The Influence
of Service Recovery
and Loyalty
on Perceived Service Quality:
A Study of Hotel Customers
in Spain
Sergio Moreno Gil
Simon Hudson
Teresa Aguiar Quintana
ABSTRACT. This article analyzes two crucial aspects of services mar-
keting, service recovery and customer loyalty, and their influence on
perceived service quality. SERVQUAL was used as the instrument for
measuring service quality, and hotel customers in Spain made up the
sample. The application of factor analysis highlights a clear distinction
between tangible and non-tangible dimensions of service quality for
both hotel receptions and hotel restaurants. The results indicate that for
Sergio Moreno Gil, PhD, is Associate Professor, Las Palmas of Gran Canaria Uni-
versity, Edif. Departamental de la Facultad de CC.EE. y EE. Módulo C. Despacho
C1.11., Campus Universitario de Tafira, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
(E-mail: smoreno@dede.ulpgc.es).
Simon Hudson, PhD, is Associate Professor, Haskayne School of Business, Univer-
sity of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
(E-mail: simon.hudson@haskayne.ucalgary.ca).
Teresa Aguiar Quintana, PhD, is Associate Professor, Las Palmas of Gran Canaria
University, Edif. Departamental de la Facultad de CC.EE. y EE. Módulo C. Despacho
C1.11., Campus Universitario de Tafira, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
(E-mail: taguiar@dede.ulpgc.es).
Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing, Vol. 14(2) 2006
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