LEADER 03036nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910974339703321 005 20251116192139.0 010 $a0-85199-044-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000395952 035 $a(OCoLC)567845555 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10073615 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000177511 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11170162 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177511 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10215976 035 $a(PQKB)11454483 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3004489 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3004489 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10073615 035 $a(OCoLC)923616188 035 $a(BIP)13177173 035 $a(BIP)11025935 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000395952 100 $a20040826d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImproving tourism and hospitality services /$fEric Laws 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, MA $cCabi Pub.$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (221 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-85199-995-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Figures -- 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. 330 $aConsumer 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 organizations that have succeeded in providing profitable services with high levels of customer loyalty. 606 $aConsumer satisfaction 606 $aHospitality industry 606 $aTourism 615 0$aConsumer satisfaction. 615 0$aHospitality industry. 615 0$aTourism. 676 $a910/.68 700 $aLaws$b Eric$f1945-$0151282 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974339703321 996 $aImproving tourism and hospitality services$94481643 997 $aUNINA