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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 675-688 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- eWOM
- Online reviewer
- profile
- reputation
- source credibility
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
- Marketing