Polo Peña, AI, Andrews, H and Morales Fernández, V (2023) Can online travel agencies contribute to the recovery of the tourism activity after a health crisis? Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences.

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Abstract

Purpose Online travel agencies (OTAs) have an important role to play in reactivating tourism activity following a health crisis by providing information about the health conditions of tourist destinations. Once developed, it is necessary to analyze the effectiveness of the information provided and ascertain whether the provision of such information effects the understanding of the value of using OTAs and, in turn, the intention to do so. Design/methodology/approach This paper, based on an empirical case study conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, examines whether following a health crisis, the quality of information provided by OTAs on the health conditions of tourist destinations and the perceived value of their offer generate a greater OTA services reuse intention, and signals, therefore, a return to travel. Findings The results show the quality of the information positively influences the perceived value, but not the OTA services reuse intention. Rather, the perceived value positively influences the OTA services reuse intention. Practical implications Overall, it can be suggested that providing quality health information for a destination is a necessary strategy because it contributes to increasing the perceived value of OTAs. To incentivize the intention for repeated use of OTA services, it is necessary to consider the perceived value that influences the intention to make repeat OTA reservations. Originality/value This research offers a novel perspective about the OTAs’ contribution to the recovery of the activity of the tourism industry after a health crisis. This contributes to achieving a more resilient sector in the face of future health crises.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G149 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) > G154.9 Travel and state. Tourism
Divisions:	Doctoral Management Studies (from Sep 19)
Publisher:	Emerald
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	17 Jul 2023 11:07
Last Modified:	17 Jul 2023 11:07
DOI or ID number:	10.1108/jhass-12-2022-0171
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/20365

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