How Are Guests Satisfied? Exploring the Asymmetric Effects of Hotel Service Attributes on Customer Satisfaction by Analyzing Online Reviews
Authors: Giovanis, Apostolos 
Ioakimidis, Marilou 
Athanasopoulou, Pinelopi 
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2023
Journal: Tourism
Volume: 71
Issue: 1
Keywords: Asymmetric effects, Consumer-generated content, Customer satisfaction, Hotels, Online reviews
Abstract: 
Online reviews provide a wealth of information on how customers assess the different attributes of a service. Research shows that the performance of hotel service attributes is expected to have asymmetric effects on customer satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to analyze online reviews and determine whether different hotel service attributes have asymmetric or symmetric effects on hotel customer satisfaction and how these effects differ for different customer segments. Positive and negative comments on hotels are analyzed using three-factor theory and penalty-reward contrast analysis. Results show that the most important service attributes for customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction (hybrids) are location/access and personnel quality. All other attributes are either frustrators (cleanliness, process quality, perceived value) or dissatisfiers (installation quality, room quality, food quality). However, when the sample is split into business (solo and groups) and leisure (solo, groups, families, couples) results differ by customer segment. Results show that there should be a customized approach to managing customer satisfaction based on online reviews where service attributes are prioritized differently according to their importance for the satisfaction of different customer segments.
ISSN: 1332-7461
DOI: 10.37741/T.71.1.1
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/2457
Type: Article
Department: Department of Business Administration 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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