Consumer satisfaction is a key issue for all those involved in tourism and hospitality services. Through a multitude of case studies this book explores the challenges of managing tourism and hospitality businesses in order to produce maximum customer satisfaction. It outlines the various frameworks available for the study of tourist satisfaction, before examining service delivery systems and definitions of quality. It then discusses the role that marketing can play in tourism and hospitality services, and the ways in which hospitality and tourism services can be improved. The book contains examples of customer dissatisfaction, and examples of organisations that have succeeded in providing profitable services with high levels of customer loyalty.
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Through a multitude of case studies this book explores the challenges of managing tourism and hospitality businesses in order to produce maximum customer satisfaction. It outlines the various frameworks available for the study of tourist satisfaction, before examining service delivery systems and definitions of quality.
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1: Service Quality in Tourism and Hospitality 2: Tourism and Hospitality Service Quality Research 3: Analysing Service Experiences in Tourism and Hospitality 4: Tourism and Hospitality Service Delivery Systems 5: Service Quality and Tourist Satisfaction 6: Marketing Tourism and Hospitality Services 7: Improving Tourism and Hospitality Services 8: The Management of Tourism and Hospitality Organizations
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780851999951
Publisert
2004-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
CABI Publishing
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

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Eric Laws has an MPhil from the University of Surrey and a PhD from Griffith University. He has retired from full time academic life, and is Visiting Professor at Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, P.R. China. His research interests include tourism service quality, destination management, crisis management and elephant tourism. Eric's publications include nearly 100 journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. The Elephant Tourism Business is Eric's twentieth authored or edited book.