提高导游服务质量的新视角——兼论我国导游管理和研究20年

本文通过对国家旅游局权威性的游客调查资料的分析,发现导游服务质量是我国旅游服务质量体系中的一块"短板",但近年我们从理论和实践上都未抓住导游服务质量问题的根源.文章认为,以往从管理部门的角度进行导游管理,无法从根源上提高导游服务质量.提高导游服务质量应该基于游客体验的新视角,文章基于时游客体验问题、导游服务质量问题、导游管理体制问题3个层次的分析,提出导游管理改革的一些建议.     

旅游购物体验要素对顾客价值及其满意和购买意向的影响

旅游者进行高质量的旅游体验并实现其体验价值是其旅游的重要目的.旅游购物是旅游过程的一个重要环节,也是旅游体验的组成部分.本文剖析了旅游者购物过程中的顾客价值的两个构成维度--旅游体验价值和商品感知价值,研究发现旅游者购物体验的4个要素对顾客价值有重要的影响作用,顾客价值对旅游者购物满意和购买意向具有很强的影响力.     

游客满意:国家战略视角下的理论建构与实践进路

从创汇导向的国际旅游目的地发展到以游客满意为导向的国民旅游福祉提升,是包括中国在内的世界旅游发展战略正在经历的趋势性变革。游客在旅游基础理论研究和旅游经济发展实践中已经被事实上赋予了主体地位,游客满意应当、也可以成为当代旅游发展理论的学术基石、国家旅游发展战略的思想基础和目的地管理实践的政策创新。作者团队5年的全国游客满意度调查实践表明:城市政府牵头、培育游客和市民共享的生活空间、完善商业接待和公共服务体系等,是提升游客满意度的有效路径。     

导游服务质量问题的根源分析与对策研究——基于利益相关者理论和游客感知视角

本文借鉴管理学的利益相关者理论,从游客感知视角探讨了我国的导游服务质量问题,提出导游服务质量管理是一个系统工程,把矛头单一地指向导游有失公允;导游服务质量问题的根源在于导游与其利益相关者间的利益失衡,而调整失衡关系的根本在于改革管理体制.完善制度保障.     

旅游企业社会责任对目的地形象及游客忠诚的影响研究

在旅游市场竞争日趋激烈的背景下,由旅游企业经营所引发的社会责任问题受到广泛关注,但学界关于旅游企业社会责任的影响研究还不够系统和深入.文章将旅游企业社会责任划分为6个方面,将目的地形象划分为认知形象和情感形象两个方面,并构建了旅游企业社会责任对目的地形象及游客忠诚的影响模型.实证研究表明,旅游企业社会责任在目的地形象及游客忠诚形成中发挥非常重要的作用,其中,经济责任、环境责任、游客责任、员工责任和法律责任对认知形象有正向影响,游客责任、员工责任和慈善责任对情感形象有正向影响；认知形象和情感形象不仅对游客忠诚产生直接影响,而且通过游客满意对游客忠诚产生间接作用.相比认知形象,情感形象对游客满意和忠诚的影响作用更大.     

游客游后行为倾向前因实证研究——以青岛国内休闲游客为例

消费者行为倾向的前因研究一直都是西方消费行为研究中非常活跃的领域.国外学者对游客游后行为倾向的影响因素也进行了分析和探讨,但目前国内未见对该问题的研究.本文借鉴消费者行为倾向的相关理论和国外游客游后行为倾向的研究成果,以青岛国内休闲游客为实证研究对象,探讨影响游客游后行为倾向的因素.研究结果表明,旅游动机和游客满意对游客的行为倾向具有显著的正向影响,且旅游动机对行为倾向的影响大于游客满意对行为倾向的影响.感知价值虽然对游客的行为倾向有正向影响,但并不显著.     

