A Model of Tourist Information Search Behavior
Abstract
This research empirically examines, for the first time, the correlates of tourist information search behavior. A model is specified and tested in which tourist information search strategies are related to search contingencies, individual (tourist) characteristics, and behavioral search outcomes. Using survey data from a large sample of leisure travelers, tests of association showed substantial support for hypothesized relationships. Tourist information search strategies were found to be the result of a dynamic process in which travelers used various types and amounts of information sources to respond to internal and external contingencies in vacation planning. A discussion of the key findings of the model provides a rich source of managerial implications.
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Tourist information search strategies involve various types of information sources.
“Tourist information search strategies involve various types of information sources (Fodness & Murray, 1999; Tassiello & Tillotson, 2020).”
From Risk, Trust, and the Roles of Human Versus Virtual Influencers (2024) · cites this paper as Fodness & Murray, 1999
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- Authors
- Fodness, D., & Murray, B.
- Affiliations
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
- ORCID
- Fodness, Dale
- Venue
- Journal of Travel Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1999-02
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 220-230
- ISSN
- 0047-2875 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6763
- OpenAlex
- W2149546613
- Cited by
- 531
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 35.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Travel Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Travel Writing and Literature
- Keywords
- tourist information search, information search strategies, individual characteristics, vacation planning, leisure travelers, information sources, behavioral effects, travel decision-making
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