The influence of user-generated content on traveler behavior: An empirical investigation on the effects of e-word-of-mouth to hotel online bookings

被引：681

作者：

Ye, Qiang ^{[1
]}

Law, Rob ^{[2
]}

Gu, Bin ^{[3
]}

Chen, Wei ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Harbin Inst Technol, Sch Management, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, Peoples R China

[2] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Hotel & Tourism Management, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Texas Austin, McCombs Sch Business, Austin, TX 78712 USA

[4] Univ Calif San Diego, Rady Sch Management, San Diego, CA 92093 USA

来源：

COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2011年 / 27卷 / 02期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

User-generated content; Traveler behavior; Hotel; Online bookings; REVIEWS; IMPACT; TRUST;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chb.2010.04.014

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The increasing use of web 2.0 applications has generated numerous online user reviews. Prior studies have revealed the influence of user-generated reviews on the sales of products such as CDs, books, and movies. However, the influence of online user-generated reviews in the tourism industry is still largely unknown both to tourism researchers and practitioners. To bridge this knowledge gap in tourism management, we conducted an empirical study to identify the impact of online user-generated reviews on business performance using data extracted from a major online travel agency in China. The empirical findings show that traveler reviews have a significant impact on online sales, with a 10 percent increase in traveler review ratings boosting online bookings by more than five percent. Our results highlight the importance of online user-generated reviews to business performance in tourism. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：634 / 639

页数：6

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