Disconfirmation theory argues that ‘satisfaction is related to the size and direction of the disconfirmation experience that occurs as a result of comparing service performance against expectations’.42 Szymanski and Henard found in the meta-analysis that the disconfirmation paradigm is the best predictor of customer satisfaction. (Ekinci et al (2004) cites Oliver’s updated definition on the disconfirmation theory, which states “Satisfaction is the guest’s fulfilment response. It is a judgement that a product or service feature, or the product or service itself, provided (or is providing) a pleasurable level of consumption-related fulfilment, including levels of under- or over-fulfilment” (Ekinci et al (2004)