The Global Tourism & Hospitality Industry

Brandy and Cronin (2001) introduced their own dimensions of service quality which are 1.) service environment, 2.) customer-employee interaction, and 3.) service outcome. These dimensions are considered the sources of quality of a service. Different dimensions of service quality have been introduced and accepted in past researches and studies but the 5 dimensions of Zeithaml et al., (1988) were proved to be the most reliable and credible. One of the most important strategies service providers can use to position themselves effectively in a competitive environment, and to distinguish themselves from competitors, is to provide and improve service quality to ensure the customer satisfaction (Cronin & Taylor,

According to the World Bank, the hospitality industry revenue has been the largest contribution to the world GDP, for the sixth consecutive year, outdoing a total of 10.2% (US$7.6 Trillion) in the year 2016. The hospitality industry currently employs around 292 million of people, and that means that 1 in 10 jobs around the globe is linked to the hospitality industry (Oxford Economics for World Travel & Tourism Council, 2017)

The Food and Beverage service wraps the knowledge, technique and skills essential for those studying and working at different levels in the food and beverage sector. The operations in this department are constantly improving and developing over the years together with progress in the quality as per the ever changing customer needs and industry demands. The long established perspective of food and beverage service was considered as just a delivery process with customer being recognized as a pliant recipient of service. But now, the vision has changed to a much broader and wider extent. The customer is now seen as a prime center to the process and has an active participation in it. Accordingly, to identify the guest’s expectations has become very critical for the success of this industry.

They understand that service quality is a critical success factor for their company to stay on top of their competitors. If service quality is given the attention needed guest satisfaction will improve. If, service quality and continuous quality improvement is no acknowledge studies show that customers feel unappreciated and usually result in unsatisfactory service. Usually, this negative experience goes viral in seconds. Therefore, LongHorn understands the importance of service quality and CQI. The company understands that mistakes happen and training is needed to refresh service quality into its employees.

The author knows that a business will not succeed if the employees do not give the customers a quality customer service. Customers are most likely to come back to a place where they feel welcome, where they feel like they are being well treated.

This report analyses best practices implemented in world’s largest hospitality brands: Ritz-Carlton and Hilton Worldwide and how service excellence is achieved by them. It is divided into two main parts:

Customer preferences are important concept within services marketing theory. According to my review, service quality have significant relationship with customer preferences. Their finding indicates that the service quality provided by staff is fundamental and crucial to the customer satisfaction in the restaurants. Furthermore, customers will choose the restaurants based on their satisfaction level. In another study by Cronin and Taylor (1992), the study have shown the perceived service quality can greatly affect customers’ satisfaction and customer preferences. Many restaurants out there will pay more attention on service quality because it will directly influencing the customer preferences which will lead to customer revisit and customer will become loyalty to the restaurants. And will directly affect he restaurant revenue. In addition, Yüksel & Yüksel (2002) stated that service quality had the most significant impact on dining satisfaction at the aggregate market

Mani, N. K., & Srivalli, P. (2014). A study on factors influencing Service Quality in Restaurants'. Annamalai International Journal Of Business Studies & Research, 6(1), 1-9.

Customer care and efficient operations can give hospitality related business a decided competitive advantage, and improved technology in hospitality industry which allows these businesses change in both areas.

Hospitality Management is a difficult and competitive market, and any lack in customer service can result in defecting customers or the termination of a relationship between a customer and a service provider. In this paper we will look at Hilton a company that has continually ranked amongst the top ranking hotels and continues to improve. Hilton’s customer service ranks as one of the top hospitality providers in the United States. We will look at the history of how Hilton came to be the name brand it is today and some of their process the used to narrow the customer service gaps such as Hilton Honors, the Hiltons Reservation Customer Care, and RESMAX. We will look at how they look at how Hilton manages the customer expectations through the use of employee training and their decreased the customer service gap through employee retention. We will also look as how Hilton co-partnered with Citibank in order to offer its Hilton Honors member additional benefits in order to keep in line with the customer service that the customers have come to expect.

The major role of Guest Experience module is reflected through the author`s process of self-development and acquiring knowledge. Valuable information was retrieved from seminars such as Intercultural Management, Sustainability, Online Reputation Management and workshops as well like Excel, Research, Business English and Marketing. Moreover, each lecture, workshop and PBL class led the young student deeper into the hospitality field and into the art of guest satisfaction. However, Guest Experience is not characterized as a complex module, but as an essential one. The total amount of data learnt by the author represents the real introduction of Hospitality`s core activity.

Customer service is very important element in hospitality industry. A good restaurant or a good hotel always have an excellent service first. Hotels and restaurants put added value in their products and service make guest love it. Some hotels give guest drink when they arrived or prepare small birthday gifts to their loyalty guests. But sometimes hotels spend lots of money to added value of customers’ experience but customers still don’t like their service. So, what’s happening? Hotels gave service and improved service are not customers needed or most needed. That’s the gap between you and your customer. “You know your hotel inside out, but do you ever see it through your guests' eyes? In many cases, there is a disconnect between what hoteliers think

Service quality has become a main idea for student academic to study in many industries especially in hospitality industry. In Wilson et al (2008), service can be discussed in the terms of below four characteristics:

In the Travel & Tourism industry the success rate of the business depends on the quality of service and whether the customers are satisfied by the services

Service quality represents a fundamental aspect of delivery, which strongly influences consumer satisfaction and, as a result, loyalty. In today’s global market a customer’s service expectation has to be met and exceeded eventually in order to retain customers as well as achieve success. Perceived quality of a product or a service is becoming one of the major competitive factors in the business world and has led to the innovation of the ‘Quality Era’ (Peeler, 1996). In simple words, the comparison of customer expectations with service performance is service quality. On the other hand, customer satisfaction is defined as a pleasurable fulfilment response toward a good, service, benefit, or reward (Oliver, 1997). Both of these