Factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites

The development of Internet usage in the tourism industry went along with the rise of relevant technologies that has affected the tourism industry all around the world. The Internet provides great opportunities for the marketers to sell their products and services through online channels. Websites,...

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Main Author: Mohseni, Shahriar
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Published: 2013
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spelling my-mmu-ep.62172015-06-01T07:14:08Z Factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites 2013-10 Mohseni, Shahriar HF Commerce HF5410-5417.5 Marketing. Distribution of products The development of Internet usage in the tourism industry went along with the rise of relevant technologies that has affected the tourism industry all around the world. The Internet provides great opportunities for the marketers to sell their products and services through online channels. Websites, as a face of the company in an online environment, offers a great environment for the customers to get relevant information and purchase products and services by a simple click. On the other hand, companies could reach tourists more effectively and create a strong relationship with them. Moreover, customers’ purchase intention from the website is not only dependent on the website itself. The customers’ attitude and characteristics also influence online shopping intention from the customers. This study proposed an appropriate model that assessed factors affecting purchase intention in the Malaysian tourism industry. This research is focused on website characteristics, user characteristics and their impact on customers’ purchase intention. The importance of trust and perceived risk is very high. Therefore, this study considered both at the same time, as they are the factors that influence online purchase intention. 2013-10 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/6217/ http://library.mmu.edu.my/diglib/onlinedb/dig_lib.php phd doctoral Multimedia University Graduate School of Management
institution Multimedia University
collection MMU Institutional Repository
topic HF Commerce
HF Commerce
spellingShingle HF Commerce
HF Commerce
Mohseni, Shahriar
Factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites
description The development of Internet usage in the tourism industry went along with the rise of relevant technologies that has affected the tourism industry all around the world. The Internet provides great opportunities for the marketers to sell their products and services through online channels. Websites, as a face of the company in an online environment, offers a great environment for the customers to get relevant information and purchase products and services by a simple click. On the other hand, companies could reach tourists more effectively and create a strong relationship with them. Moreover, customers’ purchase intention from the website is not only dependent on the website itself. The customers’ attitude and characteristics also influence online shopping intention from the customers. This study proposed an appropriate model that assessed factors affecting purchase intention in the Malaysian tourism industry. This research is focused on website characteristics, user characteristics and their impact on customers’ purchase intention. The importance of trust and perceived risk is very high. Therefore, this study considered both at the same time, as they are the factors that influence online purchase intention.
format Thesis
qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Mohseni, Shahriar
author_facet Mohseni, Shahriar
author_sort Mohseni, Shahriar
title Factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites
title_short Factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites
title_full Factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites
title_fullStr Factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites
title_sort factors affecting customers’ purchase intention from tourism websites
granting_institution Multimedia University
granting_department Graduate School of Management
publishDate 2013
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