관광유람선 고객의 시장세분화에 관한 연구

A Study on Segmenting of Cruiser Customers

&nbsp;&nbsp;This study was conducted for market segmentation of cruise tourist according to launching the "T" in Busan.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefit segmentation was used to identify attributes of cruise services; importance of ship&quot;s physical appearance and importance of service and activities. 24 attributes were distilled to 5 factors: &quot;Facility &amp; Service&quot;, &quot;Atmospherics of cruise ship&quot;, &quot;Escape&quot;, &quot;Choice&quot; , &quot;Safety&quot;. A K-means cluster analysis identified three clustered segments for five importance factors in which high loyalty customers were found to be the most important segment. Based on the findings, three distinct groups were formed: &quot;Moderators&quot;, &quot;High Loyalty&quot;, &quot;Spurious&quot;. The most important factors by high loyalty groups were identified &quot;Safety&quot;, &quot;Facility &amp; Service&quot;, &quot;Atmospherics of cruise ship&quot;, &quot;Choice&quot;, &quot;Escape&quot; in order. The results of the study showed statistically significant differences among the three groups in terms of demographic and behavioral variables. Especially, the target market should be considered by &quot;High Loyalty&quot; group and &quot;Moderators&quot; group in order. Positioning strategies and marketing mix strategies for effectively targeting the segments were discussed.