Loyalty programs in the hospitality industry

This paper deals with the area of loyalty programs, especially in the hospitality industry. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate an implementation of a loyalty program on a concrete example, since this topic has not been explored extensively before. The theoretical part delves into the history of and the basic terms from hospitality, marketing, communication mix and sales support, particularly customer loyalty programs. The second part covers the concrete loyalty program of Hotel Adria Praha, implemented in 2008 and partially created by the author. The whole process is captured, ranging from the ideas to implements such a program to its development, distribution and to some extent its final evaluation. The final part outlines ideas about the justification of loyalty programs in current situation of the hospitality market in the Czech republic