Investigating the determinants of travel blogs influencing readers' intention to travel

Hsiu-Yuan Wang

The Service Industries Journal, 2011, vol. 32, issue 2, 231-255

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to propose and examine a new research model that can capture affective, cognitive and cyber-interactive elements influencing travel blog readers' behavioural intention to travel through affecting their perceived destination image. A survey of 323 blog participants found a strong support for the model. The results indicated that travel blog participants' perceptions of destination image could be a strong predictor of their travel intention. Factors assisting in building affective images (e.g. generating empathy, experiencing appeal) as well as cognitive images (e.g. providing guides) and facilitating interpersonal interactions (e.g. social influence, cybercommunity influence) were found to be critical components significantly influencing bloggers' perceptions of destination image. Theoretical and practical implications of the results were discussed.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.559225

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