Big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers’ satisfaction in eco-friendly hotels

Revealing customer satisfaction through big social data has been an interesting research topic in tourism and hospitality. Big data analysis is an effective way to detect customers’ behaviors in their decision-making. This study aims to perform big social data analysis to reveal whether food quality...

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Main Authors: Mehrbakhsh Nilashi, Rabab Ali Abumalloh, Ahmed Almulihi, Mesfer Alrizq, Abdullah Alghamdi, Muhammed Yousoof Ismail, Abul Bashar, Waleed Abdu Zogaan, Shahla Asadi
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:ICT Express
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405959521001533
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author Mehrbakhsh Nilashi
Rabab Ali Abumalloh
Ahmed Almulihi
Mesfer Alrizq
Abdullah Alghamdi
Muhammed Yousoof Ismail
Abul Bashar
Waleed Abdu Zogaan
Shahla Asadi
author_facet Mehrbakhsh Nilashi
Rabab Ali Abumalloh
Ahmed Almulihi
Mesfer Alrizq
Abdullah Alghamdi
Muhammed Yousoof Ismail
Abul Bashar
Waleed Abdu Zogaan
Shahla Asadi
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description Revealing customer satisfaction through big social data has been an interesting research topic in tourism and hospitality. Big data analysis is an effective way to detect customers’ behaviors in their decision-making. This study aims to perform big social data analysis to reveal whether food quality impacts the relationship between hotel performance criteria and travelers’ satisfaction. A two-stage methodology is developed to address the objectives of this study. The findings demonstrated that there is a positive relationship between eco-friendly hotels’ performance criteria and satisfaction. The results and implications for managers and future research directions are discussed.
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spelling doaj.art-8bb140713e4741a7aa168ff04cc740452023-04-27T06:07:19ZengElsevierICT Express2405-95952023-04-0192182188Big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers’ satisfaction in eco-friendly hotelsMehrbakhsh Nilashi0Rabab Ali Abumalloh1Ahmed Almulihi2Mesfer Alrizq3Abdullah Alghamdi4Muhammed Yousoof Ismail5Abul Bashar6Waleed Abdu Zogaan7Shahla Asadi8Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, George Town, Malaysia; Corresponding author.Computer Department, Applied College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box. 1982, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Computer Science, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaInformation Systems Dept., College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Najran, Saudi ArabiaInformation Systems Dept., College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Najran, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of MIS, Dhofar University, OmanCollege of Computer Engineering and Science, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Computer Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi ArabiaCentre of Software Technology and Management, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, MalaysiaRevealing customer satisfaction through big social data has been an interesting research topic in tourism and hospitality. Big data analysis is an effective way to detect customers’ behaviors in their decision-making. This study aims to perform big social data analysis to reveal whether food quality impacts the relationship between hotel performance criteria and travelers’ satisfaction. A two-stage methodology is developed to address the objectives of this study. The findings demonstrated that there is a positive relationship between eco-friendly hotels’ performance criteria and satisfaction. The results and implications for managers and future research directions are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405959521001533Online customers’ reviewsCustomers’ satisfactionMachine learningFood qualityHotel performance criteriaBig social data
spellingShingle Mehrbakhsh Nilashi
Rabab Ali Abumalloh
Ahmed Almulihi
Mesfer Alrizq
Abdullah Alghamdi
Muhammed Yousoof Ismail
Abul Bashar
Waleed Abdu Zogaan
Shahla Asadi
Big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers’ satisfaction in eco-friendly hotels
ICT Express
Online customers’ reviews
Customers’ satisfaction
Machine learning
Food quality
Hotel performance criteria
Big social data
title Big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers’ satisfaction in eco-friendly hotels
title_full Big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers’ satisfaction in eco-friendly hotels
title_fullStr Big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers’ satisfaction in eco-friendly hotels
title_full_unstemmed Big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers’ satisfaction in eco-friendly hotels
title_short Big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers’ satisfaction in eco-friendly hotels
title_sort big social data analysis for impact of food quality on travelers satisfaction in eco friendly hotels
topic Online customers’ reviews
Customers’ satisfaction
Machine learning
Food quality
Hotel performance criteria
Big social data
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405959521001533
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