Synopsis
This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Timetrics exclusive panel of leading hotel industry executives. The opinions and forward looking statements of 70 C-level industry executives have been captured in our in-depth survey
The research is based on primary survey research conducted by Timetric accessing its B2B panels comprised of senior procurement and marketing decision makers and leading supplier organizations
The geographical scope of the research is global - drawing on the activity and expectations of leading industry players across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East
The report covers data and analysis on buyer expenditure and procurement in the global hotel industry
Key topics covered include hotel industry annual procurement budgets, change in procurement expenditure, change in supplier selection and e-procurement

Summary
CEO Opinions on Buyer Spend Activity, Procurement Behaviors and Strategies in the Global Hotel Industry: Survey Intelligence is a new report by Timetric that analyzes C-level executives responses to understand how buyer spend activity and procurement expenditure are set to change in 20122013. The report also identifies annual procurement budgets, change in procurement expenditure, change in supplier selection and e-procurement. This report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities.

Scope
The report features the opinions of global hotel industry respondents related to the following:
Annual procurement budgets and change in procurement expenditure
Change in supplier selection and procurement objectives
E-procurement

Reasons To Buy
Benchmark your procurement, sales and marketing spend with industry peers to effectively determine strategy
Formulate effective sales and marketing strategies by identifying how buyer budgets are changing and direction of spend in the future

Key Highlights
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1 Introduction
1.1 What is this Report About?
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Methodology
1.4 Profile of Global Hotel Industry C-level Survey Respondents
2 Hotel Industry Buyer Spend Activity: C-level Respondents
2.1 Annual Procurement Budgets
2.2 Planned Change in Procurement Expenditure
2.3 Procurement Expenditure by Products and Services
2.4 Expected Changes in Regional Supplier Prices
3 Procurement Behaviors and Strategies: C-level Respondents
3.1 Critical Success Factors for Supplier Selection
3.2 Future Procurement Objectives
3.3 E-procurement
4 Appendix
4.1 Full Survey Results
4.2 Methodology
4.3 Contact Us
4.4 About Timetric
4.5 Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Total Global Hotel Industry Survey: C-level Respondents by Company Type, 2012
Table 2: Annual Procurement Budgets of Hotel Owner and Operators (%), 2012
Table 3: Expected Change in Procurement Expenditure of Buyers (%), 2012
Table 4: Procurement Expenditure by Products and Services (%), 2012
Table 5: Expected Changes in Regional Supplier Prices (%), 2012
Table 6: Critical Success Factors for Supplier Selection: (Index Score), 2012
Table 7: Future Procurement Objectives (%), 2012
Table 8: E-Procurement Level of Implementation (%), 2012
Table 9: Survey Results Closed Questions

List of Figures

Figure 1: Annual Procurement Budgets of Hotel Owner and Operators (%), 2012
Figure 2: Expected Change in Buyer Procurement Expenditure (%), 2012
Figure 3: Procurement Expenditure by Products and Services (%), 2012
Figure 4: Expected Changes in Regional Supplier Prices (%), 2012
Figure 5: Critical Success Factors for Supplier Selection: (Index Score), 2012
Figure 6: Future Procurement Objectives (%), 2012
Figure 7: E-Procurement Level of Implementation (%), 2012