Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of happy workplace management and internal marketing that affect the intention to the hotel business. Examine the consistency of the influence pattern of happy workplace management and internal marketing that affect the return to the hotel business. Data were collected by questionnaires with 400 samples of front desk staffs who work in hotels, resorts, and condominiums, and 400 samples of hotel guests, the total of 800 samples from both data sources. Sampling method was determined by non-probability sampling using quota sampling. The area for data collection were Bangkok and Pattaya city, Chonburi province 50 percent in a ratio of 1:1. When collected one sample of a front desk staff, one sample would be collected from that hotel guest too, and the results of two data sources would be matched into one set via "number code/query identifier" that links the data of organizational management with the customer return process. Descriptive statistics were generated using statistical program for social science; casual modeling involved in the use of LISREL 8.72.
The results were as follows:
The casual model for happy workplace management and internal marketing that affect the return of the developed hotel business indicated that satisfaction was a direct cause of the return of Thai tourists. Meanwhile, happy workplace management and internal marketing had indirect cause of the return of Thai tourists.
The proposed model was consistent with empirical data. Goodness of Chi-square = 5.60, df = 6, p = .47 and GFI = 1.00. The variable in the proposed model accounted for 3 percent of the total variance of returning of Thai tourists.
In conclusion, satisfaction was the main cause that influences Thai tourists to return to the hotel business. Meanwhile, supporting factors to the commitment to the organization, performance of front desk staff and service quality were internal marketing and happy workplace management