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Revisiting the carry-over effects of advertising in franchise industries [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2016)
Despite prior studies, little has been done to understand the advertising carry-over effect. The purpose of this study is to investigate the heterogeneous attributes of the carry-over effect by focusing on the differences ...
Social media review rating versus traditional customer satisfaction: Which one has more incremental predictive power in explaining hotel performance? [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2017)
This paper aims to examine the effects of traditional customer satisfaction (CS) relative magnitude and social media review ratings on hotel performance and to explore which online travel intermediaries’ review ratings ...
The Impact of Discounting Room Rates on In-house restaurant sales [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2013)
This study investigates whether discounting hotel room rates during low seasons of demand influences in-house hotel restaurant sales in a positive way. A linear regression function was utilized to assess the relationship ...
Web Reviews Influence on Expectations and Purchasing Intentions of Hotel Potential Customers [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2013)
The objective of the paper is to study the impact that hotel guests reviews posted on consumer-generated websites have on the consumer decision-making process and service expectations.
The influence of online reviews to online hotel booking intentions [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2015)
This study aims to investigate the impacts of online review and source features upon travelers’ online hotel booking intentions.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Hospitality Sales Positions: Who's Buying In? [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2014)
Pre-employment drug testing in the workplace has often been adopted by hospitality organizations both nationally and internationally due to the acceptance of conventional wisdom that drug-using workers have substantially ...
Much ado about nothing? Smoking bans and Germany's hospitality industry [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2012)
Over the past years, public smoking bans have been introduced in most European countries. Unlike elsewhere, in Germany, such bans were introduced at the state level at different points in time, which provides important ...
A Note on the Effects of Popular Music Concerts on Hospitality Sales: The Case of Waterfront Concerts in Bangor, Maine [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2014)
This piece examines the local tourism-related expenditures made by attendees at large, outdoor popular music concerts held from 2010 to 2012 in Bangor, Maine. A regression analysis of the relationship between monthly taxable ...
Mobile Technology Adopted in Hotel Sales [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2015)
Mobile technology has advanced rapidly and significantly, and has shown great promise and potential for hotel use. However, the previous research studies have focused mainly on what the impact of mobile technology on hotels ...
The evolution of marketing research [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to provide a domain statement for hospitality marketing research. The objectives of the study are to analyze the evolution of hospitality marketing research over the past 25 years, determine ...