• DocumentCode
    2975820
  • Title

    A Proposed Framework of eWOM and eTrust in Online Hotel Booking: The Influence of an e-Intermediary

  • Author

    Li, Jianyao ; Liu, Fang

  • Author_Institution
    Sun Yat-sen Bus. Sch., Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, China
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    12-14 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Internet has become deeply rooted in our daily life and is affecting the way people behave and the way they impact their communities. Hotel industry worldwide is among the first industries that adopt the new technology quickly and make online hotel room booking available. Evidences however show that consumers are still reluctant to use online transaction due to various factors. This study will first analyses factors that may influence travelers´ online hotel booking intention and then proposes a research framework for further study.
  • Keywords
    Internet; hotel industry; reservation computer systems; security of data; transaction processing; Internet; e-intermediary; eTrust framework; eWOM framework; hotel industry; online hotel room booking; online transaction; Communities; Companies; Consumer electronics; Industries; Internet; Receivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management and Service Science (MASS), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Wuhan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6579-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMSS.2011.5998817
  • Filename
    5998817