objective of taking up this research is to create a Global Market Positioning System for the hotels that can balance their maps and strategies for a financial well being. The researcher wished to relate to the hotel market segmentation, redefinition of the hotel services and brand competencies. At the backdrop of such a conducive business atmosphere 'Pre-feasibility Report on Fivestar Hotel Industry' attempts to examine such critical factors which will provide vital inputs in general to the potential investors and estimation of commercial viability of such an investment. It presents the Malaysian hotel industry PEST analysis, national competitiveness using Porters model, SWOT analysis in terms of structure& segmentation, market size, major hotels etc. It analyses the steps involved in setting up a hotel describing the technical aspects in terms of location details and land requirement.
6. Recommendation 7. Conclusion
1. Introduction
We have chosen Malaysia for hotel industry. Malaysia is a country in South East Asia located partly on a peninsula of the Asian mainland and partly on the northern 3rd of the island of Boreno. Malaysia has been regarded as one of the world famous holiday and investment destination. The country has attracted more than six million of overseas people - holidaymakers and businessmen to Malaysia each year. The Government of Malaysia has been promoting Malaysia tourism aggressively both locally and overseas. The country is blessed with numerous holiday sites and business centers.
The colorful multi-ethnic group practicing multi-cultureless in Malaysia has attracted million of foreign visitor to the country. The people, the food and the customs have impressed many foreign visitors. The country is continuously improving its basic infrastructure such as telecommunication, transportation, and public facilities in order to attract more foreign visitors.
As a result of the impressive economic growth, one cannot stop being amazed by the amount of land-related development projects which is going on in Malaysia presently. More hotels, resorts and business centers have sprouted everywhere. Light Rail Transit project has been constructed and near completion. All these development attempts are to set Malaysia as a centre for holidaymakers and foreign investors.
Hotel industry in Malaysia has contributed tremendously to the development in the Malaysia tourism industry. As a result of the continuing tourism development, the hotel industry in Malaysia is also continuingly developed to cater for more foreign visitors and provide better services.
The hotel industry in Malaysia is large. It offers accommodation ranging from lodging houses to five-star hotels, ranging from an inexpensive RM30 per day to an average of RM250 per day and can be as high as thousands. The visitors have a wider range of accommodation selection depending on their budgets. There are accommodation provider practically anywhere in all the major towns and cities.
PEST analysis consists of; Political Analysis; Economic Analysis; Social/Cultural Analysis; Technological Analysis;
Here we are going to relate those stated aspects with our business plan to decide whether it is worthy to inaugurate our business in Malaysia.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Malaysia was 5.68 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 6.83 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.29 in 2001. On the other hand the latest value for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Malaysia was $9,167,202,000 as of 2010. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $9,167,202,000 in 2010 and $94,000,000 in 1970.
Malaysia has moved up two spots to 14th position in the latest ranking in the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2012 Report released by the Switzerland-based Institute for Management Development (IMD), which surveyed a total of 59 economies.
Life expectancy rate at birth: The population of Malaysia has a healthy life expectancy at birth of 71.7 years (74.5 for males, and 69.01 for females). The infant mortality rate of Malaysia is 19 deaths per 1,000 live births.
2.3.1. Language: They are the largest, as well as the most homogeneous ethnic group, in
the country in terms of culture, language and religion. They share a common culture and speak a common language - Malay - the official language of Malaysia.
2.3.2. Religion: Almost all Malays are Muslims, and adherence to the religion is seen as
an important factor distinguishing Malay from non Malay. Indeed, by constitutional definition, all Malays are Muslim
2.3.3 Education: In terms of literacy rate in Malaysia, 88.9 percent (85.4 percent for
females and 92.4 percent for males), age 15 and over, can read and write.
2.4.1 Infrastructure:
The greatest advantage to hotel industry in Malaysia has been the nation's persistent drive to develop and upgrade its infrastructure. Over the years, these investments have paid off and serious bottlenecks have been avoided. Today, Malaysia can boast of having one of the well-developed infrastructures among the newly industrializing countries of Asia. Latest, the development of Kuala Lumpur Central, is a futuristic self-contained city, providing the perfect live, work and play environment. A modern transportation hub integrating all major rail transport networks, including the Express Rail Link to the KLIA and Putrajaya, the government's new administrative centre. The transport facilities offered are on par with the best the world over.
