Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers

Among all the industries, the travel industry has clearly benefited the most from the development of Internet technology. Obviously, the Internet has changed how people interact with travel agents, for example, the issuance of e-tickets for flights has replaced the ticketing counters of travel agent...

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Main Author: Kamarulzaman, Y.
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Published: EuroJournals 2010
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spelling my.um.eprints.122812015-01-20T01:22:27Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/12281/ Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers Kamarulzaman, Y. HF Commerce Among all the industries, the travel industry has clearly benefited the most from the development of Internet technology. Obviously, the Internet has changed how people interact with travel agents, for example, the issuance of e-tickets for flights has replaced the ticketing counters of travel agents and airlines offices. This study aims to fill the gaps in the current understanding of the potential of expanding the online market for travel services in the United Kingdom through examining the geodemographic profile of online shoppers. This study involved analysing the customers' demographic and geographic data and their purchasing pattern. The results are consistent with past models and commercial databases that have been adopted by many companies in segmenting their market. The study offers suggestions for consideration by businesses and the government. EuroJournals 2010-09 Article PeerReviewed Kamarulzaman, Y. (2010) Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers. European Journal of Social Sciences, 16 (2). pp. 195-205. ISSN 1450-2267 http://www.europeanjournalofsocialsciences.com/issues/ejss_16_2.html
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Kamarulzaman, Y.
Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers
description Among all the industries, the travel industry has clearly benefited the most from the development of Internet technology. Obviously, the Internet has changed how people interact with travel agents, for example, the issuance of e-tickets for flights has replaced the ticketing counters of travel agents and airlines offices. This study aims to fill the gaps in the current understanding of the potential of expanding the online market for travel services in the United Kingdom through examining the geodemographic profile of online shoppers. This study involved analysing the customers' demographic and geographic data and their purchasing pattern. The results are consistent with past models and commercial databases that have been adopted by many companies in segmenting their market. The study offers suggestions for consideration by businesses and the government.
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author Kamarulzaman, Y.
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title Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers
title_short Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers
title_full Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers
title_fullStr Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers
title_full_unstemmed Geodemographics of Travel E-shoppers: An Empirical Analysis of UK Consumers
title_sort geodemographics of travel e-shoppers: an empirical analysis of uk consumers
publisher EuroJournals
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/12281/
http://www.europeanjournalofsocialsciences.com/issues/ejss_16_2.html
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