Hortênsio Fernandes

Hortênsio Fernandes


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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Celia RamosCelia Ramos
Celia Ramos
Pedro J. S. CardosoPedro J. S. Cardoso
Pedro J. S. Cardoso
HFHortênsio Fernandes
Hortênsio Fernandes
João M.F. RodriguesJoão M.F. Rodrigues
João M.F. Rodrigues
Due to the perishable nature of tourist products, which impacts supply and demand, the possibility of analysing the relationship between customers’ satisfaction and service quality can contribute to increased revenues. Machine learning techniques allow the analysis of how these services can be improved or developed and how to reach new markets, and look for the emergence of ideas to innovate and improve interaction with the customer. This paper presents a decision-support system for analysing consumer satisfaction, based on consumer feedback from the customer’s experience when transported by a transfer company, in the present case working in the Algarve region, Portugal. The results show how tourists perceive the service and which factors influence their level of satisfaction and sentiment. One of the results revealed that the first impression associated with good news is what creates the most value in the experience, i.e., “first impressions matter”.