Tourism Search and Metasearch Engines for Online Booking: What Do They Offer?

Tourism Search and Metasearch Engines for Online Booking: What Do They Offer?

Trinidad Domínguez, Noelia Araújo, Jose Antonio Fraiz, Elisa Alén
ISBN13: 9781522510543|ISBN10: 1522510540|EISBN13: 9781522510550
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1054-3.ch003
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Domínguez, Trinidad, et al. "Tourism Search and Metasearch Engines for Online Booking: What Do They Offer?." Handbook of Research on Holistic Optimization Techniques in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Industry, edited by Pandian Vasant and Kalaivanthan M., IGI Global, 2017, pp. 67-97. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1054-3.ch003

APA

Domínguez, T., Araújo, N., Fraiz, J. A., & Alén, E. (2017). Tourism Search and Metasearch Engines for Online Booking: What Do They Offer?. In P. Vasant & K. M. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Holistic Optimization Techniques in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Industry (pp. 67-97). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1054-3.ch003

Chicago

Domínguez, Trinidad, et al. "Tourism Search and Metasearch Engines for Online Booking: What Do They Offer?." In Handbook of Research on Holistic Optimization Techniques in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Industry, edited by Pandian Vasant and Kalaivanthan M., 67-97. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1054-3.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter aims to analyze the different tourism search and metasearch engines for online booking based on supplier perspective (accommodation, flights, leisure and package deals) and taking into account the possible relations generated by the structure and content variables of web offers. A literature review is carried out to study user experience and provide greater in-depth knowledge which will, in turn, in addition to observation of online booking, trends, data, and profile and user preferences. With this information, the study establishes the main attributes of strucuture and offer content of webs focused on the user preferences. The empirical analysis is based on a representative sample of e-commerce of tourism websites, its main characteristics and possible correlations according to the structure and content of their offers. Based on this, the work identifies competitive advantages that will set the trends for the sector and future short-term strategies.

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