“…The extent to which a traveler believes UGC is useful during a travel information search 13 Casaló et al, 2011;Ayeh et al, 2013;Casaló et al, 2010;Zhao et al, 2015;Lin, 2007;Munoz-Leiva et al, 2012;Lee et al, 2012;Ayeh, 2015;Pietro & Pantano, 2013;Ayeh, 2012;Yang, 2013;Ting, Ting, & Hsiao, 2014 Perceived ease of use The extent to which the traveler believes using UGC is free of effort Ayeh et al, 2013b;Sparks, Perkins, & Buckley, 2013;Ayeh, et al, 2013a;Jalilvand & Samiei, 2012;Hsiao et al, 2013;Casaló et al, 2011;Zarrad & Debabi, 2015;Jalilvand, Ebrahimi, & Samiei, 2013;Munoz-Leiva et al, 2012;Albarq, 2014;Cheng et al, 2006;Lee et al, 2012;Ayeh, 2015;Ayeh, 2012;Ting et al, 2014 Intention The traveler's expressed desire to read UGC during a travel information search…”