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Tourism E-Booking and ‘E-Purchasing': Changes in a 5-Year Period

Tourism E-Booking and ‘E-Purchasing': Changes in a 5-Year Period

Nataša Slak Valek, Eva Podovšovnik Axelsson
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781466665439|ISBN10: 1466665432|EISBN13: 9781466665446
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6543-9.ch026
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Valek, Nataša Slak, and Eva Podovšovnik Axelsson. "Tourism E-Booking and ‘E-Purchasing': Changes in a 5-Year Period." Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 434-447. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6543-9.ch026

APA

Valek, N. S. & Axelsson, E. P. (2015). Tourism E-Booking and ‘E-Purchasing': Changes in a 5-Year Period. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 434-447). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6543-9.ch026

Chicago

Valek, Nataša Slak, and Eva Podovšovnik Axelsson. "Tourism E-Booking and ‘E-Purchasing': Changes in a 5-Year Period." In Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 434-447. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6543-9.ch026

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Abstract

Information technology plays a significant role in tourism, but mainly as an informational tool. Ideally, the information search process on the Internet should try to encourage consumers to book and purchase travel services and products prior to leaving for their vacation, but cultural differences in booking on-line are found. The present study research problem is to understand the complex of e-booking and e-purchasing travel behaviors among Slovenes, since no research between Slovene tourists was done before. In details, the relationship between e-booking and paying travel accommodation and travel transportation on the Internet in the period of five years is investigated. The results show slow changes and an increase in booking and buying travel transportation, while booking and paying tourism accommodation gains greater interest during a five-year period.

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