The purpose of this study is to identify the relationships between the factors of deluxe hotel`s image in Busan and customer satisfaction, revisiting intention and willingness to recommend. As a result of factor analysis, 20 hotel image`s attributes w...
The purpose of this study is to identify the relationships between the factors of deluxe hotel`s image in Busan and customer satisfaction, revisiting intention and willingness to recommend. As a result of factor analysis, 20 hotel image`s attributes were distilled into 4 factors; `convenience`, `facilities & safety`, `transportation & food & beverage`, `scenery`. A confirmatory factor analysis and structured equation modeling procedure were performed by utilizing LISREL 8.5 procedures. The empirical results of the structured equation model indicate that `convenience` factor have a significant effect on customer satisfaction. The influence of customer satisfaction on the revisit intention and willingness to recommend were also found to be statistically significant. As a conclusion, hotel marketing implications for customer satisfaction were discussed.