Examining transaction-specific satisfaction and trust in Airbnb and hotels. An application of BERTopic and Zero-shot text classification

With a methodological approach, this article explores the application of data mining to the user-generated content of tourist accommodation on infomediation platforms and social networks. Its objective is to present an algorithm that allows the identification of service characteristics relevant to g...

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Main Authors: Manuel Rey-Moreno, Manuel Jesús Sánchez-Franco, María De la Sierra Rey-Tienda
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Language:English
Published: University of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURS 2023-04-01
Series:Tourism & Management Studies
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Online Access:https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1944
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description With a methodological approach, this article explores the application of data mining to the user-generated content of tourist accommodation on infomediation platforms and social networks. Its objective is to present an algorithm that allows the identification of service characteristics relevant to guest satisfaction and trust. Our study processes unstructured, natural-language data about Airbnb and hotel stays (the final dataset was 12,236 Airbnb sentences and 12,200 hotel sentences from 2018 until September 25 2021). Among the results is a computational algorithm that uses BERTopic to identify latent themes (or topics) in the narratives. Secondly, our analysis applies a Zero-shot classification approach for classifying guest reviews into labels related to guests' satisfaction and trust. Thirdly, we execute a Principal Component Analysis to investigate the sufficiency relationships between extracted topics, customer satisfaction, and trust-based labels. To sum up, and as practical implications, our study adds to the knowledge about the sharing economy by providing insights for developing marketing policies and a better understanding of hospitality services.
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spelling doaj-art-e4de2c82306e418294fe98fa697edbfa2025-08-20T02:21:18ZengUniversity of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURSTourism & Management Studies2182-84662023-04-011922137Examining transaction-specific satisfaction and trust in Airbnb and hotels. An application of BERTopic and Zero-shot text classification Manuel Rey-Moreno 0Manuel Jesús Sánchez-Franco 1María De la Sierra Rey-Tienda2University of SevilleUniversity of SevilleLoyola University of AndalusiaWith a methodological approach, this article explores the application of data mining to the user-generated content of tourist accommodation on infomediation platforms and social networks. Its objective is to present an algorithm that allows the identification of service characteristics relevant to guest satisfaction and trust. Our study processes unstructured, natural-language data about Airbnb and hotel stays (the final dataset was 12,236 Airbnb sentences and 12,200 hotel sentences from 2018 until September 25 2021). Among the results is a computational algorithm that uses BERTopic to identify latent themes (or topics) in the narratives. Secondly, our analysis applies a Zero-shot classification approach for classifying guest reviews into labels related to guests' satisfaction and trust. Thirdly, we execute a Principal Component Analysis to investigate the sufficiency relationships between extracted topics, customer satisfaction, and trust-based labels. To sum up, and as practical implications, our study adds to the knowledge about the sharing economy by providing insights for developing marketing policies and a better understanding of hospitality services.https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1944airbnbhotelssatisfactiontrustbert
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title Examining transaction-specific satisfaction and trust in Airbnb and hotels. An application of BERTopic and Zero-shot text classification
title_full Examining transaction-specific satisfaction and trust in Airbnb and hotels. An application of BERTopic and Zero-shot text classification
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title_full_unstemmed Examining transaction-specific satisfaction and trust in Airbnb and hotels. An application of BERTopic and Zero-shot text classification
title_short Examining transaction-specific satisfaction and trust in Airbnb and hotels. An application of BERTopic and Zero-shot text classification
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