Manifestation experiences in hotel units. An analysis of Machu Picchu’s hotels reviews on TripAdvisor network

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https://doi.org/10.24265/cian.2020.n11.09

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Hotels, Social media, TripAdvisor, Image, Reputation

Abstract

This paper describes the image of hotels transmitted by customers on the social network TripAdvisor.es. It is a case study that breaks down and interprets the analysis of a set of comments in the Spanish language to 20 hotels in Machu Picchu (Peru). Moreover, we did a descriptive analysis, based on the inference of qualitative and quantitative data, to 177 comments of the aforementioned social network, distributed by the first 20 hotels listed in order of classification of the traveler, between the months October to December 2019. The comments were analyzed through a table composed of 14 categories and we observed that positive commentaries prevail in all categories, and that the experiences most appreciated by travelers and described in our sample were “Service”, “Food”, and “Location”.

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Author Biographies

  • Andreia Galhardo, Universidade Fernando Pessoa (Portugal)

    PhD in Information / Advertising Sciences, Master in Communication Sciences / Advertising and graduate in Communication Sciences from the University Fernando Pessoa (Portugal), where he teaches higher level education. Postdoctoral in Online Marketing from the Jean Piaget University (Cape Verde).

  • Álvaro Cairrão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade - Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Minho (Portugal)

    Doctor and Master in Communication Sciences and Bachelor in Advertising and Public Relations from the University Autonomous of Barcelona (Spain). Degree in Public Relations by the Fernando Pessoa University (Portugal). Do a postdoctorate at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho (Braga). Teacher at the Institute's School of Business Sciences Viana do Castelo Polytechnic. Author of several articles scientists.

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Published

2020-06-18

How to Cite

Galhardo, A., & Cairrão, Álvaro. (2020). Manifestation experiences in hotel units. An analysis of Machu Picchu’s hotels reviews on TripAdvisor network. Correspondences & Analysis, 11, 249-271. https://doi.org/10.24265/cian.2020.n11.09

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