Karanasios, S, Burgess, S and Sellitto, C (2015) Mobile devices and information patterns amongst tourists. In: Information Research. ISIC: the information behaviour conference, 02-05 Sep 2014, Leeds, UK. Information Research
Abstract
Introduction. This paper examines how mobile devices have influenced patterns of information behavior in tourism activities. Method. As a short conceptual paper we map the alignment of mobile information services to the three stages of travel activity. Analysis and Results. The paper asserts that there has been shift towards an in situ mode of information access and consumption to support tourism planning activity. Conclusion. The paper contends that mobile devices have had a concertina effect on tourism activity, with many activities that had been conducted by people in the pre-trip stage (related to searching for information and booking and paying for tourism products) and the post-trip stage (such as capturing information and recording of vacation experiences) are now being carried out in the during-trip stage. Mobile devices potentially allow access to a range of context-based services that previously were unavailable to the tourist, however are now easily accessible during a trip.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2015, The Authors. This is an author produced version of a paper published in the proceedings of ISIC, the Information Behaviour Conference, Leeds, 2-5 September, 2014: Part 2 in Information Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2015 13:43 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 13:38 |
Published Version: | http://informationr.net/ir/20-1/isic2/isicsp10.htm... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Information Research |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85167 |