地方依恋、游客满意与游客环境责任行为

文章综合地方依恋、游客满意及环境责任行为理论,构建了地方依恋、游客满意与游客环境责任行为之间的关系研究模型。实证研究表明:(1)地方依赖和地方认同均直接影响游客满意;(2)地方依赖和地方认同均直接影响游客环境责任行为;(3)游客满意直接影响游客环境责任行为;(4)游客满意在地方依恋各维度与游客环境责任行为关系中均起到部分中介作用;(5)游客满意在地方依赖与游客环境责任行为关系中起到正向调节作用;(6)游客满意在地方认同与游客环境责任行为关系中起到负向调节作用。     

国外旅游购物研究综述——ATR和TM反映的学术态势

本文利用《旅游研究纪事》和《旅游管理》这两本国外主流旅游学术刊物所载有关旅游购物的研究文献,以时间顺序对其进行了梳理,界定了国外旅游购物研究的缘起及发展阶段,并分析了各个阶段的研究视角、研究方法、研究深度及其发展脉络。文章认为,国外旅游购物研究的视角经历了从旅游购物（品）向旅游购物者的转变,研究方法也逐步从描述性、概念性和简单的数理统计逐渐转变为复杂的数理统计和构建模型,深入、细化研究的学术传统也得到了传承。相比之下,国内旅游购物的研究视角和研究方法还存在较大差距,亟待转变,且研究还有待深入细化。     

北京旅游景区旅游购物的现状及对策分析

旅游景区是旅游者购买旅游商品的重要场所,但是游客在北京旅游景区购买旅游商品的消费额非常低,对景区收入的贡献非常少.本文通过问卷调查的方式,分析了旅游者在景区购物的现状及消费行为特点,根据存在的问题提出了解决的对策建议.最后,围绕调查中反映的问题,对旅游景区发展旅游购物进行了理论分析.     

瑞士旅游购物启示录

曾几何时,游客在国内旅游时"谈购色变",旅游购物甚至成为"过街老鼠"。国内旅游购物发展为何步履艰难?旅游购物要素提升为何徘徊不前?瑞士旅游购物能够给我们很多很好的启示。瑞士购物有三宝:钟表、军刀、巧克力。瑞士钟表价格从几十瑞士法郎(如     

Visitor Satisfaction

Abstract

The number of Chinese tourists travelling internationally has increased significantly during the last decade and this trend looks set to continue, making this population an important tourism market. This study provides an analysis of the visitor satisfaction of Chinese tourists to the Gold Coast, based on the recognition of the importance of satisfaction in encouraging word of mouth recommendations and repeat visitation. The data required for this paper was collected using a questionnaire that was distributed to a convenience sample of Chinese tourists holidaying on the Gold Coast between January and February 2003. Analysis of the data indicates a relatively high level of overall satisfaction with the destination, but room for improvement in areas relating to shopping and food provision.     

Association Planners' Satisfaction

Abstract

The meeting industry has not attracted researchers' attention as much as industry growth and suppliers' interest. Research within the industry has examined attribute importance and attribute performance separately from the association meeting planner's perspective. This study's purpose was to evaluate state association meeting planners' satisfaction with their recent convention destination through the simultaneous consideration of attribute importance and performance. A total of 252 questionnaires from 673 faxed were completed, resulting in a 37.4% response rate. Importance-performance analysis revealed that management should concentrate their resources on providing quality meeting services, better prices, and quality meeting facilities.     

Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty

ABSTRACT

First-time and repeat tourists engage in different tourism experience with a destination. Based on previous studies, the main purpose of this research is to investigate how tourists' previous experience with a tourist destination influences on the satisfaction evaluation, destination loyalty and destination attractiveness. An empirical study is carried out among 806 tourists visiting Calpe, a Spanish tourist destination, in the summer of 2000. Research findings evidence that the level of satisfaction and the number of past visits considerably influence tourists' intentions to make repeat visits.     

