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📈 With the Q2 Guest Experience Benchmark now available, we dig a little deeper to understand the numbers. We have seen mostly goo…

  • Shiji Group
  • 18 July 2024
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Feedback is the lifeblood of the hospitality industry. It serves as a compass guiding businesses towards enhancing the customer experience. Listening attentively to feedback allows hotels and restaurants to pinpoint areas for improvement and adapt to meet evolving customer expectations.

From surveys to reviews and direct communication, feedback provides invaluable insights into customers’ preferences and needs. By understanding these insights, businesses can tailor their services to better align with customer requirements, fostering stronger relationships and loyalty.

Moreover, feedback serves as a valuable evaluation tool, enabling organisations to gauge their performance against industry standards and customer expectations. By analysing feedback data, businesses can identify areas of strength and areas for growth, informing decisions on staff training, operational processes, and infrastructure enhancements.

I recently attended a business networking event at a hotel. The hotel is an old Georgian building with all the quirky bits you could expect such as narrow, steep staircases and uneven floors. My previous dining experience there had been excellent.

Upon check-in, I received my key and made my way to my room in the charming old building. However, during a quick inspection of my room, I noticed a stray hair on the pillow and encountered some issues with water pressure in taps on the wash-basin (ie. There was no pressure!), though the bath taps were satisfactory.

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The function room for our dinner gathering was great. As there were around 20 of us for dinner we had ordered in advance, and the hosts had helpfully put our orders on our name cards at the table. However, there were some hiccups in the meal service. I received the wrong dish twice (starter and dessert) and encountered a similar issue with breakfast the next morning, despite specific dietary requests. While mistakes can happen, it was the attitude that came with it that is the problem.

While these incidents may seem minor individually, they highlight the importance of attention to detail. Feedback plays a crucial role in shaping the guest and customer experience and improving service quality.

Businesses rely on feedback to understand their customers’ needs and preferences, allowing them to provide personalised experiences and address concerns promptly. Without feedback, it’s challenging for businesses to gauge customer satisfaction and make necessary improvements.

I firmly believe that constructive feedback fosters continuous improvement. By actively seeking and addressing feedback, businesses can enhance service quality, build customer trust, and foster loyalty. Do you make it easy for your customers/clients to give you feedback?

#feedback #hospitality

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