The key benefits for our hotel industry Malaysia are: Network of Highways Efficient Seaports International Airports Developed Industrial Parks Specialized Parks Hi-Tech Telecommunications
Technological advancement has become an integral part of Malaysia's growth as an industrialized nation. With the help of technology, Malaysia is steadfast in providing for the modern day requirements of investor companies based in the country. Malaysia is one of the most technologically developed countries amongst industrializing nations in the ASEAN region. The nation's persistent drive to engage modern technologies proves to be a great advantage to manufacturers in Malaysia. One of Malaysia's greatest assets is her human resources. The workforce here is young, educated and productive, proving to be one of the best in the region. The Government's emphasis on human resource development ensures the continuous supply of manpower to meet the needs of the expanding manufacturing and services sectors.
3.1. FACTORS ENDOWMENT: The factor endowments with respective to the Malaysian hotel industry can be discussed under the Porters diamond model. Malaysia continues to be a top choice because of the work ethic of its people, the relatively low labor and other costs and because of highly attractive government incentives and an improving legal and business environment. The important cost of production factor is briefly given below.
LAND Cost: The purchase of a land in Malaysia offers very positive returns on investment. The government is encouraging foreign investment through relaxed tax and property ownership rules. We purchase our land for hotel at Kuala Lumpur the image of the city has been reshaped by the building boom of the latest years. Architectural and cultural mixture that has started the development of the city has been preserved. The amount of the land we purchased for our hotel is perfect and the price of the land is not high. We will get a fair amount of land for establishing the hotel in a very moderate price.
Malaysia, Perak Lumut Tetoksengin it cost 2835, 583.00USD which is 60702.85m Malaysia Johor Pontain it cost 24,081,616,67USD which is 2023428.29 m
Labor cost
One of Malaysias key assets is her youthful labor force which is diligent, disciplined, educated and trainable. A large proportion of Malaysias labor force also possesses the basic skills required by industry. Labor costs in Malaysia are low in comparison to the industrialized countries while labor productivity remains high. There is no national minimum wage law applicable to the manufacturing sector in Malaysia. Basic wage rates vary according to location hotel industrial sector. Supplementary benefits which could include bonus, free uniforms, free or subsidized transport, performance incentives and other benefits vary from company to company. Salary rates and fringe benefits offered for management and executive level personnel also vary according to the industry and employment policy. In addition to salaries, most companies also provide fringe benefits such as free medical treatment, personal accident and life insurance coverage, free or subsidized transport, annual bonus, retirement benefits and enhanced contributions to the Employees Provident Fund.
Transportation cost
Malaysia is served by an excellent transport system. Once you are in the country there is always transport available to you to even remote areas.
By AIR:
Getting to Malaysia is easy with over 40 airlines, including Malaysias own carrier, Malaysia Airlines. All flights arrive and depart at the new state-of-the-art Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) located at Sepang, about 50 km or an hour's drive south of Kuala Lumpur, is the countrys capital. From KLIA, visitors can take connecting flights to most major cities and towns in Malaysia as well as to Sabah and Sarawak. The airport is well equipped with the latest facilities and services to cater passengers either arriving into the country or on a transit to other destinations.
By ROAD:
Buses are an inexpensive way to travel in Malaysia. Most, if not all buses in Kuala Lumpur (KL) are air-conditioned but there are still non-air-conditioned buses in smaller towns around the country. Buses plying routes within towns and cities typically charge fares according to the distance covered while interstate buses have fixed rates. Taxis in major cities are usually fitted with meters. In KL, the rate is currently RM2 for the first two kilometers and 10 seen for every subsequent 200 meter.
By RAIL:
It is possible to travel by rail within and to Peninsular Malaysia via Thailand and from Singapore. Malayan Railways or Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM) connects all major towns in the Peninsular. First, Second or Economy Class air-conditioned coaches are available.
By SEA:
There are several ports of entry in Malaysia, namely Penang, Port Klang, Kuantan, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. Coastal ferries sail frequently between Penang and Butterworth, carrying both passengers as well as vehicles from the mainland to the island. Apart from That, there are many ferry/ boat services available for mainland-to-island and island-toisland travel around the country. Fast boats and small river crafts are a popular way of getting about in Sabah and Sarawak especially to the more isolated settlements. There are also sea cruises and river-cruises run by local tour agents. For sea travel within the country there are services available from Port Klang (Selangor) to Kuantan (Pahang) and to Sabah or Sarawak. Besides that, there are also holiday cruises that take passengers to neighboring countries.
