Hotel Responses to Guests’ Online Reviews: An Exploratory Study on Communication Styles

Angelo Bonfanti, Vania Vigolo, Francesca Negri

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Abstract

This study explores the communication approaches used by hotel managers in responding to their guests’ online reviews. Data were collected from one of the largest hotel booking websites (Booking.com). Specifically, 447 responses provided by hotel managers belonging to an international chain (Best Western) were analysed within the ethos/logos/pathos framework. The findings highlight that hotel managers tend to adopt either a company-focused or a customer-focused style in their responses. Suggestions for practitioners are provided for effectively responding to online guest reviews.
Lingua originaleInglese
Titolo della pubblicazione ospiteInformation and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2016
EditoreSpringer International Publishing
Pagine397-409
Numero di pagine13
ISBN (stampa)978-3-319-28230-5
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2016

Keywords

  • Hotels Online reviews Review management strategies Customers compliments and complaints Hotel service quality Written communication styles

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