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Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
Prepared by InfoSearch and KPS3: June 15, 2014
SLIDE 2 Information To Be Covered
Objectives Methodology Respondent profile and travel
behavior
Satisfaction rating highlights: 2014
- vs. 2010, visitor vs. locals,
business vs. leisure
Recommendations and
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But First…The Great News
56% provided highest satisfaction
rating possible, up from 42% in 2010
Of the 57 attributes rated, 46 had a
6 or higher on a 7-point scale
Of the 52 measures rated in both
years, 39 increased significantly, 13 were stable, no decreases
Top 9 largest increases in F&B No ratings <6.29 on Personnel
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Objectives
Visitor characteristics Key demographics Satisfaction levels in 8 categories:
arrival, check-in, TSA, personnel, F&B, amenities, facilities, overall
Air service "wants" Visitor type differences Comparisons to 2010
SLIDE 5 Methodology
Questionnaire designed to meet
- bjectives and provide trending
with 2010
708 adult travelers completed via
intercept surveys
7-week period from March 21
through May 7 (2010 was summer travel patterns)
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Methodology
Actual results close to goals: 43%
residents (40%), 39% business travelers (40-45%), gender 57% male (50-50%)
2014 compared to 2010: more
males (57 vs. 51%), fewer arriving passengers (10 vs. 22%)
Confidence interval of +/- 3.7% at
the standard 95% confidence level
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Respondent Profile
43% residents/57% visitors 39% business travelers, 1/3 of
those attending a convention
10% were arriving/88% departing Three most common departure
cities: Las Vegas, LA, San Francisco
Three most common destination
cities: Las Vegas, LA, Seattle
SLIDE 8 Respondent Profile
Departing passengers headed for
44 states, 12 foreign countries
Of all visitors, 2 of 3 heading to
Reno/Sparks (half in 2010), 1 of 6 to Tahoe (23% in 2010)
90% traveling with no children,
half traveling alone, 30% with
Respondent ages: 18 to 88, mean
age was 47.6 (46.7 in 2010)
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Respondent Profile
73% employed, 14% retired,
4% students, 2% military, only 2% unemployed (similar mix in 2010)
1/3 high school grads, 1/3 college
grads, 1/3 some post-grad
SLIDE 10 Respondent Profile
21% had annual household income
- f <$50K, 36% with $50K to
$100K, 43% with $100K or more (same as in 2010)
Compared to RSCVA 2013 visitor
profile in which 24% had income
- f <$50K, 38% had income of
$50K to $100K, and 29% had income of $100K or more
SLIDE 11 Satisfaction Ratings
56% provided highest possible
rating up from 42% in 2010
Mean rating up to 6.38 from 6.12 46 had a rating of 6 or higher Lowest rating was "price of F&B,"
below 5 ("street plus 10%")
Top three ratings: ease of drop
- ff, space in check in lobby,
attractivenesss/décor in check in
,
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Satisfaction Ratings
Of the 52 ratings in 2010, 39
increased significantly, 13 were stable, none decreased
Greatest improvements were in
F&B areas, greatest in "variety of places," selection of F&B, tables/ seating, prices, value of food for $ paid
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Satisfaction Ratings
Other increases: facilities,
bathroom cleanliness, overall amenities, baggage claim, check-in décor, curbside security, quality and selection of shops, art, comfortable seating, OVERALL
Stable: TSA attributes, parking,
airport police and custodial staff, overall air service (e.g. non-stop flights)
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Check-in and TSA
Most common places to check in:
counter and self-serve kiosk
Same percentage reported
checking in at airport as in 2010
All check-in attributes rated
higher than 2010, especially check-in areas
Self-reported time for TSA: 6
minutes vs. 5.6 in 2010
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Check-in and TSA
TSA Pre (41%): 5.1 minutes vs.
regular TSA (59%): 6.6
Mean TSA time of 6.0 minutes
in 2014 similar to 5.6 in 2014
All TSA areas rated highly,
lower by business than leisure
TSA Pre rated all higher
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Airline and Airport Personnel
All area ratings increased over
2010, highest for airline personnel and curbside security
Visitors rated curbside security
higher than residents
Over half gave highest rating to all None were below 6.29 (6.0 in
2010 and ** in 2004)
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Food and Beverage
All 13 attributes rated higher than
in 2010, biggest increases in variety of places and selection
Highest (6.36) was cleanliness and
lowest (4.98) was prices
Value and prices were the two
lowest rated
Leisure travelers rated healthy
foods and variety higher
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Amenities (15 and Varied)
All 15 attributes rated higher than
in 2010, biggest increase in comfortable seating
Highest ratings: Free WiFi, family
bathrooms, cleanliness of bathrooms, availability of shops, pet relief areas, free local calls
Overall rating increased from 5.76
in 2010 to 6.10
SLIDE 19 Opportunities in Amenities
39% say they'd spend more time
in restaurants if more available
Mean length of time spent in the
area beyond TSA: 63.8 minutes
3 of 6 travelers spent at least 60
minutes in area beyond TSA
They would spend more money
- n: restaurants and bars by far,
then books/news and retail shops
SLIDE 20 Opportunities in Amenities
53% said they would spend more
- n at least one type of item if
available
Visitors more likely to want
gaming and gifts
SLIDE 21 Airport Facilities
All 7 attributes increased, highest
increase in appearance/décor in gate areas
All rated above 6.0 Highest rated: ease of access and
getting around
Lowest rated: appearance/décor
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Overall Satisfaction
All areas increased over 2010,
with greatest for friendliness/ courtesy, safety/security, website
Highest rating (6.48) for
friendliness/courtesy
Lowest (5.88) for overall air
service, stable from 2010
Visitors rated courtesy/
friendliness and air service higher
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Overall Satisfaction
Leisure travelers rated
interactive kiosks and air service higher than business travelers
Visitors and residents
gave statistically same rating for overall experience, as did leisure and business travelers
SLIDE 24 Air Service Desires
In 2014 cities in 44 states were
named (not Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, New Hampshire,
- S. Carolina, W. Virginia)
Statistically similar to 2010 Most named a city in California
Said they would on average make
2.1 visits to their stated city
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Air Service Desires
Those who named a
California city said 3.2 visits, Western Region said 2.0 visits, and 1.5 visits for South Atlantic
Top 7 cities named: NYC,
Oakland, Minneapolis, San Diego, Ontario (CA), Chicago and Atlanta
SLIDE 26 Air Service Desires
Cities with highest projected rate
- f increased visitation with
non-stop flights: Oakland, SLC, Houston, San Jose, Boise
Highest mentions of overall
projected visitation: NYC, Oakland, Houston, SLC, San Jose
In 2010, San Francisco was
mentioned most
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Suggestions (Open-ended)
Top 6 themes: F&B, direct flights/
air service, environment/décor, electronics/outlets, TSA, walking distance
Biggest increase in suggestion type
was environment/décor
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Favorite Aspect (Open Ended)
Top 5 themes: décor/
remodel/art, location and convenient access, calm/ easy to navigate, cleanliness, relatively small size
From 2010, comments
about décor/remodel/art increased from 7 to 16%
SLIDE 29 Recommendations
Continue to assess opportunities
for amenities, shopping, F&B
Continue to look at means of
extending the décor/remodeled look into gate areas (the remodels have paid off in customer perception), outlets
Utilize data procured for air
service efforts
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Recommendations
Celebrate and communicate the
excellent results and specifically, progress in areas that were targets in last survey
Continue the satisfaction survey
practice every 3 years
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Thank You and Questions?