Temporal changes of airfares on online travel agency websites and metasearch engines, departure from Budapest

Dudás, Gábor; Boros, Lajoš; Pál, Viktor

doi:10.15196/ts560604

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“…The first is on Monday and the second is before the weekend (Thursday and Friday). This can be explained partly by the traditional mobility pattern of international tourists concentrating around the weekends and partly by international airfare policies, where the cheapest tickets can be obtained around the middle of the week (Dudás, Boros, & Vida, 2017).…”

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Measuring visitor flows using mobile positioning data in three Hungarian second-tier cities

Kovács

Smith

Teleubay

et al. 2023

IJTC

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Purpose The research analyses the spatial-temporal behaviour of international visitors using mobile positioning data (MPD) in three second-tier cities in Hungary: Szeged, Debrecen and Pécs. The purpose of this study is to identify the origins of visitors, length of stay, seasonal concentrations and mobility between cities. Design/methodology/approach A large volume of data generated by foreign mobile phone users was processed and analysed for six consecutive months in 2018. The movements of around 3.5 million foreigners visiting Hungary were captured. Findings The data showed significant differences in tourist turnover, mobility patterns and flows indicating different levels of tourism activity and potential in the three cities. This included day trips, cross-border tourism, seasonal fluctuations and activity-driven demand (e.g. special events and cultural tourism). Research limitations/implications MPD cannot fully explain or predict drivers of visitor behaviour, such as purpose of visit, the precise activities that they undertake there and the experiences that they gain. It can, however, provide information on spatial and temporal flows, patterns and concentrations of visitors. Practical implications The investigated cities should follow distinct tourism development policies to attract more tourists and strengthen the links with their neighbouring destinations at the same time as differentiating themselves through marketing as competitive alternative destinations. Social implications Augmenting tourism has socio-economic implications for residents and communities. The development of cultural tourism and local event-based tourism must incorporate community needs. Originality/value The paper analyses the extent to which MPD can provide insights into visitors’ spatio-temporal mobility and flows in relatively under-visited second-tier cities and it highlights opportunities and gaps for big data research in an urban context.

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Measuring visitor flows using mobile positioning data in three Hungarian second-tier cities

Kovács

Smith

Teleubay

et al. 2023

IJTC

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“…In contrast, academic studies on concrete travel metasearch providers are rare (Dudás et al, 2017), with one exception being Edelman and Lai (2016), who analyse Google's flight metasearch in comparison with other organic and paid listings. It is proven that users who click based on relevance were clicking paid listings, whereas users influenced by page position and visuals were more likely to click on Google's flight search listing.…”

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The impact of positioning on click-through-rates in hotel metasearch engines

Anguera-Torrell

Langer

2021

Journal of Vacation Marketing

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The recent arrival of the metasearch as a distribution channel within the hotel industry has the potential to provide hotels less dependency on online travel agencies. Metasearch engines display different reservation options for the same hotel in the same interface, which might include online travel agencies and the official hotel website, establishing an apparent level playing field. In this context, it remains unclear if there will be a presentation-order effect of the different options when price and cancellation policy are the same due to two reasons. First, hotels compete against popular and trustworthy online travel agencies. Second, the minimalist and functional design of metasearch platforms might help consumers differentiate among the options, possibly impacting the decision-making process. Accordingly, the present study aims at investigating the relationship between a hotel's site position and a higher click-through rate in a metasearch whilst competing directly and on the same page with a well-known online travel agency. To this end, an experiment was conducted in which participants had to finish the booking process for a given hotel on a major metasearch engine, where they could choose between the hotel's official site and a leading online travel agency. The main finding implies that occupying the top position increases the click-through rate for unknown hotels, whilst hotels associated with well-known chains are not subject to this effect.

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“…It has the power to change spatial patterns. The shortest flight data analysis (time gap) also showed that shorter travel times and lower travel considerably increase travel costs (Dudás, Boros & Vida, 2017). ).…”

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The influence of consumer protection on the satisfaction of airline passengers

Neacşu

Madar

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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In a society in continuous development, air transport is no longer a luxury, but a means of transportation for everyone. As a result of rising living standards, reducing the cost of air travel compared to other means of transport, more and more people prefer to travel by air even at short distances. The steady increase in popularity and accessibility of air transport has led, in some cases to a decrease in the quality of services provided by air transport companies and in violation of consumer rights. The evolution of consumer protection has influenced positively the quality of air transport services by imposing certain obligations and offering a very high level of security, which increases passenger satisfaction. This article aims to quantify the passanger satisfaction and how the rights and interests of travelers in Romania are protected. In this respect, the authors carried out a quantitative research done among consumers of air transport services. Through a quantitative exploratory empirical research, 110 people were interviewed. The results obtained have made it possible to determine the extent to which the airline they have called upon, succeeds in meeting their expectations and satisfying them, and their rights have been respected. At the same time, passengers’ perception of the quality of air services were also quantified. Based on the results, the authors make some recommendations to airline companies’ management: to develop effective strategies to protect the rights and interests of travelers, to permanently identify the needs of the actual customers.

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Temporal changes of airfares on online travel agency websites and metasearch engines, departure from Budapest

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Measuring visitor flows using mobile positioning data in three Hungarian second-tier cities

Measuring visitor flows using mobile positioning data in three Hungarian second-tier cities

The impact of positioning on click-through-rates in hotel metasearch engines

The influence of consumer protection on the satisfaction of airline passengers

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