Guest Satisfaction Barometer and Benchmarking

Abstract

An increasing number of companies use customer satisfaction data for improvement programs, strategic decision making, and compensation schemes. Typically, single companies carry out satisfaction measurement for their own purposes. As a consequence, results are not comparable with other companies. Thus, valuable information on competition is not available and benchmarking is not possible. Moreover, in order to use satisfaction data for decision-making, it should be measured continuously and systematically. In practice, however, many firms do not have the required resources or competencies to carry out these research activities on their own. As a result, there is a lack of reliable data. The implementation of a customer satisfaction barometer seems to be a promising approach. It facilitates competitive benchmarking and delivers valuable information for quality improvement. provide participating hotels with information on overall satisfaction, attribute satisfaction, price satisfaction, complaining behavior, loyalty, word-of-mouth, etc.; (3) to identify strengths and weaknesses, as well as improving opportunities; and (4) to provide participating hotels with data for competitive benchmarking. Thirty-seven hotels participated in the pilot phase and data from more than 3,500 guests were collected. In order to illustrate the ideas of the guest satisfaction barometer and the benefits for the participating hotels, the authors first describe the basic ideas and guiding principles of the barometer and report some empirical findings to demonstrate how benchmarks can be used to improve quality and satisfaction. The paper closes with a summary of the experiences and some recommendations for future applications.     

The Measurement of Job Satisfaction

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of various dimensions on job satisfaction, using a sample of Turkish frontline employees in Northern Cyprus hotels as its setting. Results suggest that pay and supervision have significant positive effects on the job satisfaction of frontline employees, whereas the work itself and physical evidence do not have any significant relationship with job satisfaction. The implications of the results for hotel managers and public policy makers are discussed.     

Satisfaction With All-Inclusive Tourism Resorts: The Effects of Satisfaction With Destination and Destination Loyalty

Despite the fact that all-inclusive package holidays play a major role in the tourism developments of sun and sea destinations, relatively little research has been done within the hospitality literature to investigate the relationships between satisfaction with all-inclusive, destination satisfaction and loyalty to a destination. Moreover, the measurement of satisfaction with all-inclusive resorts is lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine relationships between satisfaction with all-inclusive resorts, satisfaction with destination, and destination loyalty, in order to understand the generation of tourist satisfaction with all-inclusive resorts. Based the previous theoretical and empirical evidence in the related literature, a questionnaire survey was conducted during summer 2008 at Antalya, a major sun and sea tourism destination of Turkey. The data were analyzed using several statistical techniques. The results suggested that there were significant relationships between satisfaction with all-inclusive resorts, satisfaction with destination and destination loyalty. It is also noteworthy that an all-inclusive package tour is the most popular traveling mode for tourists visiting Antalya.     

Hotel Guest Satisfaction and Brand Performance

ABSTRACT

The value and significance of guest satisfaction, brand management, and franchising in the hotel industry have been well documented and researched as independent topics. While previous research has suggested that franchising has an overall negative effect on hotel quality, it has rarely investigated the important links between hotel brand performance and guest satisfaction, and the role of brand franchising strategy in the relationship between hotel brand performance and guest satisfaction. This study examines the relationships among guest satisfaction, revenue performance and growth, and franchising strategy at the hotel brand level. Results indicate that guest satisfaction is a key to brand growth, while the positive effect of guest satisfaction on brand revenue performance is moderated by the extent of franchising within each brand.     

Customer Satisfaction,Training and TQM

Abstract

Managers within the hospitality industry make frequent reference to TQM principles. The extent to which these principles are applied effectively within the human resource management area of hospitality however remains under-researched. By applying TQM principles, this paper focusses on the relationship between customer service and training drawing upon comparative data from Western and Thai hotels. The paper also examines the perceptions of staff towards of hotels' guest-orientation and the provision of quality guest services. The researchers found that guest assessments of the performance of hotel frontline staff depend on their services function (e.g., front-office, housekeeping). The service quality skills needed by frontline staff were also found to differ in the case of Western and Thai hotels. Such differences merit proper consideration on the part of managers within the major hotel chains. The various findings may assist hospitality managers to determine appropriate strategies for the enhancement of guest services particularly in cross-cultural settings.