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A-LevelBusiness StudiesMarketingMay/June 2017Paper 3 Q316 Marks

Future expansion plans Oli and the other directors have plans to expand TTC but disagree over the best strategy to use. Option 1: This is preferred by Oli and TTC's Marketing Director. It is to take TTC into niche markets by creating a separate division – possibly with a new brand name which will initially offer cruise holidays on luxury ships aimed at high-income retired people. Demand for cruise holidays is less price elastic than the demand for mass market package holidays. Discuss a suitable marketing plan for the cruise holidays in Option 1.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Business Studies (9609) May/June 2017 examination, Paper 3 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Marketing and is worth 16 marks.

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