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User research for Marriott International's website and smartphone application experiences
redesign has focused on meeting Marriott’s business goals. Initial usability testing
showed that users would like to be able to browse and search, and that they struggle with
sorting and filtering their results.
To learn more about how we might address these issues, in person user interviews were
conducted with questions designed to identify opportunities to; build positive defining
moments and elevate Marriott users sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
While learning what will delight patreons and lend to their sense of autonomy,
competence, and relatedness will not address the predominant use of aggregators like
priceline booking.com and travelocity, they will guide our efforts in making changes to
user interface and information architecture. By selecting high level criteria users evaluate
experience with such as positive defining moments, autonomy, competence, and
relatedness we can inform the process of designing and testing solutions that reduce
bounce rate and contribute to the remaining Marriott business goals.
Background
An industry literature review disclosed facts about the path to purchase for
Marriott consisting in multistep process of comparison shopping for
flights and hotel accommodations.
● Inform the development of UI content and design solutions that support the more
marketing based problems . . .
➔ Learn about the participants overall sense of usability and the internet; technical proficiencies.
➔ Learn more about what travelers recall as a positive and negative defining moments within the hotel
industry path to purchase.
Research Methods
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⇢ Goldfish: Spreadsheet
⇢ Chameleon: Spreadsheet
⇢ Jellyfish: Spreadsheet
Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
Engagement, Motivation & Thriving
Boost patron sensory Competition, a game, a Defy expectations Competence Autonomy Relatedness
appeal performance, a
deadline, or a public
commitment
Jellyfish Turn up the volume on reality Integrate the entertainment Offer curated content that Offer personalized chat
by connecting patreon sightseeing and dining supports wandering and last support to a limited number of
generated vacation reviews / activities enjoyed in review minute dining and patrons by a member of the
guides in a format similar to with Marriott Rewards entertainment decisions staff like the one described by
receipt websites Chameleon
Smartphone feature for Add this functionality to the
Utilize images at larger sizes in instantly viewing nearby hotels mobile App (GPS) maps form
the most useful way for for quickly choosing from local
deciding on a selection of a Defy expectations for making alternatives, rideshare
hotel for booking travel arrangements by integration
offering the same service as
Introduce hotel video tours as aggregators, including flight Restated Want / Need for
part of a content marketing booking, at Marriott.com & the location based map view
campaign. They are vlog style Marriott App search
content and would expand to
include nearby dining and Introduce chat support for
entertainment foreign travel that assists with
common challenges and
concerns
Turn up the volume on reality Integrate the entertainment Introduce hotel video tours as Utilize images at larger sizes
by connecting patreon sightseeing and dining part of a content marketing in the most useful way for
generated vacation reviews / activities enjoyed in review campaign. They are vlog style deciding on a selection of a
guides in a format similar to with Marriott Rewards content and would expand to hotel for booking
receipt websites (org schemes) include nearby dining and
entertainment
The participant identified a Offer curated content that Add this functionality to the
negative defining moment supports wandering and last mobile App (GPS) maps form
that diminished her minute dining and for quickly choosing from
confidence for booking entertainment decisions local alternatives, rideshare
hotels. In this case two step (org schemes) integration
verification of final price
dates etc would have
prevented the confusion
Chat integrations
GPS enabled (near me) map view based browse and search
Price comparative search for both flights and hotels for all brands
Turn up the volume on reality by Integrate the entertainment Introduce hotel video tours as Utilize images at larger sizes in
connecting patreon generated sightseeing and dining activities part of a content marketing the most useful way for deciding
vacation reviews / guides in a enjoyed in review with Marriott campaign. They are vlog style on a selection of a hotel for
format similar to receipt Rewards (org schemes) content and would expand to booking
websites include nearby dining and
entertainment
The participant identified a Offer curated content that Add this functionality to the
negative defining moment that supports wandering and last mobile App (GPS) maps form for
diminished her confidence for minute dining and quickly choosing from local
booking hotels. In this case two entertainment decisions alternatives, rideshare
step verification of final price (org schemes) integration
dates etc would have prevented
the confusion
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