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Impact of Mobile Applications in Changing the Tourist Experience

Open Access
|Dec 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Motivations for MTA use in the three stages of tourism consumptionSource: Buhalis and Costa (2006)
Motivations for MTA use in the three stages of tourism consumptionSource: Buhalis and Costa (2006)

Influence of the MTAs on the travel experience_

InfluencePercentage
Has not changed0.9%
Has changed little4.5%
It had no impact22.5%
Amended41.4%
It has changed a lot14.4%
Does not use MTAs16.2%

How it affected the experience_

InfluencePercentage
Planning during trip27%
More convenience18%
Greater security11%
Greater connectivity11%
Greater productivity9%
Greater quality9%
Less previous planning6%
Sharing experiences during travel5%
More fun4%

Main benefits associated with travel apps_

BenefitsPercentage
Ubiquity23%
Immediate availability20%
Access to information20%
Convenience15%
Organisation/capacity planning12%
Price6%
Pragmatism3%
Personalisation1%
Innovation0%
Entertainment0%
Security0%

Main motivations for the use of travel apps_

MotivationsPercentage
Performance28%
Satisfaction23%
Utility/perceived value21%
Habit10%
Price7%
Rating of the app6%
Management expectations3%
Social value (everyone I know uses)2%
Emotional value (feelings)0%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2021-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 113 - 120
Submitted on: Sep 18, 2020
Accepted on: May 31, 2021
Published on: Dec 30, 2021
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2021 Sónia Dias, Victor Alves Afonso, published by Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
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