Prior Product Knowledge and Its Influence on the Traveler's Information Search Behavior

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Independent tourist knowledge and skills (2010, background): “Past studies on tourist knowledge include Gursoy (2003), who examined the concept of prior product knowledge and its influence on the tourist’s information search behavior.”
Predicting Travelers’ Choice of Information Sources and Information Channels (2009, unknown): “…travel agency users include their tending to be on organized tours (Snepenger et al. 1990), have high levels of familiarity with the destination (gursoy 2003), stay longer at the destination (Snepenger et al. 1990), travel by air (Woodside and Ronkainen 1980), and stay in hotels or motels…”
Travelers’ Prior Knowledge and its Impact on their Information Search Behavior (2004, background): “Several hospitality and tourism researchers examined travelers’external information search behavior (e.g., Fodness & Murray, 1998; Gursoy, 2003; Snepenger & Snepenger, 1993; Vogt & Fesenmaier, 1998).”
The Effect of Prior Destination Experience on Online Information Search Behaviour (2006, background): “Some other researchers argue that prior knowledge and information search form an inverted-U shaped relationship (Brucks, 1985; Gursoy, 2003).”
Tourism, risk tolerance and competences: Travel organization and tourism hazards ☆ (2013, background): “There is also research on how prior product knowledge influences tourist search behaviour, with Gursoy (2003) differentiating between expertise and familiarity.”