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Title
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Customers’ Perceptions, Expectations and Experiences of Service Quality for Hotels in Mutare, Zimbabwe
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Creator
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Basera, Vitalis
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Makandwa, Godfrey
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Abstract
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This paper aims to expose the customers’ perceptions, expectations and experiences of service quality for hotels in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
Netnography was used to collect data from Tripadvisor.com posts that were made from December 2018 to January 2020, the data was
analysed using SERVQUAL themes. A total of eight hotels in Mutare city and those within the Vumba mountains trek were selected for
this study. Results indicate that there is a difference between customers’ perceptions, expectations and experiences of service quality in
hotels. A lot is desired to improve the tangibles, responsiveness and reliability in the hotels. It must be noted that the case hotels are not
representative of the accommodation providers in Manicaland but representative of themselves. Nonetheless, they provide interesting entry
points that help to draw conclusions relating to tourists’ views with relation to service quality in Manicaland. The study contributes to
service sustainable quality management in hotels from the perspective of customers. A lot is desired to improve the furniture and fitting at
the hotels, customer care and standardisation of service provision.
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Date
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12/06/2020
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Source
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Journal of Gastronomy, Hospitality and Travel (JOGHAT)
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volume
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3
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issue
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1
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pages
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51-63
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issn
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2619-9548
