Analysing room rates and terms and conditions for the online booking of hotel rooms

Chun Hung Roberts Law, Rachel Wong

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Abstract

Online hotel bookings have recently become popular in both direct and indirect distribution channels. Although prior studies have stated that attempting to find the lowest price is a major factor for customers in choosing a website for booking, the existing literature contains virtually no articles that examine the terms and conditions (T & C) offered on online reservation channels. The study reported herein investigated the importance of the room rates and T & C on six major websites for the 97 hotels on the member list of the Hong Kong Hotels Association (HKHA). The findings of this study are expected to provide a better understanding of the T & C for online bookers of hotels via different online distribution channels.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-56
Number of pages14
JournalAsia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2010

Keywords

  • Online bookings
  • Room rates
  • Terms and conditions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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