Hotel management’s attempts at repairing customers’ trust
The use of apology and denial
Victor Ho | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The present study explores the discursive practice of the hospitality industry in addressing competence-based,
benevolence-based, and integrity-based accusations of trust violation made by dissatisfied customers on TripAdvisor. Authentic
negative online reviews written by dissatisfied customers and the corresponding responses by hotel management downloaded directly
from TripAdvisor are analyzed qualitatively with Nvivo10. Results show that hotel management has the strongest preference for
apology, followed by implicit denial and then explicit denial when dealing with the three different types of accusations of trust
violation. The findings will enhance our understanding of trust and its repair, and benefit hospitality practitioners responsible
for handling online criticisms and complaints.
Keywords: apology, denial, hotel accommodation, TripAdvisor, trust violation, trust repair
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Apology and denial
- 3.Hotel management’s attempts at trust repair
- 4.Method
- 5.Findings
- 5.1Addressing trust violation accusations with apology and denial
- 5.2Addressing trust violation accusations with other moves
- 6.Discussion
- 6.1Use of apology, implicit denial and explicit denial
- 6.2Use of other moves
- 7.Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
-
References
Published online: 14 January 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/ps.18008.ho
https://doi.org/10.1075/ps.18008.ho
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