Factors influencing green hotel revisit intentions after the COVID-19 in Bangladesh
International Journal of Tourism Cities
ISSN: 2056-5607
Article publication date: 12 August 2022
Issue publication date: 16 March 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the factors influencing customers’ revisit intentions of green hotels after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design/methodology/approach
The study is based on the existing literatures and interviews of 404 respondents visiting hotels after the pandemic. The partial least square structural equation modeling is used to analyze the data.
Findings
The findings show that green attitude, green personality and personal norms significantly influence post-COVID-19 green hotel revisit intentions.
Practical implications
The findings of the study may be useful to hotel operators in formulating focused business strategies improving customers’ green hotel revisit intentions and coping with the new normal business environment of the hospitality industry.
Originality/value
The study presents a unique case highlighting how the hospitality business is changing after the COVID-19 pandemic. The study provides important insights for industry operators by integrating attitudes, personality and norms of the customers in examining the green hotels revisit intentions.
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Citation
Hasan, A.A.-T. and Rahman, M.T. (2023), "Factors influencing green hotel revisit intentions after the COVID-19 in Bangladesh", International Journal of Tourism Cities, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 143-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-03-2022-0065
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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