Technological Readiness Index (TRI) and the intention to use smartphone apps for tourism: A focus on inDubai mobile tourism app

Jarrar, Yosra; Awobamise, Ayodeji O.; Sellos, Pedro Sigaud

doi:10.5267/j.ijdns.2020.6.003

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“…Smartphone tourism apps that offer valuable, reliable, and accurate information will contribute to increased tourist adoption of the apps. Moreover, Jarrar [11] suggests that apps that did ICADECS not ask for personal information will reduce users discomfort and convince potential users that the application is safe without any associated risk. It is essential to develop the app's performance according to the feedback from the users.…”

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Designing a Smartphone Application for Religious Tourism in Sukoharjo, Malang, Indonesia

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Hidayat

Wardhana

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Many potential tourism spots have been recently developed all over Malang, Indonesia. It all started from a university student’s project that transformed the packed living area of the colorful village of Jodipan (Kampung Warna Warni Jodipan) into a tourism destination. After this successful metamorphosis, the nearby villages started to develop their thematic villages. For example, across the bridge from Jodipan there is Kampung 3D and across the railroad track is Kampung Biru Arema. Near these places, there is Sukoharjo sub-district which is longing to do the same. One of the potential attractions on Sukoharjo is Haul Akbar Pondok Pesantren Darul Hadits Al-Faqihiyyah (the annual celebration of the Islamic boarding school Darul Hadits Al-Faqihiyyah), which is a pillar of religious tourism in Malang. This project explored a smartphone application design that would bring tourists to Sukoharjo. The design and development involved adapting prototype SDLC models to quickly involve the audience in the process. The prototype is expected to be used in a pilot project that further employs the development features of the smartphone application. Keywords: Smartphone application, potential tourism spots, prototype SLDC models

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Section: Tourism Smartphone Applicationmentioning

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Designing a Smartphone Application for Religious Tourism in Sukoharjo, Malang, Indonesia

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Hidayat

Wardhana

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“…In the hospitality field, the TRI was combined with the Technology Acceptance Model to examine customers’ acceptance of hotel self-service technologies (Kaushik and Rahman, 2017) and golf GPS navigation (Huang et al , 2015). Jarrar et al (2020) tested the significant relationships between the four TRI dimensions and travelers’ intentions to use the Dubai mobile app, mediated by perceived benefits and perceived risks.…”

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Geocaching in Texas state parks: a technology readiness analysis

Leung

2021

JHTT

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to apply the triangle model of technology and the technology readiness index (TRI) in a qualitative study design to explore the geocaching phenomenon in state parks. Design/methodology/approach A framework was developed to examine the triangular relationships between the park, geocaching and visitors. A total of 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted with Texas state park officials. A thematic analysis was used to analyze the interview data. Findings Three types of interactions (i.e. park-visitor, visitor-technology and park-technology) were identified. Although geocaching leads to positive recreational experiences for park visitors, the study also revealed the decreasing popularity of geocaching along with park officials’ apprehension regarding the placement of caches. The findings suggest that Texas state parks fall within the “Avoiders” stage in terms of technology readiness because of a low level of optimism and innovation and a high level of discomfort and insecurity toward geocaching technology. Originality/value The study contributes to the extant literature by adding new knowledge regarding geocaching in the context of state parks. This study is one of the first to apply the triangle model of technology to examine the trilateral relationships between parks, geocaching and visitors. The study also innovatively adopts the TRI in a qualitative study to identify the technology readiness stage of state parks.

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“…Within the new technologies, smartphones and more specifically, mobile apps have become a basic resource in enhancing the experience of digital tourists since technologies have changed and revolutionised the way people travel (Pierdicca et al, 2019). As a result, tourists are increasingly familiar with the use of apps (Navarrete et al, 2020), which are essential in having a good tourist experience (Dickinson et al, 2014) because they make tourism easier for the users (Jarrar et al, 2020). This is due to the fact that the use of apps in this sector provides the user with a great saving of time before, during, and after the tourist trip (Xu et al, 2019).…”

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The Vision of the Main Mobile Apps Related to Caravanning: an Analysis of the Reviews Focusing on Users and Developers

Hernández-Garrido

Perea

Pérez-Calañas

2022

JoTS

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Mobile applications (apps) are becoming an essential tool when it comes to sightseeing. There is even a specific category for trips in the leading app stores. These are no strangers to the rise of the itinerant travel style, the caravans. The study aims to understand the situation of the main caravanning apps in Spain. We have carried out a web scraping methodology using a sample of 1,601 Spanish reviews of the main apps related to caravanning. The most interesting findings, among others, are that we are getting to know a sector that up to now was unknown and that even has not been affected by the pandemic crisis. Besides, the paper has demonstrated that developers do not follow the right strategies in caravanning apps. The paper also shows users' most crucial concerns about these apps. Therefore, managers of caravanning apps could improve their strategies by focusing their attention on users' concerns and, most important, reviews to respond.

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Technological Readiness Index (TRI) and the intention to use smartphone apps for tourism: A focus on inDubai mobile tourism app

Cited by 28 publications

References 1 publication

Designing a Smartphone Application for Religious Tourism in Sukoharjo, Malang, Indonesia

Designing a Smartphone Application for Religious Tourism in Sukoharjo, Malang, Indonesia

Geocaching in Texas state parks: a technology readiness analysis

The Vision of the Main Mobile Apps Related to Caravanning: an Analysis of the Reviews Focusing on Users and Developers

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