Understanding the determinants of hotel booking intentions and moderating role of habit

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 52-67

  Agag, Gomaa ^a   El Masry, Ahmed A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment trust theory; Habit; Hotel online bookings; Intentions to purchase; Technology acceptance model (TAM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955588395     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2016.01.007     Document Type: Article

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