Rubber: I have written many times about the booming automobile sales in China. So you
need to ask who provides all those tires for all those new cars? Instead of investing in tire companies, like Goodyear or Cooper Tire, you could invest in companies that produce rubber. Malaysia is the third largest rubber producer in the world (Thailand is number one and Indonesia is number two) and Kossan Rubber Industries (7153.KL) has the wind at its back.
Timber: Thanks to its tropical climate and abundant rainfall, Malaysia is COVERED with
trees. A lot of those trees teak, sandalwood, ebony, and ironwood can be turned into valuable lumber products. Jaya Tiasa Holdings (4383.KL) is one of Malaysias top timber producers.
Oil: Malaysia is blessed with massive deposits of oil and is one of the largest non-OPEC
oil exporters in the world. Malaysias state-owned energy giant, Petronas Gas Berhad (6033.KL), is so profitable that its royalties provided 44% of the governments total revenues last year.
3.2. Demand Condition: According to Porters Model of national competitiveness, firms are most sensitive to the needs of their closest customers. So, the characteristic of home demand play a significant role to shape the demand of an industry.
Market size of an industry is a major player of demand condition. Market size of Malaysian Hotel Industry is huge and also very competitive. From last few decades the government of Malaysia is giving much emphasize on tourism. So, quite a few numbers of international hotels has started business in Malaysia. People from all over the world are coming to Malaysia for recreation and travelling. To give them world class facilities there are many famous hotels. But still there are places to improve. The market is huge, so to fulfill the demand there are much scope of growing new hotels. We are about to take this chance. Hotel customers/guests in Malaysia are mainly tourists from different parts of the world and the local people. Here consumers are international and sophisticated. This continuous pressure from service consumers made existing hotels to focus on providing international standard hotel services.
4. SWOT Analysis
Hotel industry is considered as the service industry. Hotel is the second home when away from home. Hotel industry is a major source of revenue for a tourism country. Malaysias hotel industry is a popular channel of investment. An economic change will also have an immediate impact on the hotel industry. a large number of tourist ever year in Malaysia is increasing the competitor in hotel industry. SWOT is one of the important analysis tools to control and survive the hotel industry.
Strengths A wide variety of hotels are present in Malaysia because of this their hotel industry is so enriched in todays world. Malaysia is a well established country and they are the leader in the hotel, hospitality and gaming industry Some hotels play the as an international player in the market which help them to represent their countrys hospitality in a proper way like Hilton Hotel, Surin Phuket ,Island Resort etc. Malaysian hotel industry is well diversified across the country with hotels in the high end, business and mid-priced classes in their product mix Manpower cost in Malaysian hotel industry is comparatively lower. Government plays a significant role in promoting their hotel industry and take adequate action to improve their market image. Malaysia is the great center location which helps to attract most of the tourist comes to their country. The country has many tourist destinations that offer potential growth for hotel owners. Their hotels are also possessed into solid integration features such as owning the companies that manufacture its furniture and have invested in online reservation travel enterprises.
Weakness The cost of land in Malaysia is high at 50%of total project cost as against 15% abroad. High tax sometimes makes the industry worse off than its international competitor. Global Economic Breakdown can affect hotel business very easily. It is also very vulnerable to workers strikes. Weak management team may lose customer satisfactions. Poor supply chain management might affect in proper customer service. Customer from different country have different culture and demand, understanding them properly is very important.
Opportunity Malaysian hotels have branches, like Swiss Garden has branches in Kuantan, Lumut and other few places. Hotel in Kuala Lumpur provides Indonesian Balinese massage and spa treatment at Samsara Spa while the hotel in Kuantan offers golf resort. Customers can buy packages and visit Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan also by not changing hotel. Malaysia is one of the best tourism countries in the world. Adventure tourism, nature-based tourism are growing significantly worldwide. Swiss Garden is in well placed to gain market advantage. It should offer an array of distinctive and specialized services to the high end guests and high rollers such as wedding planning and hosting, Spas that specialize in personal services etc They should look to expand into or acquire a cruise line: A cruise ship is little more than a hotel that floats this would essentially matched what it currently does with its leased properties. They should take advantage of emerging markets, especially with business class and mid-priced markets. Demand between national and inbound tourists can be easily managed due to difference in the period of holidays.
