An Examination of the structural relationships among travel information, an attitude toward a DMO Website and online purchase intention: Focusing on a mediating role of telepresence (觀光情報,웹사이트 態度,온라인 구매의도간의 構造的 關係 考察: 텔레프레즌스(Telepresence)의 媒介役割을 중심으로)

Hyun, Yong-Ho (현용호)

An Examination of the structural relationships among travel information, an attitude toward a DMO Website and online purchase intention: Focusing on a mediating role of telepresence

Journal of Tourism Sciences
Abbr : JTS
2008, 32(5), pp.403-421
Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
Research Area : Social Science > Tourism

Hyun, Yong-Ho ¹

¹대구가톨릭대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study proposes a structural model to investigate the influential relationships among offline travel information, Web-mediated virtual information, telepresence, attitudes toward a Destination Marketing Organization(DMO)’s Website and online purchase intention. To achieve the goal of this study, virtual information classifies into two types; 3D-based and 2D/text-based virtual information. This research model examines the structural relationships among constructs, using Structural Equation Modeling(SEM). The empirical data collected from the Tourism Tasmania Website by using a Web survey. A total of 328 responses provide the validated data for analysis. The result of this study suggest the following findings: (1) telepresence is influenced by 3D- and 2D-based virtual information; whereas, offline travel information does not; (2) telepresence mediates virtual information to online purchase intentio; and (3) based on the best model, it was found that 3D virtual information has a direct effect on attitude; whereas, 2D-based information has a direct effect on an online purchase intention.

KEYWORDS

Telepresence, Offline travel information, Web-mediated virtual information, Attitudes toward a DMO’s website

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