Factors Influencing Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty in the Hotel Industry
Keywords:
Loyalty, Hotel, CustomerAbstract
This article raises such issues as the importance of the customers to the hotel business, the importance of improving the hotel service quality, the level of satisfaction and loyalty of customers in the lodging industry. The article raises questions such as "What is customer loyalty?" and "What is the difference between customer loyalty and customer satisfaction?" "Ways to increase the level of customer satisfaction and customer loyalty?" and "How service quality affects customer satisfaction and customer loyalty" etc. The article pays special attention to modern marketing, new technologies, and the influence of these technologies on today’s business. The article also gives advice to those who are interested in increasing customer loyalty in their business performance.
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