Journal article
Helpful reviewers in TripAdvisor, an online travel community
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Vol.28(7), pp.675-688
2011
Abstract
Online communities need a critical mass for communication, information, and entertainment and should provide useful information for their members in order to obtain this critical mass. The abundance of online travel reviews increases cognitive costs of travelers, and travelers use extrinsic cues to judge the quality of online reviews to eliminate costs associated with the information process. Of various cues used in online environments, this study examined an online reputation system in TripAdvisor.com and profiled the reviewers who post helpful reviews in the online travel community. The key findings include that helpful reviewers are those who travel more, actively post reviews, belong to any age and gender groups, and give lower hotel ratings. This study adds to research of online travel reviewers by characterizing helpful information creators among online content creators.
Details
- Title
- Helpful reviewers in TripAdvisor, an online travel community
- Authors/Creators
- H. Lee (Author/Creator)R. Law (Author/Creator) - Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityJ. Murphy (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Vol.28(7), pp.675-688
- Publisher
- Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
- Identifiers
- 991005542376307891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Do not use- Former Murdoch Business School
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
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- Citation topics
- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.3 Management
- 6.3.65 Consumer Behavior
- Web Of Science research areas
- Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
- ESI research areas
- Social Sciences, general