A trip planning service acceptance model for young mainland Chinese tourists
| Autor: | Chen-Kuo Pai, Vincent Ting Pong Cheng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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020204 information systems
Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management 0502 economics and business 05 social sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 050211 marketing Mainland 02 engineering and technology Business Marketing Trip planning Computer Science Applications Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology. 11:327-342 |
| ISSN: | 1757-9880 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/jhtt-11-2017-0121 |
| Popis: | Purpose Online travel agencies (OTAs) have been offering tourists trip planning services (TPS) for more than a decade. However, they are less popular than other online travel services such as metasearch with price comparison. This study aims to investigate why TPS on the internet, although important to tourists, are not well accepted by young mainland Chinese tourists. Design/methodology/approach A trip planning service acceptance model (TPSAM) was constructed and tested by inviting participants to take part in a trial using the TPS of a China OTA and then participants were asked to complete a questionnaire based on their user experience. Partial least square technique was used to perform a path analysis on the model. Findings Social influence and effort expectancy have significant direct influence on reuse intention. Social influence increases the trust level of the tourists on the TPS and effort expectancy’s strong influence on joy suggest that a joyful and effortless experience is critical for tourists to consider reusing the TPS. Practical implications The findings could provide some insight to the OTAs on improving their TPS. For instance, OTAs should let tourists feel that the TPS requires little effort and is fun to use and more promotion is needed through social media. Originality/value Although trip planning is essential for tourists in achieving a delightful travel experience, few studies have examined the adoption of Web-based TPS. This study contributes to the literature by establishing a TPSAM and extends previous work by showing that a causal relationship exists between social influence and trust in the service acceptance context. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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