Customers’ perceptions and responses to hotels’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) orientation: the case of Bethlehem hotels, Palestine

Rami K. Isaac, Andrew Ngawenja Mzembe and Rama Andon

Current Issues in Tourism, 2025, vol. 28, issue 16, 2582-2594

Abstract: This study investigates customers’ perceptions of the notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how such perceptions influence their consumption behavioural intentions and outcomes in the hospitality industry in Bethlehem, Palestine. The research study adopted a qualitative methodology using semi-structured interviews with fifteen tourists who stayed in Bethlehem hotels. This study reveals that customers view the different dimensions of CSR in their right and stand-alone constructs. Paradoxically, our study suggests that customer’s willingness to pay and loyalty were not influenced by understanding such a distinction as responsibilities. This study further reveals that the interaction between customers’ perceptions of CSR and contextual and situational factors such as trust, transparency and service quality can determine customer behavioural responses to the hotels’ CSR orientation. The study offers recommendations on practical measures that can be undertaken to influence and enhance customers’ responses to hotels’ CSR agenda. The paper finally ends by identifying the study’s limitations and avenues for further research.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2024.2376990

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