Airline customers can be divided into business travelers and leisure travelers. The purpose of this study
is to explore the difference of recommendation behaviors according to the types of leisure travelers. In
other words, based on the review and evaluation data reported after using airline service, we examined the
moderating effect of the type of leisure traveler between in-flight service and the recommendation. The
results are as follows. First, the recommendation level varied according to the types of leisure travelers. In other words, leisure travelers who travel alone, such as backpackers, are more likely to recommend than
other types of leisure travelers. Second, the influences of in-flight service on customer recommendation
were influenced by leisure traveler type. In other words, depending on whether it is a leisure traveler
traveling alone, a leisure traveler traveling with a family member or a couple, the effect of service on
recommendation was difference. Third, moderating effects did not appear in all types of leisure travelers.
Therefore, airline can improve positive recommendation by varying service effort according to leisure
traveler type.