Tourism and the Internet:

An Investigation of the Co-Incident Role of the Internet in Tourism Promotion.

The aim of this research is to investigate the role that the Internet plays in the devision making of potential tourists. It will do this by examining the extent to which Australian domestic tourists use the Internet, specifically the Web Sites of the state based tourist authorities, in planning and designing a holiday. 
 
 

Despite the fact that providers of tourist services and products have made extensive use of the Internet in recent years, there is still an alarming lack of any detailed knowledge about the extent to which tourists are prepared to use the capacity of on-line services in planning or purchasing.
 
 

This research project is designed to overcome some of these problems. 

  • The Aims of the research
1. To provide an In-depth understanding of the way that domestic tourists utilise domestic destination web pages.

2. To give domestic destination organisations a chance to reconsider the role and effectiveness of Internet advertising and to develop the use of Internet advertising.

3. To recommend to domestic destination organisations how they can effectively and efficiently develop their web pages

  • The Objectives of the research
1. To explore the extent to which potential tourists utilise domestic destination web pages to plan and design a holiday within Australia

2. To explore the extent to which potential tourists utilise the web to purchase tourist related products such as travel, accomodation and leisure activities.
 
 

  • The Method of the Research
400 Respondents will be asked to complete an on-line survey 1 that will measure the nature and extent of their use of the Internet in planning and purchasing domestic tourist products and services. 

They will then be asked to answer a number of questions about the way in which they utilised each site.
 
 

  • Instructions.
Please click on the link below to start the survey. Then follow the links through until you have completed the entire survey, and simply click on the submit button to send off your completed form. 
 
 

This survey is completely anonymous. You will not be able to be identified from your answers, , and your responses will remain confidential. 
 
 

Thank you for your co-operation and assistance. 
 
 

Click Here to Begin the Survey
 
 
 
 

References

  1. http://www.westernaustralia.net/
  2. http://www.nttc.com.au/
  3. http://www.tourism.tas.gov.au/
  4. http://www.visitvictoria.com/
  5. http://www.tourism.nsw.gov.au/tnsw/
  6. http://www.tourism.sa.gov.au/
  7. http://www.queensland-holidays.com.au/