E-WOM and Accommodation: An Analysis of the Factors That Influence Travelers' Adoption of Information from Online Reviews

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-57

  Filieri, Raffaele ^a   McLeay, Fraser ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e word of mouth; elaboration likelihood model; information quality dimensions; information quantity; online reviews; products ranking

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INTERNET; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOURISM;

EID: 84888336692     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287513481274     Document Type: Article

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