The Moderating Role of Information Quality in the Relationship Between guides’ Communication Skills and Tour Satisfaction

ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the moderating effect of the quality of information given by guides on the relationship between guides’ communication skills and tour satisfaction. The data for this study were collected from 300 foreign tourists who participated in guided tours in Nevsehir province, Core Cappadocia, by means of surveys. The partial least squares method was used to test the developed model. According to the analysis results, guides’ communication skills significantly affect tourist tour satisfaction. However, guides’ empathy skills had no significant impact on tourists’ satisfaction with tours. The quality of information given by guides was found to have a moderating role in the relationship between guides’ respect toward tourists and tour satisfaction. On the other hand, information quality had no moderating effect on the relationship between guides’ self-expression skills and tour satisfaction.KEYWORDS: Tourist guidescommunication skillsinformation qualitytour satisfactionTurkey Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).