The use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to Pahang
In recent years, the use and reliance of social media by tourists have increased. Social media becomes the alternative to traditional media in the process of trip planning and travel decisions. This study aims to identify the influences of social media towards the trip planning process, which are...
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iium-779562020-01-28T07:48:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77956/ The use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to Pahang Fouzai @ Fauzi, Fatin Shafiqa Abdul Latif, Samshul Amry HF Commerce HF5001 Business. Business Administration In recent years, the use and reliance of social media by tourists have increased. Social media becomes the alternative to traditional media in the process of trip planning and travel decisions. This study aims to identify the influences of social media towards the trip planning process, which are pre, during, and post-trip among domestic tourists who visited the state of Pahang, Malaysia. This quantitative study identified the influences of social media on two areas, namely the trip planning process and the perceived level of trust. The data were collected using self-administered online questionnaires from domestic tourists who had visited the state within the past 12 months. The findings of this study indicate that the respondents use social media predominantly before the trip. The findings also show that travel information obtained through social media is perceived as trustworthy and reliable by the respondents. Future researchers may include larger samples from other demographic segments as well as the inclusion of other tourist classification Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pagoh Campus 2019-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77956/1/77956-DRSAM.pdf Fouzai @ Fauzi, Fatin Shafiqa and Abdul Latif, Samshul Amry (2019) The use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to Pahang. In: International Language and Tourism Conference 2019, 18th-19th October 2019, IIUM Edu Hub Pagoh, Muar Johor. |
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In recent years, the use and reliance of social media by tourists have increased. Social media
becomes the alternative to traditional media in the process of trip planning and travel
decisions. This study aims to identify the influences of social media towards the trip
planning process, which are pre, during, and post-trip among domestic tourists who visited
the state of Pahang, Malaysia. This quantitative study identified the influences of social
media on two areas, namely the trip planning process and the perceived level of trust. The
data were collected using self-administered online questionnaires from domestic tourists
who had visited the state within the past 12 months. The findings of this study indicate that
the respondents use social media predominantly before the trip. The findings also show
that travel information obtained through social media is perceived as trustworthy and
reliable by the respondents. Future researchers may include larger samples from other
demographic segments as well as the inclusion of other tourist classification |
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Conference or Workshop Item |
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Fouzai @ Fauzi, Fatin Shafiqa Abdul Latif, Samshul Amry |
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Fouzai @ Fauzi, Fatin Shafiqa Abdul Latif, Samshul Amry |
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Fouzai @ Fauzi, Fatin Shafiqa |
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The use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to Pahang |
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The use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to Pahang |
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The use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to Pahang |
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The use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to Pahang |
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The use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to Pahang |
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use of social media for trip planning process: study of domestic tourists to pahang |
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Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pagoh Campus |
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2019 |
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/77956/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77956/1/77956-DRSAM.pdf |
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