The Purpose of this study is to find out major choice attribute on on-line travel agency when the traveler takes a trip, and also to investigate the difference among choice attribute based on traveler's characteristics.
The data for this study was co...
The Purpose of this study is to find out major choice attribute on on-line travel agency when the traveler takes a trip, and also to investigate the difference among choice attribute based on traveler's characteristics.
The data for this study was collected from a questionnaire survey of 307 tourists who have ever taken a travel experience through on-line travel agency. The period of data collection was from 4th. June to 6th June, 2005.
The data was analyzed by Factor Analysis, Correlation, multiple Regression, T-test and data analysis was processed by SPSS/W N 12.0.
Relying on factor analysis, authors found that 4 factors were the important choice attribute. Namely, the importance of rank order of these factors are as :
Factor 1 is Site use environment : site convenient characteristic, information search convenient characteristic, Many travel information, Design is refined, Easy domain
Factor 2 is Service environment : modification & cancellation convenience, delivery service, promptness of reply, Presence of service compensation system, Satisfaction experience of past, information quick renewal
Factor 3 is Personal environment : designates from the company, Anonymous characteristic of transactions, sell articles with a premium, Recommendation of a familiar family friend, omnifarious event, Continuous community formation
Factor 4 is General environment - moderate prices, simple & convenient reservation, Business control ability of staff, Believing brand
According to the experience of overseas travel, there are statistically siginificant difference in selecting On-line Travel
Agency such as type of travel or the purpose of travel, etc.
Added to this, an activating strategy of tourism electronic commerce on a travel agent is as follows.
First, it depends on convenience of tourist product. Second, intense stablilization of electronic payment system . Third, low price policy pull in customers searching for price benefit. Fourth, an online buyer compares it with an off-line buyer that is provided more Sixth, attractive brand image development that it is matched by the need of target customers, brand image, are needed.