... vacationers who want to economize. Consumer‐generated sources could focus more on providing information and comparison opportunities for subdecisions. Originality/value Information searching is a widely studied area in vacation decision making. Two extensive literature reviews give an overview of factors...

... of matters were collected by haphazard but not necessarily random selection of respondents in an airport departure lounge. Findings The study identifies independent effects of influencing units on aspects of decision but also shows that demographic factors affect aspects of decision making...

...Kenneth Hyde; Alain Decrop; Gerard Dunne; Sheila Flanagan; Joan Buckley Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the city break travel decision, and in particular, to develop a decision making model that reflects the characteristics of this type of trip taking. Design/methodology...

...Kenneth Hyde; Alain Decrop; Fred Bronner; Robert de Hoog Purpose Information‐search for vacation decision‐making can occur in two different contexts: an individual one, in which one forms one's preferences, and a social one in response to discussions with partners and family members. This paper...

...Kenneth Hyde; Alain Decrop; Lisa J. Abendroth Purpose Prior to e‐commerce, tourists could only purchase souvenirs at a destination. The goal of this research is to develop and test a theory to explain how adding a retail web site affects tourists' decision‐making for souvenir purchases. Design...

... of spousal influence strategies during the vacation decision process. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Ya'arit Bokek‐Cohen can be contacted at: ybokek@gmail.com Influence Family life Decision making Gender Consumer behavior Leave Most people prefer the family social group...

...Kenneth Hyde; Alain Decrop; Kenneth F. Hyde; Alain Decrop Purpose This paper introduces the seven empirical studies on vacation decision making in this special issue of IJCTHR. The paper compares the findings of these seven studies to traditional models of vacation decision making, and highlights...

...Antónia Correia; Adriano Pimpão Purpose This paper aims to study the decision‐making processes of Portuguese tourists traveling to South America and Africa destinations by developing a conceptual framework that focuses on information sources, motivations, perceptions, satisfactions, and behavioral...