Adapting to the Internet: Trends in Travelers’ Use of the Web for Trip Planning

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 511-527

  Xiang, Zheng ^a   Wang, Dan ^b   O’Leary, Joseph T ^c   Fesenmaier, Daniel R ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

information technology; Internet; trends; trip planning; virtuous cycle

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TREND ANALYSIS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84930790876     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287514522883     Document Type: Article

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