Self-service versus human interaction in private consumption: The moderating role of brand personality

We explored how consumer attitudes toward service delivery types (self-service technology vs. face-to-face) differ in a private consumption context depending on the brand personality (underdog brand vs. top- dog brand). Using banking service (Study 1) and hotel service (Study 2) scenarios, we empirically investigated the interaction effects between service delivery types and brand personalities on consumer attitudes. The results indicate that for humanized underdog brands consumers showed a more positive attitude toward self-service technologies than toward face-to-face services. However, for the top-dog brands there were no significant moderation effects. Thus, when managers in the marketing field are planning to regulate new directions for their service policy, they need to be very cautious by considering both consumption context and brand personality. We have theoretically and practically expanded the existing literature on service delivery by focusing on private consumption services.

An Approach Combining DEA and ANN for Hotel Performance Evaluation

For a hotel to succeed in the long run, it becomes vital to achieve higher profits along with increased performance. The performance evaluation of a hotel can signify its sustainable competitiveness within the hospitality industry. This article performs a two-stage study that combines data envelopment analysis (DEA) and artificial neural network (ANN) to evaluate hotel performance. The first stage to evaluate the efficiency for hotels is by using the DEA technique. The input variables considered are the number of rooms and the ratings corresponding to six aspects of a hotel (service, room, value, location, sleep quality, and cleanliness). Also, revenue per available room (RevPAR) and customer satisfaction (CS) are the output variables. The distinguishing factor of this article is that it involves the use of EWOM for performance evaluation. In the second stage, the performance of the hotels is judged by using the ANN technique. The ANN results showed that the performance of the hotels is quite good. Finally, discussions based on the results and scope for future studies are provided.

The Effect of Advertising and Service Quality on Consumer Purchase Intention Hotel: An Experimental Study

This study examines the differences in the green hotel and non-green hotel advertisements on consumers' purchase intentions. It discusses the differences in the green hotel and non-green hotel service quality on consumers' purchase intentions. The research method used is an experiment with a sample of 100 participants. This study uses a fictitious print advertisement featuring hotel facilities, prices and promotions as a sample for the same product as a treatment in the experiment. The type of experimental design used is a statistical utterly randomized design, where the treatment given to research participants is based on randomization. Data were analyzed using ANOVA. The results showed that green hotel advertisements positively affected consumers' purchase intentions, while advertisements in non-green hotels had no significant effect on consumers' purchase intentions. Meanwhile, the service quality variable in green hotels has a positive impact on consumers' purchase intentions, and service quality in non-green hotels has no significant effect on consumers' purchase intentions.

Role of affective forecasting in customers’ hotel service experiences

Purpose Research on the role of affective forecasting in hotel service experiences is in its infancy, and several crucial questions remain unanswered. This study aims to posit that affective forecasting is a significant antecedent of customers’ affective reactions during a hotel stay. The authors investigate how customers’ service quality expectations influence their affective forecasting and how customers’ affective forecasting before an upcoming hotel service experience influences their affective reactions during the hotel service experience. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected data through online questionnaires distributed among 634 US adults who had stayed at a hotel within the past month. Findings The results show that: service quality expectations influence affective forecasting; affective forecasting influences affective reactions; service quality expectations influence perceived service quality, thereby influencing affective reactions and affective reactions and service quality perception influence electronic Word-Of-Mouth intentions. Practical implications The study suggests that hotel managers should identify what hotel performance attributes customers value most and depict how these attributes elicit positive affective reactions in advertising to influence customers’ purchase decisions. Originality/value This is one of the few studies to investigate the antecedents and consequences of affective forecasting in hotel service experiences.