Threats Malaysian hotel industry must be careful not overextend its efforts to mix entertainment and gaming. Also the extension of credit and other side effects of gaming can slowly but surely nibble away profit. September 11th was a major blow to the hotel industry. A similar event could result in another down turn. Guest houses replace hotels. The hotels which are located between Bukit Bintang and Chinatown that have so many guest houses providing cheaper prices. The competition is tough in hotel industry of Malaysia as in other countries. Such as Swiss Garden is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Furama Hotel, D Oriental Inn Chinatown, Ancasa Hotel and so on. In order to compete with these hotels each hotel has to provide reasonable price, good quality and service. Increasing competition from other developing country like India, Sri lanka. Economic condition of this country has a direct impact on the earnings in hotel industry.
In the long term hotel industry in Malaysia has latent potential for growth.
5. Decision
Appropriate entry mode: Now a days MNC emerging in FDI have different modes in host country. It may enter into the country through different entry modes selecting a mode from entering or exporting in a foreign market is one of the most crucial strategies for the firms.excuitive and one of the vital decisions in internationalization. Choosing a suitable entry mode in foreign market can affect a firms international business performance and survival. A firm should select those strategies that their resources can support. As we are investing in hotel industry of Malaysia the appropriate mode of entry for us would be in acquisition form of FDI.acquisition refers to acquiring or buying or merging with an existing local firm in the form of mergers. the volume of cross border acquisition has been growing at a rapid rate for two decades. There are some major factors depending on those we are selecting acquisition mode for entry at hotel industry in Malaysia. First of all it is very easy to execute. By acquiring an existing local firm it would be very easy for us to build the presence in the targeted Malaysian market. We can acquire some well established hotel rather starting from the scratch. As this is the quickest way to establish the sizeable presence in Malaysian hotel business. Through acquisition we would be able to preempt our rivals as the need for preemption is certainly great in highly globalized market. Because of acquisition a combination of deregulation within nations and liberalization of regulations governing cross border foreign direct investment has become much easier so now we can easily enter into the market. Through acquisition we can reach to a global scale of hotel industry. It is assumed that acquisition is less risky than green field and joint ventures. Through acquisition process we would be able to produce a known profit and revenue; in green field and joint venture this cannot be happened. In acquisition we can not only acquire tangible assets but also intangible assets; such as-brand name, managers knowledge about the hotel industry of Malaysia and this would reduce the risk of mistakes caused by ignorance.
6. Recommendation:
All of the hotels listed above can benefit from internet applications that produce greater value in the value chain. The firms infrastructure can benefit from financial and ERP systems. Communicating with investors can also be done by internet. Human resources can be managed by the internet as part of the overall strategy as well providing internet based self service personnel and benefits, web based training, internet based sharing of information and knowledge and electronic time and expense reporting. Value can be increased by standardizing technology across multiple locations, forming knowledge directories, and allowing real time access to online booking information. Finally, every hotel could benefit by online inventory control and forecasting systems with suppliers. These improvements can all lead to greater profitability. Distinguishing oneself from the competition becomes vital. This can be enhanced by superior technology, through superior inputs, through better training of staff or through better management. Differentiation adds value but the internet makes it hard to maintain those distinctive strategic positions because it eases change to best practices and it improves operational effectiveness. Never the less such distinctions make the business more profitable.
By its basic nature the hotel industry is fragmented. The internet makes it easier for travelers from far and wide to learn about the hotel or to order a room but the customer must still come to the hotel for the service. This makes it more likely that the profitability will be there for when sale is easy to transact and complete the profit margin usually decreases. Porter points out similar examples with Real Estate and with furniture sales.
Dealing directly is great for hotels. Other than travel agencies who arranged hotel stays the hotel business has always been a face to face business and this normally sustains the economic value of the transaction. For all of these chains the internet complements rather than cannibalizes established ways of doing business. It becomes one more link in the value chain.
CONCLUSION:
Malaysia is well-known country for hotel industry. So it will be benefit to invest in that country. As a result tourism has become Malaysias 3rd largest source of income from foreign exchange and accounted for 7% of Malaysias economy as of 2005. As of 2011, Malaysia ranks 9th among the top most visited countries in the world, after Germany. This has resulted an exciting opportunity for the hotel industry.