A TAM-Based Model of Technological Factors Affecting Use of E-Tourism

Ghazi Alkhatib and Sinamis Tahsin Bayouq
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Ghazi Alkhatib: The Hashemite University (Retired), Jordan
Sinamis Tahsin Bayouq: University of Bedfordshire, Jordan

International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management in the Digital Age (IJTHMDA), 2021, vol. 5, issue 2, 50-67

Abstract: In tourism, ICT provides new channels anywhere/anytime for tourism services that impacted how customers access and consume those services, hence the emergence of the concept of e-tourism. Internet can be used to attract customers, communicate with them, customize their required services, access international markets, and provide all types of touristic information through e-tourism platforms. The salient feature of this research is to identify the key technological factors that influence customers' acceptance and use of the services provided through e-tourism platforms. Other behavioral aspects related to the use of these services are treated as exogenous factors. The study constructed an e-tourism technology acceptance model (ETAM) concentrating only on technology-related factors. To assist in understanding how users will reflect in these four technological factors affecting the use of e-services, the model recognizes two moderating influential factors: trust and attitude. The model is augmented with exogenous factors as intervening factors related to customer's background.

Date: 2021
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