Alternative Literature and Tourist Experience: Travel and Tourist Weblogs

Pudliner, Betsy A.

doi:10.2167/jtcc051.0

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“…Most early studies have focused on exploratory and descriptive issues and a main concern has been development of typologies of electronic social media platforms and content (Enoch & Grossman, 2010;Litvin, Goldsmith, & Pan, 2008;Pudliner, 2007;Schmallegger & Carson, 2008;Wenger, 2008). Such studies show on one side how social media are winning momentum as emerging tourism practices.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trust and Involvement in Tourism Social Media and Web-Based Travel Information Sources

Munar

Jacobsen

2013

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

210

128

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While utilisation of electronic social media is increasingly relevant as tourism practices, there is still a deficiency of empirical research on tourists' creation and use of various types of online content. This study maps and explores Scandinavian tourists' perceptions of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 information sources and scrutinises influence of electronic social media on holidaymakers' information sharing, based on a summer season survey in the mature and well-known destination of Mallorca, Spain. Empirical evidence is presented on perceived trustworthiness of social media platforms and other Internet-based information. The study also examines tourists' involvement in developing and sharing of virtual content. It critically analyses technological mediation through electronic wordof-mouth and involvement factors related to virtual dissemination of travel narratives. Moreover, the paper discusses information intensity, hedonic aspects and utilitarian values of tourist information in relation to interaction aspects of social media, in a context of holiday choices and online booking.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trust and Involvement in Tourism Social Media and Web-Based Travel Information Sources

Munar

Jacobsen

2013

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

210

128

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“…Review sites such as Tripadvisor or Holidaycheck.de and blogs are popular digital platforms for travelers to express their feelings and to rate their experience (Thevenot, 2007). Pudliner (2007) defined blogs in the tourism context as a form of conversation and communication among travelers. He discussed tourism in the three paradigms of tourism-namely as a language, a place of experience in space and time, and as an authentic experience.…”

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Information Technology Applications in Hospitality and Tourism: A Review of Publications From 2005 to 2007

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Leung

Buhalis

2009

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

286

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ABSTRACT. The tourism and hospitality industries have widely adopted information technology (IT) to reduce costs, enhance operational efficiency, and most importantly to improve service quality and customer experience. This article offers a comprehensive review of articles that were published in 57 tourism and hospitality research journals from 2005 to 2007. Grouping the findings into the categories of consumers, technologies, and suppliers, the article sheds light on the evolution of IT applications in the tourism and hospitality industries. The article demonstrates that IT is increasingly becoming critical for the competitive operations of the tourism and hospitality organizations as well as for managing the distribution and marketing of organizations on a global scale.

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“…This mobile sociality is now blurring the boundaries between home and away are allowing individuals to portray, construct (and reconstruct) and relieve their trips interactively within their mobile sociality as they are experiencing them. This instant mediation needs to receive more attention in future studies, as it has in the reconstruction of experiences through social media after returning home (Xiang & Gretzel, 2009;Pudliner, 2007). Future studies should focus on re-conceptualizing what it means to be connected and disconnected, as well as explore more deeply the fluidity of the tourist experience as the increasing convergence of information and communication technologies and tourists' experiences allows individuals to remain embedded in their social networks while maintaining a state of physical mobility and localness.…”

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“…Individuals maintain connections with home, collect information, book travel, upload photos, blogs, twitter, Facebook, and download travel guides while travelling. After the trip, individuals also use social media and other technologies to portray, reconstruct and relive their trips (Xiang & Gretzel, 2009;Pudliner, 2007). Some have argued that technology can detract from tourist experiences, which are emphasized by the contrast to everyday life (Uriely, 2005).…”

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Flashpacking: A Discussion of Independent Travel in a Digital World

Paris

2012

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2012

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The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of the impact of the convergence of ICT and independent travel from the perspective of a small group of tech-savvy flashpackers. Key informant e-interviews were conducted with a small group of eight flashpackers with an established virtual presence. This paper employs the mobilities paradigm to discuss the convergence of technology and backpacking tourism. The study of the flashpacking phenomenon through a 'mobilities lens' provides a vehicle for developing an understanding of the complexities of the intersection of physical travel, technologies, and daily life. Several themes emerged from the interviews including the conceptualization of connection and disconnection, impact of technologies on traditional physical spaces of backpacking, social interaction, and increasing fluidity of 'tourist' and 'non-tourist' experiences.

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Alternative Literature and Tourist Experience: Travel and Tourist Weblogs

Cited by 93 publications

References 18 publications

Trust and Involvement in Tourism Social Media and Web-Based Travel Information Sources

Trust and Involvement in Tourism Social Media and Web-Based Travel Information Sources

Information Technology Applications in Hospitality and Tourism: A Review of Publications From 2005 to 2007

Flashpacking: A Discussion of Independent Travel in a Digital World

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