Improving Tourism and Hospitality Services

Author: Laws   E.  

Publisher: CABI Publishing‎

Publication year: 2004

E-ISBN: 9780851990446

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780851999951

Subject: F590 Tourism Economic Theory and Methods

Keyword: Tourism Industry Sport and Leisure Industries Business and Economics Industries Hospitality Travel and Tourism

Language: ENG

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Description

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.

Chapter

Tables

Case Studies

Acknowledgements

Introduction

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 service systems

8 The management of tourism and hospitality organizations

Appendix: Slides for a management development workshop

Bibliography

Index