... intimate nature of physical contact in these tourism types. Internet may have more impact on social distance than prior visit since information search on internet requires more active effort, thus heightened level of interest and involvement. Or, internet and prior visit may still be the same...

... Australia Tourism Internet Information searches Consumer behaviour Databases Long tail Distribution The impact of the internet on travel distribution is significant and while researchers have addressed the topic, there is still much to be examined. Travel is one of the top travel categories...