INFORMATION USE AND TOURIST PREFERENCES FOR ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS

This paper studies information use by tourists when planning their recreational trips to unfamiliar places. A research is presented to investigate tourists preferences for different types of information, its use in planning their trips, and the sources used by tourists. It was found that tourists need information about destinations and route guidance. Traditional information sources, such as maps, guide books, and talking to people, usually satisfy these needs. The research further showed that tourists are not yet interested in advanced, electronic information devices. Nonetheless, there already appears to be meaningful penetration of Internet use.

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• Authors:
  • KRAAN, M
  • Abdelghany, A
  • Mahmassani, H
• Conference:
  • World Transport Research: Selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Date: 1998-7-12 to 1998-7-17
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 395-408

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronic media; Guides to information; Information services; Information systems; Internet; Maps; Recreational trips; Route guidance; Tourists
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783948
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435904
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 7 2000 12:00AM