Appreciative and consumptive lodging attributes: Conceptualization and measurement

This study uses an appreciative-consumptive (A-C) approach in the conceptualization and measurement of lodging attributes. While the A-C framework has been effectively utilized in related fields like recreation and tourism, it remains undeveloped in the context of lodging. The purpose of this study is to elucidate a conceptual application of the A-C framework to the lodging sector, develop a scale that can be used to measure A-C constructs in the context of lodging for leisure travelers, and demonstrate the research and practical utility of this scale via use in a structural model and cluster analysis. The instrument developed in this study is dubbed the Appreciative-Consumptive Lodging Attribute Scale (A-CLAS). The A-CLAS is envisaged to represent a means for novel research into the study of lodging attributes, and a compelling new platform from which to envision the design, management, and maintenance of the lodging experience.