Information Sources for Travel Decisions: Toward a Source Process Model
By Thomas Bieger, Christian Laesser. 2004
331 citations recorded by the source corpus.
Subfields: Sociology and Political Science, Transportation
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In Sociology and Political Science
- K. Woosnam
- Cathy H. C. Hsu
- Zheng Xiang
- Daniel R. Fesenmaier
- Gianna Mascardo
- Arturo Molina
- Soo K. Kang
- David Martín-Consuegra
In Transportation
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- Gianna Mascardo
- Soo K. Kang
- Laurie Murphy
- Pierre Benckendorff
- Daniel R. Fesenmaier
- Christian Schott
- Cathy H. C. Hsu
Citations in the corpus
- Reference Group Influences among Chinese Travelers (2006, methodology): “As a result, an examination of information sources in traveler decision making has been popularly used as a market segmentation criterion (e.g., Bieger and Laesser 2004; Dodd 1998; Fodness and Murray 1997).”
- Residents as Travel Destination Information Providers: An Online Community Perspective (2010, background): “According to Bieger and Laesser (2004), the more complex one’s trip becomes, the higher the importance of using multiple sources for planning and decision making.”
- Tourism marketing information and destination image management (2010, background): “JEL classification: M30, M31, L83 information sources, destination selection and travel decisions (Baloglu, 2000; Bieger and Laesser, 2004; Capella and Greco, 1987; Chen and Gursoy, 2000; Eagles, 2000; Getz and Sailor, 1993; Gitelson and Crompton, 1983; Goossens, 1994; Gursoy and McCleary, 2004;…”
- Investigating the Role of Prior Knowledge in Tourist Decision Making (2014, background): “…and information search behavior, such as the involvement of the information search or the role of information in the decision-making process (Vogt and Fesenmaier 1998), complexity of the trip, or the level of guidance available to individuals for planning their holiday (Bieger and Laesser 2004).”
- Information technology and consumer behavior in travel and tourism: insights from travel planning using the internet. (2015, background): “As such, information available to individual travelers has significant impact on various aspects of the traveler's decision making, especially when choosing a destination to visit (Bieger and Laesser, 2004; Fodness and Murray, 1997; Gursoy and McCleary, 2004; Jeng and Fesenmaier, 2002; Vogt and Fese”
- Tourism Distribution Channels: The Visitors’ Perspective (2005, background): “More recent research that considers the timing and location of steps in the information search process also offers useful insights as the spatial complexity of distribution channels becomes more evident (Hyde and Lawson 2003; Fesenmaier and Jeng 2004; Bieger and Laesser 2004).”
- Exploring Word-of-Mouth Influences on Travel Decisions: Friends and Relatives vs. Other Travellers (2007, positive): “According to Beiger and Laesser (2004), patterns of travel information source usage reflect the need of the traveller to reduce uncertainty and risk in their travel purchases.”