Travellers' Use of Information Obtained at Tourist Information Centres
Comparison between Information Seekers and Convenience Stoppers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12462709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yeong‐hyeon Hwang (0000-0001-6798-783X, Dong-A University, corresponding author), Zhi Li (0000-0002-6039-1045, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-1665 • E-ISSN: 1741-6507 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10941660701883326 |
| OpenAlex | W2018665519 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
This study seeks to understand the information behaviour of travellers who stopped purposely at a tourist information centre (TIC) in comparison with those who stopped for other reasons. The results of the study of Illinois TIC visitors indicate that information seekers acquire more information and tend to use it more to assist/finalize their current travel decisions. Changes in travel decisions brought about by information obtained at a TIC are not limited to secondary and en route travel decisions but encompass core decisions such as length of stay and accommodation decisions. Changes in length of stay and expenditure are brought about by changes that occurred to different aspects of a trip. The association between types of information gathered and changes in different aspects of a trip varies substantially with the purpose of the stop
Accommodation · Advertising · Business · Consumer information · Economics · Geography · Information seeking · Political science · Seekers · Tourism · Travel behavior · Computer Science · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Psychology · Sharing Economy and Platforms · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2012 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |