Marketing of services and guest satisfaction in the hotel industry. Literature review

Abstract

This research aims to identify the main factors that have been studied about the marketing of services and guest satisfaction in the hotel industry through a review of the literature during the period 2003 to 2023. The research path that was considered was of a qualitative order, since the first attempt was to discover and refine research questions until the main components around the study variables were identified using the database through the LENS platform. ORG, and the use of the VOSviewer tool to carry out bibliometric networks. Two clusters were identified that, through a bibliometric network directed towards the incidence of marketing in the hotel field with emphasis on the hospitality industry, the main study components were distinguished. It can be affirmed that, by effectively linking the advocacy component to human resources towards the organizational goals and objectives, as well as towards the adaptation of the prevailing organizational culture, people can be recruited, developed, encouraged, and retained to gain a competitive advantage; therefore, the success at a strategic and tactical level of a company immersed in the hotel industry.