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2013 | 2(23) | 123-130

Article title

The influence of online reviews on customers and travel agencies

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PL
Wpływ komentarzy internetowych na klientów i biura podróży

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Abstracts

EN
The past couple of years the tourism industry has undergone massive changes. Not only does it struggle with economic crisis, but it also had a bit of a crisis itself when online travel shops popped up. Along with these new websites came online reviews, where people could tell other people about their experiences and which are becoming more and more important in the vacation buying process, since tourists are more likely to consider buying a vacation when there are reviews available. Social media are a new form of online marketing, and recently became one of the biggest word of mouth advertisements online. In this article, the focus will be on the changes in tourism industry because of social media and online reviews, as the effect on both hotels and travel agencies from the immense changes in their industry is examined. The online reviews phenomenon has become a social convergence trend, where specialized travel websites and hotels alike increase their sociality by adopting applications which enable real-time sharing of contents among the visitors.
PL
W ciągu ostatnich kilku lat branża turystyczna przeszła ogromne zmiany. Musiała zmagać się nie tylko z kryzysem ekonomicznym, ale też z ogromnymi wyzwaniami, jakie postawiły przed nią pojawiające się na rynku internetowe biura podróży. Klienci, zamiast korzystać z tradycyjnej formy zakupu wakacji, wiążącej się z koniecznością odwiedzenia biura podróży, mogą wykupić wakacje lub pobyt w hotelu w internecie, nie wychodząc z domu. Wraz z uruchomieniem w sieci globalnej stron internetowych pośredniczących w sprzedaży oferty turystycznej pojawiły się towarzyszące tym stronom komentarze internetowe – nowy sposób, w jaki korzystający z oferty mogą podzielić się z innymi swoimi doświadczeniami z pobytu w hotelach. Komentarze internetowe odgrywają coraz większą rolę w procesie kupowania wakacji. Klienci chętniej sięgają po oferty wakacyjne, jeśli dostępne są komentarze. Nową formą marketingu internetowego stają się media społecznościowe, które w ostatnim okresie stały się jedną z najistotniejszych form internetowego marketingu szeptanego. Niniejszy artykuł poświęcony jest zmianom, jakie dokonują się obecnie w branży turystycznej pod wpływem mediów społecznościowych oraz komentarzy internetowych. Autorzy artykułu badają wpływ tych zmian na hotele i biura podróży.

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123-130

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2013-12

Contributors

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  • Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, School of Business and Economics, TEI of Athens, Athens 122 10, Ag. Spyridonos & Milou 1, Aigaleo Campus, Greece
  • Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, School of Business and Economics, TEI of Athens, Athens 122 10, Ag. Spyridonos & Milou 1, Aigaleo Campus, Greece

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