Trust in travel-related consumer generated media
RIS ID
37297
Abstract
This study investigated the factors influencing trust in travel-related CGM and, in turn, the degree to whcih trust affects the benefits and impacts of using CGM in the course of planning pleasure trips. An online survey of US Internet users was conducted with a total of 1170 individuals responding to questions regarding their perceptions and use of CGM for travel planning. The findings show that CGM use is widespread and that trust depends on the type of Website on which the CGM is posted and perceptions of other CGM creators. Also, those who have greater trust in CGM report greater impacts and derive greater benefits from their CGM use.
Publication Details
Yoo, K., Lee, Y., Gretzel, U. & Fesenmaier, D. (2009). Trust in travel-related consumer generated media. In W. Hopken, U. Gretzel & R. Law (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2009: Proceedings of the International Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (pp. 49-59). Vienna, Austria: Springer Verlag.