Consumer preferences for cultural heritage and tourism e-services: a case study of three European cities Cover Image

Preferencije potrošača za uslugama kulturne baštine i turističkim e-uslugama: studija slučaja triju europskih gradova
Consumer preferences for cultural heritage and tourism e-services: a case study of three European cities

Author(s): Stephen Platt, Jing Wang, Wadim Strielkowski
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: CROMAR (Hrvatska zajednica udruga za marketing) i Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb
Keywords: consumer preferences; marketing; tourism economics; cultural heritage; e-services

Summary/Abstract: This paper reports the results of a marketing study aimed at discovering consumer preferences for the e-services in European cultural destinations. Our results are central to eliciting potential consumers’ preferences for tourism and cultural heritage-related e-services. The paper is based on the analysis of user surveys conducted by the authors within the ISAAC EU-funded project in Amsterdam, Genoa and Leipzig in 2007-2009. Three types of consumers were contacted: residents, visitors and (cultural heritage) service providers. Our results provide a number of important recommendations for the design of e-tourism ICT platforms in European cities. The ICT platforms constitute a new market product, representing a novel approach to increasing the revenues from incoming tourism. The recommendations suggest priorities to ensure that the information system will most readily meet potential consumers’ needs.

  • Issue Year: 25/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 161-176
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English