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A conceptual model for adoption of information communication technology in the travel and tourism industry

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In this paper, the authors provide a model that explains the ICT adoption process in the T&T industry through a combination of adoption diffusion and usage diffusion, incorporating the UD concepts of variety of use and rate of use with the perceived usefulness concept of AD.
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The tourism industry was among the early adopters of information and communication technology (ICT), such as the Computer Reservation System of the early 1950s and the adoption of Global Distribution Systems in the late 1980s. However, after several decades of ICT adoption, the degree of adoption as well as use of ICT among enterprises related to travel and tourism (T&T) has been quite uneven. The objective of this study is to provide a model that explains the ICT adoption process in the T&T industry through a combination of Adoption Diffusion (AD) and Usage Diffusion (UD). The model incorporates the UD concepts of variety of use and rate of use with the perceived usefulness concept of AD. The UD model, unlike the AD model, focuses on the extent of use rather than on the act of adoption. The model consists of three main parts, namely, determinants, user patterns and outcomes. Based on these three dimensions, adopters are categorized into eight groups: Tech-Savvy, Obligatory, Early Adopter, Focused...

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Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User

TL;DR: Regression analyses suggest that perceived ease of use may actually be a causal antecdent to perceived usefulness, as opposed to a parallel, direct determinant of system usage.
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Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and user acceptance of information technology

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed and validated new scales for two specific variables, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, which are hypothesized to be fundamental determinants of user acceptance.
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What were the early developments in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry?

Early developments in the ICT industry for the travel and tourism sector include the Computer Reservation System in the 1950s and Global Distribution Systems in the late 1980s.