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UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones

4-1-2011

How User-Generated Review Websites Impact a Hotel’s RevPar
Milan Patel
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Patel, Milan, "How User-Generated Review Websites Impact a Hotel’s RevPar" (2011). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 1066.

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HOW USER-GENERATED REVIEW WEBSITES IMPACT A HOTEL’S REVPAR

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How User-Generated Review Websites Impact a Hotel’s RevPar

By

Milan Patel

Bachelor of Science University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2011

A professional paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Master of Hospitality Administration William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration

Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas

HOW USER-GENERATED REVIEW WEBSITES IMPACT A HOTEL’S REVPAR May 2011

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ABSTRACT How User-Generated Review Websites Impact a Hotel’s Revenue

By Milan Patel

Dr. Mehmet Erdem, Committee Chair Associate Professor of Hotel Management University of Nevada, Las Vegas

This is a professional paper which explores the correlation between user-generated reviews on TripAdvisor.com and how a hotels’ TripAdvisor Popularity Index ranking affects a hotels’ RevPar. The study surveyed nine hotels in Dallas, TX, three hotels in the four star level, three hotels in the three star level, and three hotels at the two and one half star level. The study focus’s on the
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