Theoretical aspects of competitive development of hotel services market entities

The purpose of the study was to examine theoretical aspects of the competitive development of the hotel services market entities. By specifying the category “hotel service”, the paper summarizes the factors of hotel business competitiveness; introduces some ways to assess it; classifies factors of competitiveness of hotels and hotel services, indicators of competitiveness of hotel enterprises; gives criteria and approaches for assessing the hotel business competitiveness. The results of the study can be used in the hotel services market in order to increase the business competitiveness.

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