INVESTIGATING IMPACT OF SERVICE AND HYGIENE ON HOTEL REPUTATION DURING THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC : A PERSPECTIVE SIGNALING THEORY

<p>Providing good service to consumers by a company can create customer satisfaction. Two aspects of service quality that play a significant role, in this case, our hotel services and hotel cleanliness. To get around this, entrepreneurs engaged in this field are increasingly competitive in improving service quality, which can meet consumers' needs and desires so that they can compete and develop in competitive conditions. In this study, researchers used the variable dimensions of service quality and hotel cleanliness as The variables that are expected to explain a hotel's good and bad reputation. This study aimed to analyze the effect of hotel services and hotel cleanliness on hotel reputation. This research method is descriptive quantitative with the type of research explanation. This study's population was hotel visitors in Tangerang, with a final sample of 157 respondents selected by the non-probability sampling technique. Methods of data analysis using PLS-SEM. The research shows that the higher the hotel services application will not affect the hotel's reputation during the Covid 19 pandemic. In comparison, the higher the application of hygiene involves the hotel's importance because, during the Covid 19 pandemic, the application of CHSE is the most important in maintaining the reputation of the hotel.</p>Keywords: Hotel Service, Hygiene, Hotel Reputation

Technology of formation and promotion of a hotel product

The specifics of the formation and promotion of a hotel product related to the peculiarities of the development of the hotel services market are considered, tools and strategies for promoting a hotel product are analyzed. The issues of advertising and PR activities of hotels, Internet technology of promotion, formation of the image and brand of a hotel enterprise are covered. At the end of each chapter, tasks and questions are given to consolidate the theoretical material. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For students of educational institutions of higher education studying in the areas of training 43.03.03 "Hotel business" and 43.03.02 "Tourism" (bachelor's degree level), and for students of secondary vocational education institutions studying in the specialty 43.02.11 "Hotel service". It can be used to train students of organizations of additional professional education, students of both full-time and distance learning, and individual chapters can be useful for college students.

Modern features of benchmarking in the hotel business

The market of hotel services is an actively developing market in which innovative technologies of service of guests are widely used; various loyalty and reservation programs are being developed and improved; new approaches to business process management are applied. Benchmarking is a very relevant area designed to assess and select alternative options for the development of the hotel business, defining tasks and improving management efficiency through a deeper study and borrowing approaches successfully implemented by competitors. The aim of the research is to study the current features of benchmarking in the hospitality industry and its impact on the dynamics of enterprise performance. The research methods used are method of competitive analysis, statistical method, generalization method, forecasting. The results and conclusions: the analysis of the state of the hotel services market has shown a steady growth in the number of facilities and consumers of hotel services, which leads to increased intra-industry competition. Benchmarking helps to correlate the operating performance of the hotel business with the performance of the competitive environment, to move away from the subjective assessments of hoteliers and to identify errors in sales policy. In addition, the use of benchmarking allows you to predict the dynamics of demand in order to minimize managerial errors. The conclusions: benchmarking is part of marketing research and the basis for business process planning in the context of choosing strategic activities of the hotel service company. Conducting such a study is focused on providing the hotel with significant competitive advantages, the quintessence of which is the procedure of studying the experience of operating in the market of business leaders.

Integrating Chaotic Perspective and Behavioral Learning Theory into a Global Pandemic Crisis Management Framework for Hotel Service Providers

Hotel service providers are among the most affected by the evolving Covid-19 pandemic. Although the consequences of the pandemic on hotel operations have been widely examined, the question of how hotel businesses can revive, innovate, and transform in order to survive and recover remains vastly under-researched. This study aims to provide insights on this important topic by analyzing 312 news articles between December 1, 2019, and March 1, 2021, published by global news media, which report hotels’ strategies and tactics to deal with the pandemic. Grounded on chaos theory, behavioral learning theory, and an integrated crisis management model, a global pandemic crisis management framework is developed. Practically, the paper reveals best practices applied by hoteliers to deal with the pandemic (e.g., service transformation, smart marketing, strategic collaboration/alliance, mergers and acquisitions, and digitalization) and suggests ways for hotel services providers to adapt to the “new travel” age.