This article examines pricing and positioning from both an economic and a
marketing perspective. A price positioning framework is developed linking these two
strategic areas of hospitality management. Pricing, in particular, is recognized as
both a strategic and a tactical tool, and as essential to effective strategic marketing
and management in the hospitality industry. Key Words: economics, marketing,
price, positioning, strategy, tactics.
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