Title
An Analysis Of Search Engine Use For Travel Planning
Abstract
Search engines have become a central part of the internet marketing strategy of tourism businesses and, as such, it is essential that destination marketing organizations have a substantial understanding of how search engines are used within the travel planning process. This study proposed a three stage framework for examining how online travellers use search engines and how aspects of the travel planning process shapes this use. A series of key relationships were examined based upon a national survey of American online travel planners. The findings provide significant insight into the role of search engines for travel planning.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1007/978-3-211-99407-8_32
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN TOURISM 2010
Keywords
Field
DocType
Search engine marketing, information search, travel planning, destination marketing
Marketing strategy,Search engine,Advertising,Computer science,Search engine optimization,Tourism,Planning process,Search analytics,Marketing,The Internet
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.72
15
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
d r fesenmaier139249.31
Zheng Xiang240.72
Bing Pan3121963.89
Rob Law4102.33