The factors affecting tourism mobile apps usage

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dc.contributor.authorSeker, Ferhat
dc.contributor.authorKadirhan, Gokhan
dc.contributor.authorErdem, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-06T17:44:37Z
dc.date.available2025-01-06T17:44:37Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to determine the key factors affecting the behaviour of using tourism mobile apps. Contrary to previous studies, the present paper highlights the key factors by evaluating the perceived advantages and technological self-efficacy together. So as to evaluate overall measurement quality and test the hypothesised relationships, a two-step approach was applied. In the first step, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to test the validity of the measurement scales. Then, the dataset was analysed using the PLS-SEM method to test the proposed hypotheses. Data were collected from 213 adult participants through an online survey. The study revealed that time-saving is a key determinant of tourism mobile apps usage with the highest beta coefficient (0.335, p<0.01). The effects of convenience (0.293) and technological self-efficacy (0.201) were also significant and positive. However, the perceived financial advantage does not have a significant effect on the behaviour of tourism mobile apps usage. Given the growing value and market potential of mobile applications, this research provides crucial empirical evidence for application developers and tourism researchers about the use of mobile applications for the tourism industry.
dc.identifier.doi10.18089/tms.2023.190101
dc.identifier.endpage14
dc.identifier.issn2182-8458
dc.identifier.issn2182-8466
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85158825462
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage7
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18089/tms.2023.190101
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/3126
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000956643100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEscola Superior Gestao, Hotelaria & Turismo Univ Algarve
dc.relation.ispartofTourism & Management Studies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241211
dc.subjectTourism mobile applications
dc.subjectmobile apps
dc.subjectuser behaviour
dc.subjecttechnological self-efficacy
dc.subjecttourism and technology
dc.subjectICT in tourism
dc.titleThe factors affecting tourism mobile apps usage
dc.title.alternativeOs fatores que afetam o uso de aplicativos móveis de turismo
dc.typeArticle

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