Deals - not service - lifted 2009 OTA customer service scores

February 17, 2010 |

A new report suggests that online travel sites last year did a better job satisfying customers. However OTAs didn't score by improving functionality or offering better customer service, but for offering better deals during a year when it was easy to find travel bargains.

A new report by ForeSee Results, to be released today, suggests that the sites last year did a better job satisfying customers, and that Expedia did a slightly better job than the other three analyzed in the study.

The American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Commerce report analyzes customer satisfaction with three major, e-commerce groups: online travel, online brokerage and e-retail. To compile the scores, ForeSee analyzed the rankings of online retailers produced by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, a measurement created by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business launched 10 years ago.

The report's findings for online travel, however, aren't all rosy.

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