Evaluation of the Innovation Influences and Effects in Hotel Industry

Abstract

This paper’s purpose is to evaluate an overview on input sources on the innovation process and effects of the innovation process as innovation outputs in the hotel industry as a supporting tool for hotel management. The paper defines current different influences and effects of innovation in hotel industry and future modern approaches in the hotel innovation management. It analyses the role of innovation knowledge among the hotel managers in Slovenia. The paper provides a better knowledge of hospitality innovation, especially of the influences and effects of innovation in hotel industry in general and it presents the evaluation report of hotel managers in Slovenia about influences on and effects of innovation process from literature and it gives particular reference to modern approaches (such as open innovation) about upcoming trends in innovation activities in hotel industry.