Hotel customer segmentation and sentiment analysis through online reviews: An analysis of selected European markets

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Keywords:

online reviews, data mining, sentiment analysis, TripAdvisor, hotel management

Abstract

This study aims to verify how distinct markets evaluate hotels in the Algarve through the analysis of online reviews, in order to identify if satisfaction and dissatisfaction attributes are similar among some of the main markets of overnight stay tourists in the region. Online reviews of hotels in the Algarve, written in English, French as well as Portuguese and posted on Tripadvisor by British, French and Portuguese residents from January 2019 to December 2019 are analysed. After the analysis of 8,596 online textual reviews, the results demonstrated that not only satisfaction and dissatisfaction rates towards hotel attributes differ according to the language, but also that customers from different countries place dissimilar emphasis on hotel attributes. Besides extending the current research on the use of online reviews, the findings of this study also assist hoteliers to identify improvement opportunities. Although many studies on marketing segmentation through data mining have been conducted, this paper analyses the customer satisfaction of relevant tourist markets and suggests up-to-date practical implications for hoteliers.

Author Biographies

  • Anderson S. Oliveira, Universidade do Algarve
    Escola Superior de Gestão, Hotelaria e Turismo (ESGHT)
  • Ana I. Renda, Universidade do Algarve
    ESGHT & Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação em Turismo – CiTUR & Centro de Investigação em Turismo, Sustentabilidade e Bem-estar - CinTurs
  • Marisol B. Correia, Universidade do Algarve e Universidade de Lisboa
    ESGHT & Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação em Turismo – CiTUR & Centro de Investigação em Turismo, Sustentabilidade e Bem-estar - CinTurs, Universidade do Algarve & CEG-IST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Nuno Antonio, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
    NOVA Information Management School

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31.01.2022

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Hotel customer segmentation and sentiment analysis through online reviews: An analysis of selected European markets. (2022). Tourism & Management Studies, 18(1), 29-40. https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1490