Determinants of the intention to participate in firm-hosted online travel communities and effects on consumer behavioral intentions

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 898-911

  Casaló, Luis V ^a   Flavián, Carlos ^a   Guinalíu, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumer behavioral intentions; Identification; Online travel communities; Participation; TAM; TPB

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; LEISURE INDUSTRY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 77955418517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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