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dc.contributor.authorSparks, Beverley
dc.contributor.authorBrowning, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:03:55Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:03:55Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2012-09-14T01:03:31Z
dc.identifier.issn19368623
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19368623.2010.508010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/34308
dc.description.abstractTraditionally, consumers who have been dissatisfied with service have typically complained to the frontline personnel or to a manager in either a direct (face-to-face, over the phone) manner, indirect by writing, or done nothing but told friends and family of the incident. More recently, the Internet has provided various "new" ways to air a grievance, especially when little might have been done at the point of service failure. With the opportunity to now spread word-of-mouth globally, consumers have the potential to impact the standing of a brand or a firm's reputation. The hotel industry is particularly vulnerable, as an increasing number of bookings are undertaken via the Internet and the decision process is likely to be influenced by what other previous guests might post on many booking-linked sites. We conducted a qualitative study of a key travel site to ascertain the forms and motives of complaints made online about hotels and resorts. 200 web-based consumer complaints were analyzed using NVivo 8 software. Findings revealed that consumers report a wide range of service failures on the Internet. They tell a highly descriptive, persuasive, and credible story, often motivated by altruism or, at the other end of the continuum, by revenge. These stories have the power to influence potential guests to book or not book accommodation at the affected properties. Implications for managers of hotels and resorts are discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent109581 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom797
dc.relation.ispartofpageto818
dc.relation.ispartofissue7
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Hospitality Marketing & Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommercial services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarketing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism marketing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3504
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3506
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3508
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350804
dc.titleComplaining in Cyberspace: The Motives and Forms of Hotel Guests' Complaints Online
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Routledge. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2010
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gro.griffith.authorSparks, Beverley A.


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