Social Media Use in European Hotels: Benefits and Main Challenges

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Autor principal: Aurora Garrido-Moreno
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contents Social Media Use in European Hotels: Benefits and Main Challenges Aurora Garrido-Moreno Nigel Lockett Estudios de Turismo review sites hotel sector social networks Social Media tools Social Media adoption The advent of Social Media tools has been one of the most relevant technological innovations in recent years and has strongly impacted the tourism industry. Despite the numerous benefits that Social Media can offer to hotels, transforming the way they relate to customers and opening a vast array of new possibilities, its implementation implies also numerous challenges. Considering that the use of Social Media is becoming increasingly popular, it seems to be critical to understand how hotels can use them strategically to reinvent customer relationships. This study explores the topic following a mixed methodology, combining both quantitative and qualitative data from a European sample of 312 hotels. Results suggest that review sites and social networks were the most used tools. The main advantages and disadvantages of its use were identified and widely discussed. 2016 artículo científico 2182-8458 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=388745016017 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3887 Tourism & Management Studies application/pdf Universidade do Algarve Tourism & Management Studies (Portugal) Num.1 Vol.12
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publisher Universidade do Algarve
spellingShingle Social Media Use in European Hotels: Benefits and Main Challenges
Aurora Garrido-Moreno
Estudios de Turismo
review sites
hotel sector
social networks
Social Media tools
Social Media adoption
Social Media Use in European Hotels: Benefits and Main Challenges Aurora Garrido-Moreno Nigel Lockett Estudios de Turismo review sites hotel sector social networks Social Media tools Social Media adoption The advent of Social Media tools has been one of the most relevant technological innovations in recent years and has strongly impacted the tourism industry. Despite the numerous benefits that Social Media can offer to hotels, transforming the way they relate to customers and opening a vast array of new possibilities, its implementation implies also numerous challenges. Considering that the use of Social Media is becoming increasingly popular, it seems to be critical to understand how hotels can use them strategically to reinvent customer relationships. This study explores the topic following a mixed methodology, combining both quantitative and qualitative data from a European sample of 312 hotels. Results suggest that review sites and social networks were the most used tools. The main advantages and disadvantages of its use were identified and widely discussed. 2016 artículo científico 2182-8458 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=388745016017 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3887 Tourism & Management Studies application/pdf Universidade do Algarve Tourism & Management Studies (Portugal) Num.1 Vol.12
title Social Media Use in European Hotels: Benefits and Main Challenges
topic Estudios de Turismo
review sites
hotel sector
social networks
Social Media tools
Social Media adoption
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=388745016017