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The Impact of Electronic Word-Of-Mouth (eWOM) on Ecotourism Destination Choice: A Conceptual Paper

Authors
Nurul Aida Harun1, *, Masliana Tamrin1, Norazamimah Bogal1, Surya Ahmad Royali1, Afrah Hayati Abdul Rahman1
1Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan, 78000, Malacca, Alor Gajah, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: nurulaida552@uitm.edu.my
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Nurul Aida Harun
Available Online 29 July 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-076-3_12How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Consumer Behaviour; Ecotourism; Electronic Word of Mouth
Abstract

The influence of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) on consumers is widely recognised, especially on the consumers’ purchase intention. However, in recent years, social media has formed a new dimension on eWOM, enabling users to interact online and greatly influencing consumers. The presence of eWOM is apparent online and on consumers’ platforms, such as consumer review websites, blogs, forums, social media, travel communities, etc. Nevertheless, there needs to be more consumer motivation to exchange information and knowledge online. Thus, this study examined the impact of electronic word of mouth on ecotourism destination choice. In the eWOM for tourist destinations among Malaysia consumers literature, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), for example, consumer attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control are researched. Therefore, this study will integrate TPB as a framework to analyse the impact of eWOM on ecotourism destination choices using the TPB. Further, an effort is employed to determine the effect of past travel experience on eWOM and TPB constructs. The contribution of this study is to provide insight into the influence of eWOM and TPB theory towards ecotourism destination choice.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on the Future of Asean 2023 (ICoFA 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 July 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-076-3_12
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-076-3_12How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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