Shirley Barnett

Citation

Thesis Title
Understanding Guest Retention: An examination of New Zealand accommodation establishments

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Ms Barnett’s research explored guest retention in New Zealand accommodation establishments. Survey findings confirmed that owners and managers actively worked to retain their guests, and knew the value and importance of guest retention. However, an in depth case study of three establishments found that few actual retention strategies were implemented and owners and managers focused more on guest satisfaction and building relationships with customers. Based on these findings, Ms Barnett proposed an alternative to the ‘Service Profit Chain’ where guest retention was replaced by the more generic concept of ‘building customer relationships’.

Supervisors
Professor Andrea McIlroy
Dr James Lockhart