Implementation of Web 2.0 in the snow tourism industry: Analysis of the online presence and e-commerce of ski resorts

This study sought to determine whether ski resort websites facilitate effective communication with their target audience and whether they are adapted to electronic commerce (e-commerce). To this end, first, a content analysis model was developed and applied to ski resort websites, considering four d...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Cristóbal Fransi, Eduard, Daries Ramón, Natalia, Mariné Roig, Estela, Martín Fuentes, Eva
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/68371
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjme.2017.06.002
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/68371
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:E-commerce
Modelo eMICA
Ski resort
Web 2.0
Descrição
Resumo:This study sought to determine whether ski resort websites facilitate effective communication with their target audience and whether they are adapted to electronic commerce (e-commerce). To this end, first, a content analysis model was developed and applied to ski resort websites, considering four dimensions: Information, Communication, e-Commerce and Additional Features. Second, the extended Model of Internet Commerce Adoption (eMICA) methodology was used to identify the opportunities arising from the use of Web 2.0 tools and suggestimprovements forthe detected shortcomings to enable these businesses to achieve more competitive management. The findings show that alpine ski resorts are better prepared than Nordic ones, although they still have a long way to go in facilitating effective communication and interaction with their target audience.