Marriott and Crowne Plaza now ahead of Intercontinental in Hotel Customer Satisfaction

2/08/2010
Marriott has replaced Intercontinental as the leading hotel brand in terms of customer satisfaction ratings, according to the latest Roy Morgan Research Hotel Satisfaction data. Satisfaction for Intercontinental has fallen to its lowest level in the last four years, and it is now third behind Marriott and Crowne Plaza.
 

For the year ended June 2010, 88.7% of Australians who stayed at a Marriott hotel were either ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ satisfied, followed by 87.8% for Crowne Plaza, 87.3% for Intercontinental, 87.3% for Westin, and 87.0% for Mantra.


Hotels/Resorts Customer Satisfaction – Top 5


Source: Roy Morgan Single Source (July 2007 - June 2010). Total stayed at a hotel or resort in the last 12 months n=23,820, for the latest 12 months (July 2009-June2010) n =7,681. “% satisfied” is the proportion of all customers who are “Very” or “Fairly” satisfied with that hotel or resort (on a five point scale).


Jane Ianniello, Roy Morgan Research International Director of Tourism, Travel & Leisure, says:

“With both Marriott and Crowne Plaza improving their customer satisfaction ratings over the past four years, Intercontinental has lost its long held lead in customer satisfaction.  However, there is now less than a two percentage point gap between the top five hotels indicating that competitive pressure at the top end, with all five groups competing for the same customers, it will make it difficult to achieve a sustainable advantage in this market.

"It is increasingly important to understand as much as possible about these ‘top-end’ customers – what they are interested in, what they read, watch, visit and what services or partnerships might enhance their relationship with these hotel chains. Roy Morgan Profiles provide a detailed understanding of luxury hotel chain customers.”


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