Chinese Preferences of Hotel Websites: the Differences among Different Regions
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The fast technology and economic growth in China has attracted global attention in its tourism development. This study makes an effort on investigating China’s online tourism market and the Chinese online travelers’ perceptions of hotel websites. The findings are expected to better understand Chinese customers’ online preference and identified the differences among online travelers from different regions in the country. Empirical findings showed online reservation information is the most important factor to Chinese customers, and tourists from different regions of China have perception difference on user-friendly factor. The findings benefit hoteliers from understanding their websites development and formulating more appropriate online strategies to meet the requirements of Chinese travelers. Keywords—Chinese online travelers, Hotel websites, Regions of China, Website usefulness
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