The lodging quality index: an independent assessment of validity and dimensions
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
ISSN: 0959-6119
Article publication date: 25 May 2012
Abstract
Purpose
The purposes of this study are: to examine the reliability and validity of the lodging quality index (LQI); and to assess the relative importance of the five dimensions of the LQI in the Canadian hotel context. The LQI was developed by Getty and Getty and published in 2003 in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Design/methodology/approach
Data are collected from 200 Canadian respondents who had stayed in a hotel in Canada within the preceding three months. Data are examined using confirmatory factor analysis and regression analysis.
Findings
The findings support the reliability and the validity of the LQI's structure of five dimensions. The scale is shown to be a reliable instrument for measuring overall service quality and for predicting the satisfaction and behavioral intentions of hotel guests. In terms of the importance of the five dimensions, the study finds that “tangibility” and “communication” are the most important.
Originality/value
This is the first independent assessment of the reliability and validity of the LQI scale. The research provides valuable insights for hotel managers in Canada. Hoteliers should focus their efforts on the provision of good service quality on “tangibility” and “communication”.
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Citation
Ladhari, R. (2012), "The lodging quality index: an independent assessment of validity and dimensions", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 628-652. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596111211217914
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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