SERVICE QUALITY, TRUST AND CUSTOMER LOYALTY: THE ROLE OF CUSTOMER SATUISFACTION AT THE HOTEL SERVICES INDUSTRY IN INDONESIA
Abstract
This study aims to give a contribution to the literature in terms of; first, providing a development in the empirical
research model of the relationship between service quality (SERVQUAL) on cuslomer salisfaction; second, providing
empirical evidences on the relation of trust on customer satisfaction; third, the importance of customer satisfaction in
mediating the relationship of service quality (SERVQUAL) on customer loyalty. This study took its unit of analysis on
cusfomers who have once used fhe servlces of hotels in Surakafta, lndonesia. Sampling technique of this study
employed purposive sampling. The data analysis in the empirical model testing used Structural Equation Modeling
(SEM) approach with AMOS program. The result of testing for hypothesis one (H1) found that SERVQUAL affects
positively on customer sallsfacflon. The testing result for hypothesis two (H2) revealed that Trust positively affects
customer loyalty. Similafly, the testing for hypothesis three (H3) also showed the positive effect of customer
satisfaction on customer loyalty.