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Online travel agencies: factors influencing tourists’ purchase decisions
- Source :
- Tourism & Management Studies, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 7-20 (2019), Tourism & Management Studies, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 20-7, Published: JUN 2019, Tourism & Management Studies v.15 n.2 2019, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos), Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC)-FCT-Sociedade da Informação, instacron:RCAAP
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- University of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEO, 2019.
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Abstract
- This study aims to analyse the tourist online purchasing behaviour through Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) (Booking.com and Expedia.com), which factors have more influence on the buying decision-making and if the degree of importance given to some factors changes according to socio-demographic, economic or travel characteristics. Results show that most tourists book their accommodation through OTAs, mainly due to the easiness of browsing and the better prices. The results also suggest that the most important factor when booking accommodation is the price, although the buying process is complex, the online reviews, promotions and photos are also important. Regarding the level of importance online tourists give to price, there are differences between age groups, income and country of residence. The online reviews are important regardless of the characteristics of the tourist, except for age. It was possible, through a cluster analyses, to find three different segments of tourists considering the importance given to price, online reviews, promotions and photos. O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar o comportamento de compra de alojamento turístico através das agências de viagens online (OTAs) (Booking.com e Expedia.com), identificar o fator que exerce maior influência na decisão de compra, e aferir se o grau de importância dado aos fatores se altera com as características sociodemográficas e económicas ou características das viagens. Conclui-se que a preferência pelas reservas nas OTA resulta da facilidade de navegação e melhores preços. O fator mais importante na compra de alojamento através das OTA é o preço, embora o processo de compra seja complexo, e as online reviews, promoções e imagens sejam também relevantes. O grau de importância atribuído ao preço é diferente conforme a idade, rendimento e país de residência, enquanto as reviews online são importantes independentemente do perfil dos turistas, com exceção da idade. A análise de clusters permitiu agrupar os turistas com características semelhantes em três grupos distintos conforme a importância atribuída ao preço, online reviews, promoções e fotografias.
- Subjects :
- tourist consumers behaviour
Expedia.com
E-commerce
comportamento do consumidor turístico
booking.com
online shopping
online travel agencies
lcsh:GV181.35-181.6
Booking.com
expedia.com
compras online
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
e-commerce
Business
tourist consumer’s behaviour
lcsh:Recreation leadership. Administration of recreation services
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21828466
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Tourism & Management Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....80fbbcef3c3c40d817fa5444376304dd