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Coping with the risk of internet connectivity in hotels: Perspectives from American consumers traveling internationally

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  • DeFranco, Agnes
  • Morosan, Cristian

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A reliable and secure Internet connection may represent the only viable solution for international travelers to complete communication tasks in hotels (e.g., talking with loved ones at home, engaging in work-related activities, accessing restricted resources). Yet, the current cyber-environment accessible by connecting a mobile device to the Internet is characterized by a certain degree of risk, to which consumers generally respond via coping mechanisms. Based on data from a sample of 1017 American consumers who traveled internationally, this study validated a conceptual model that explains consumers' intentions to cope with the risk of connecting their mobile devices to hotel networks in order to access the Internet. The study recognizes consumers’ risk-benefit calculative mechanisms that influence coping intentions, and the roles of knowledge, habit, and convenience orientation in influencing the benefit-risk dyad.

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  • DeFranco, Agnes & Morosan, Cristian, 2017. "Coping with the risk of internet connectivity in hotels: Perspectives from American consumers traveling internationally," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 380-393.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:touman:v:61:y:2017:i:c:p:380-393
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2017.02.022
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