423152

The Contribution of Holistic Marketing in Achieving Sustainable Competitive Advantage

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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Tourism and hospitality marketing, branding, positioning, promotion, pricing

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the role of holistic marketing in achieving sustainable competitive advantage in the hotel industry. Holistic marketing is treated as the independent variable, and sustainable competitive advantage as the dependent variable. Employing quantitative methodology to gather and analyze data. For data collection, a questionnaire was administered to 392 individuals, including managers, supervisors, and employees from hotels in the greater Cairo governorate. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS V.23.0 and the partial least squares (PLS.3) method to assess the study's hypotheses. The study's findings revealed a significant correlation between holistic marketing practices and the attainment of sustainable competitive advantage among hotels. This underscores the significance of sustaining existing holistic marketing practices and pursuing enhancements for greater competitive advantage. The findings underscore the dual importance of holistic marketing strategies and improved competitive advantage, emphasizing their role in conferring a competitive edge to hotels within the hospitality sector.

DOI

10.21608/ijth.2025.423152

Keywords

Hospitality Industry, holistic marketing, Competitive advantage

Authors

First Name

Abdelaziz

Last Name

Abdelhafeez

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

University of Sadat City

Email

abdelazizmohamedaborya@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Aboutaleb

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Hotel Management, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt

Email

mohammed.aboutaleb@fth.usc.edu.eg

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Emad

Last Name

Abdelaal

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Hotel Management, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt

Email

emadabdelaal2002@fth.usc.edu.eg

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Gamal

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Hotel Management, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt

Email

marwa.gamal@fth.usc.edu.eg

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Volume

1

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

55190

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2025-04-18

Publish Date

2024-04-01

Page Start

74

Page End

93

Print ISSN

3062-5580

Online ISSN

3062-5599

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Publication Title

International Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Civilization

Publication Link

https://ijth.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

The Contribution of Holistic Marketing in Achieving Sustainable Competitive Advantage

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Article

Created At

27 Apr 2025