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An Assessment of Online Travel Shopping Among Young People

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  • CodruÈ›a Adina Băltescu

    (“Transilvania†University of Brașov)

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Online shopping has been validated globally, and in tourism the phenomenon has expanded with extreme rapidity. Analyzing the features of the online tourism distribution is necessary for shaping future decisions, both in the activity of traditional travel agencies and online travel shopping. The article presents the results of a quantitative marketing research conducted amongst students and master students from the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brașov which focuses on the main advantages and disadvantages identified during online travel shopping process. The conclusions revealed pointed out that young people appreciates easiness and reduced risks for online travel shopping and supports, at a high extent, the development of this form of tourism distribution.

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  • CodruÈ›a Adina Băltescu, 2019. "An Assessment of Online Travel Shopping Among Young People," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(2), pages 426-430, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xix:y:2019:i:2:p:426-430
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    Keywords

    online travel shopping; travel agencies; tourism distribution; young people;
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    JEL classification:

    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development

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