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A Study on the Customer Experience Design through analyzing Smart Hotels in China

중국 스마트 호텔의 사례 연구를 통한 사용자 경험 연구

  • Luo, Xuan (Dept. of Experience Design, Techno Design, Kookmin University) ;
  • Pan, Yonghwan (Dept. of Experience Design, Techno Design, Kookmin University)
  • 루쉬안 (국민대학교 테크노디자인전문대학원 경험디자인학과) ;
  • 반영환 (국민대학교 테크노디자인전문대학원 경험디자인학과)
  • Received : 2020.12.29
  • Accepted : 2021.03.20
  • Published : 2021.03.28
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Abstract

The outbreak of covid-19 has brought the characteristics and advantages of non-contact services to increased prominence, and the development of smart hotels"has accelerated. This study aims to identify, categorize and define the smart service experience at different touch points of the customer experience. The concept and characteristics of the smart hotel were examined based on existing research and literature. An analytical framework was designed using smart experience factors and customer touch points of smart hotels. Selected Chinese smart hotels were then examined under this framework. The case analysis results show that the customer experience design of smart hotels has developed to different degrees, in terms of interactivity, personalization, accessibility, information and privacy security. Based on the above findings, this article suggests that the design of smart hotels should use integrated data to further enhance personalized service experience.

코로나(COVID-19) 폭발로 인해 비접촉 서비스의 특징과 장점이 갈수록 두드러졌고 스마트호텔의 발전이 가속화되었다. 본 연구는 서로 다른 접촉점에서고객 체험 과정에 발생하는 스마트 서비스 체험을 식별, 분류 및 정의하는 데에 목적을 두고 있다. 기존 연구와 문헌을 바탕으로 스마트 호텔의 개념과 특징에 대해 연구 토론해 보았다. 스마트 호텔의 스마트 체험 인자와 고객 접촉점을 활용하여 분석 프레임 워크를 디자인하였다. 이로써 중국에서 선별된 스마트 호텔에 대해 현장 조사 및 분석을 수행한다. 사례 분석 결과를 보면 스마트 호텔의 고객 체험 디자인이 교호성, 개별화, 접근 가능성, 정보성, 프라이버시 안전성에 어느 정도 발전하고 있다는 것을 알 수가 있다. 위의 결과를 바탕으로 본 논문에서는 미래의 스마트 호텔 CX 디자인이 개인화된 서비스 관련 체험을 개발하기 위해 데이터를 통합하는 방향으로 발전하는것을 제안한다.

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